How to use American beautyberries as food and mosquito repellent
American beautyberries are a gorgeous native plant that produce edible berries and mosquito-repellent leaves. Find out how to use beautyberries here!
DIY: How to make chestnut flour
Find out how to easily turn raw chestnuts into chestnut flour, a delicious, versatile and gluten-free kitchen ingredient!
How to process and eat your incredible edible pumpkin
Find out how to process and eat your incredible, edible pumpkin (and jack-o-lantern!) plus pumpkin flowers, leaves, and seeds!
Partridge berries (Mitchella repens) – How to ID, eat & grow
Partridge berries (Mitchella repens) are a woodland shade plant native to the eastern half of North America. Find out how to identify, eat, and grow them!
Lion’s mane mushrooms: how to grow, forage & eat (w/ crab cake recipe!)
Lion’s mane (Hericium erinaceus) mushrooms are gorgeous gourmet & medicinal mushrooms that taste like crab meat and have scientifically-proven brain-boosting effects. Find out how to forage, grow, and cook them!
Hot-brewed yaupon holly & roasted acorn flour – better than coffee?
Find out how to make a delicious, highly caffeinated coffee alternative from plants native to North America (yaupon holly and oaks/acorn flour)!
Praying mantis egg case identification — and all about praying mantises
Find out what praying mantis egg cases (oothecae) look like, how to ID native species, and more cool praying mantis facts!
Japanese vs American persimmons: growing, foraging, eating
What are the differences between American persimmons and Japanese persimmons. Which one should you grow in your garden, homestead, or farm? How do you grow or forage them? Find all the answers here!
How to grow, harvest, and eat chestnuts
Chestnuts are a fast-growing perennial tree that produce a delicious, sweet-tasting nut high in complex carbohydrates. Here’s everything you need to know to organically grow your own chestnuts in your home orchard, food forest, or homestead.
How to grow & eat celtuce: an ancient trendy vegetable
Celtuce is a hugely popular Asian lettuce grown for its crunchy stem rather than its leaves. In this article, you’ll find out how to grow and eat it!
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.
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!
Perennial Power: 5 Fruit and Nut Trees You Should Plant This Fall
Plant these high-performing perennial fruit and nut trees today, and you’ll get food for a lifetime AND pass something on to future generations.
5 ways to grow a fall and winter garden no matter where you live
Would you like to be able to harvest fresh food from your very own fall and winter garden no matter where you live? Here’s how!
Did You Know You Can Make Delicious Tea From These 6 Common Plants?
What’s the only caffeinated plant native to N. America? What stings like a jellyfish but tastes like flowers and cucumbers? The answers may be in your yard.