Top 6 gourmet & medicinal mushrooms you can grow at home
Here are our top recommended medicinal and gourmet mushrooms you can easily grow at home! Includes helpful tips and purchase links.
Definitions plus where to buy non-GMO & organic seeds, bulbs and plants
Certified organic, heirloom, open-pollinated, GMO, hybrid… what does it all mean? Where should you get seeds and nursery plants? In this article, we’ll try to clear up confusion and provide helpful recommendations.
How to tell if your ducks are laying eggs
How can you tell which of your ducks are laying eggs or are about to lay eggs? Here’s a simple DIY test you can use to find out for certain.
5 Minute Artisanal Bread – Yes, Really
We’re bread snobs, but this 5 minute artisanal bread recipe more than satisfies our need for delicious, healthy homemade bread.
In loving memory of Svetlana the duck, our baby girl
Svetlana the duck was the smartest, sweetest duck we’ve ever had. On Friday, October 26 she took her last breath. This article is intended as a memorial to honor her life and help others who may be experiencing grief from the loss of a beloved pet or family member.
Calamondin marmalade with baby ginger
This calamondin marmalade recipe uses fresh calamondin oranges and tender “baby ginger” to produce the most flavorful marmalade you’ll ever eat.
A ButcherBox Review from discerning omnivores
ButcherBox Review: If you care where your food comes from and want convenient access to high quality meats at a good price, ButcherBox will be a great fit.
Why and how to grow hardneck garlic
Learn how and why to grow delicious heirloom, organic hardneck garlic so you can enjoy your own homegrown garlic year round!
Tepache recipe: how to turn pineapple skins into a delicious probiotic drink
This pineapple tepache recipe uses pineapple skins to produce a delicious, refreshing probiotic beverage that tastes like pineapple kombucha.
DIY: How to grow shiitake mushrooms
Find out how to grow shiitake mushrooms — a delicious gourmet mushroom with scientifically proven health benefits.
Recipe: red Shishito pepper soup
Red Shishito pepper soup is an easy and delicious way to use up a big harvest of ripe, red shishito peppers, or other thin-skinned, sweet red peppers.
Chicken of the woods mushrooms – how to grow, forage & eat w/ recipe
Learn how to find, identify, grow, and cook chicken of the woods mushrooms (Laetiporus spp.), the mushroom with a taste and texture like chicken.
Recipe: Hickory nut ambrosia, an easy-to-make fall drink
A simple hickory nut recipe you can make without separating the nutmeat from the shell. You’ll enjoy this seasonal drink each fall!
Introducing the “Quacker Box” duck coop – a birthday present worthy of The Tyrant
Before getting ducks, we had to figure out how to build them a safe, secure, and attractive duck house. The result: The Quacker Box. Read the story of how we built it and learn how to build your own duck house too!
Recipe: Pawpaw passionfruit sorbet (made with native American fruits)
Pawpaw passionfruit sorbet is a delicious dessert made from native fruit: pawpaws (Asimina triloba) and passionfruit (Passiflora incarnata).