With the hot Florida weather behind us, we can now start thinking about getting outside to do more activities that benefit from not dealing with heat stress, like camping. Living in the outdoors for days, sometimes weeks, on end make for quality time for relaxing times and good memories. They also make great opportunities for learning
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How To Remove the Husk from a Coconut (And Respect Your Elders)
I’ve covered getting the water out of a green coconut, and how to open the nut itself, but recently realized I never showed how I get the nut out of the husk in order to get to the meat of an older, more mature coconut. A friend that works with my wife recently sent some fresh […]
Garlic Chives, a Florida replacement for Ramps
Let me start with explaining what ramps are. Ramps, Allium tricoccum, also known as wild leek, wild garlic, and ramson (though ramson is actually a European cousin, and probably the source for the name “ramps”). Ramps grow mostly in the mountains of the eastern North America, from South Carolina to Canada.
It’s now too late for some…
..let’s hope others learn from it. Hurricane Sandy, Frakenstorm, or my favorite (coined by the artist of my FloridaHillbilly logo), The SnowBlowicane,
SHTF TV – picking them apart – Revolution
This is a series I’ve wanted to do for a while. Some shows do a fair job at portraying “What might happen if…” type scenarios…some fall very short though. The good news is that the more SHTF TV is shown, the more sheep start to think about the possibility of things going wrong, and hopefully, start them […]
SHTF TV – picking them apart – The Walking Dead
This is a series I’ve wanted to do for a while. Some shows do a fair job at portraying “What might happen if…” type scenarios…some fall very short though. The good news is that the more SHTF TV is shown, the more sheep start to think about the possibility of things going wrong, and hopefully, […]
Youth Hunt Update
Do you recall me mentioning the FWC program to get kids trained and allow them to hunt on private lands? Well, I have an update on my young friend and her hunt in DeSoto County. It seems that other than losing
Instant Lacto-Paleo Chocolate Mousse
This one is for my buddy, BlueTang, a skinny diabetic, who has had his share of shit-sandwiches force-fed to him. I hope this offsets some of the taste 🙂 I have been on a salad binge the last couple weeks, particularly enjoying Caesar salad for its anchovies. Gotta LOVE a salty little fish that makes […]
Review: The ULTIMATE Long term storage item – Yoder’s Bacon
My 9 year-old stayed with my mom for the weekend, and was telling her about this wonderful product we stock for emergencies, and my mom was quizzing me about it. I realized I had never written about it here, so I think it’s about time.
Fall Garden Update
I’m going to open with “any improvement is still improvement.” I didn’t get as much done as I wanted 🙁 I spent time in the garden today, it only took three hours of bushwhacking to get to my northernmost bed. I seriously need to do something about all the wireweed growing out there. Maybe 1-800-Rent-a-Goat? […]