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Connections – and a Recipe
Isn’t this a pretty plant? It’s called Garlic Mustard and it grows all over the place – especially where the ground has been disturbed – and especially where our native wildflowers such as Toothwort...
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(There’s no such thing as) Free Food – Part I
A few weeks ago, a friend introduced me to Elderberries. Oh, I knew what they were… but I had never harvested them, or prepared them for the freezer, or made them into jam, or baked them in a pie....
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(There’s no such thing as) Free Food – Part II
When I was a kid, I remember racing the squirrels for hickory nuts, butternuts, and beechnuts – all of which grew in our neighborhood. We learned, as the squirrels know, to distinguish the tasty,...
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(There’s no such thing as) Free Food – Part III
My muscles ache a bit today, but it is a satisfying ache. The result was a taste so fresh and crisp – it was certainly worth the effort and the resulting stiff muscles. Farmer Dave had picked all the...
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Veggie Loaf
Oh my gosh… This has nothing to do with nature. I just had to share this discovery: A website where you click off ingredients in several categories, and it writes you a recipe for a veggie loaf –...
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Currant Jelly
The first weekend in July is usually the time to make Currant Jelly. I have one bush in the backyard that produces so many berries I can easily make 12-24 jars. Tonight I made 12. I might make a few...
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Uncle Rick’s Maple Sugar Shack
Starting Saturday afternoon and lasting through Tuesday evening, I took a bit of time all for me. I planned to do only things that would make me happy and to worry about no one else. Stop number one...
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