Simple Living Skills: Acorn Bread Recipe
This recipe came to me via my friend Richard Cleveland, teacher of primitive living skills in western North Carolina. Check out his site, LoveTheEarth.com, and sign up for a class or two, they’re...
View ArticleOutdoor Skills: What I Learned While Taking a Wilderness Survival Class
This past spring I had taken a class that I have been wanting to take for some time, ‘Wilderness Survival.’ I was very excited that it was nearby and the instructor had a great deal of experience. The...
View ArticleOutdoor Skills: Telling the Time of Sunset by Looking at the Sun
Dividing the day sky into 12 imaginary sections of one hour each, using the most eastern point as 6am, noon as directly overhead, and the most western point as 6pm is likely to cause great dismay if...
View ArticleOutdoor Skills: Ash Cakes / ‘Stick Bread’ Recipe
This super simple recipe is the Traditional “Mountain-man” breakfast food, no utensils, pots or pans required. Ash Cakes consist of equally simple ingredients… make sure you use ‘Baking Powder’ though...
View ArticleHow To Make Dandelion Root Powder
Proper preparation of your dandelion root for wellness is as important as when it is harvested. George Cairns articulates below how this is done properly. I highly recommend following his instructions...
View ArticleWhat it should mean to build it green?
“Building Green” is a two word phrase that has two parts to its \’ definition. It means to design and build a structure in such a way that the actual construction has minimal impact on the environment...
View ArticleToilet Paper: Should it go Under or Over
Your toilet paper, do you prefer it to go ‘under’ or ‘over’? Which is best? That depends on your thinking, preference and how many little tinkering paws you have in your house. Here are some ways of...
View ArticleHow To Handle & Determine a Quality Breeding Chicken
Wonderful video here with Jeannette Beranger from The Livestock Conservancy, she teaches Farmer George how to breed a better chicken and build a stronger flock. A perfect how-to for beginning backyard...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Chicken Coop Checklist [Infographic]: 46 Tips
First-time essentials checklist with 46 tips for building and maintaining a happy home for your urban or suburban chickens. But before you buy the chickens, the coop, and all the accessories that come...
View ArticleCoop Dreams Presents Coop Camp! Expert Speakers & Authors on Backyard Chickens
Coop Camp™ is the first of its kind weekend workshop for chicken lovers. Explore the amazing world of backyard chickens with today’s foremost chicken bloggers and experts. Start your weekend on Friday...
View ArticleGifts: Adopt a Bird From the Audubon Society
According to the Audubon’s Birds and Climate Change Report (PDF), 314 bird species are on the brink of disaster from shrinking and shifting ranges that could imperil nearly half of U.S. birds within...
View ArticleGifts: Egg Gathering Apron by The Yoder Sewing Room
There are so many ways to gather eggs: a vintage basket, a repurposed bucket, a recycled egg carton – however, they require you holding the vessel in your hands. I just love great ideas that are...
View ArticleThe Thanksgiving Reader by Seth Godin: Beginning a Global Tradition
Thanksgiving is a holiday about gratitude, about family and about possibility. It brings people together to not only celebrate the end of the harvest, but to look one in another in the eye and share...
View ArticleOutdoor Skills: Telling the Time of Sunset by Looking at the Sun
Dividing the day sky into 12 imaginary sections of one hour each, using the most eastern point as 6am, noon as directly overhead, and the most western point as 6pm is likely to cause great dismay if...
View ArticleGet Your Free No Farms No Food Car Magnet
No Farms No Food® Locally sourced food from America’s family farms is at risk. Join in protecting farmland by signing up to get your free No Farms No Food® car magnet. Put your free No Farms No Food ®...
View ArticleOutdoor Skills: How To Make a Fire with a Spoon
Making a Fire Using a Spoon Redundancy in your bug-out bag or backpack is one of the first rules of thumb. I found this video by Corporals Corner on how to make a fire using a spoon and char cloth to...
View ArticleHelp for Veterans at Veterans Healing Farm
Veterans Healing Farm Fosters Healing Community for Vets Many veterans lack the adequate tools and resources needed to meet the challenge of transitioning from military life back into the civilian...
View ArticleWhat it should mean to build it green?
“Building Green” is a two word phrase that has two parts to its \’ definition. It means to design and build a structure in such a way that the actual construction has minimal impact on the environment...
View ArticleGathering and Processing Acorns for Food
The fruit of the oak tree, acorns, has been used as an important staple by aboriginal people across North America for centuries. The people of each region had their preferred species and detailed...
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