I have been living the Paleo lifestyle for over 5 months now, and I am finding it easier every day to now think about how much I miss bread. For those unfamiliar with “Paleo”, basically, it is zero grains, zero legumes, zero refined sugars. This means no oatmeal, no biscuits, and no gravy. Lots of […]
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Family Additions, or “We went to a small livestock sale”
A local feed store offered to allow owners of small livestock to bring in any animals for sale, and at no charge, allow folks to buy and sell using their ample space. I looked at this as an opportunity to get some more
Tomolives, Pickled Green Tomatoes, or “What to do with excess veggies”
Late last summer, I had a bid of a personal riddle: I hate waste. Growing things in a garden has been a battle for each veggie produced. Somehow I had a glut of green cherry tomatoes as I was about to clear a bed in order to plant fall crops. And in my typical fashion, […]
Attended Green Deane foraging class at Dreher Park
As you may have seen in a previous post, Green Deane, of www.eattheweeds.com offers foraging classes all across Florida. Since I grew up eating the weeds of West Virginia, attending his class wasn’t much of a jump to me, though some of the plants were alien to me at best, at least as far as […]
Pre-Weekend News Mishmash 29 March 2012
FWIW, I’ve added a “Calendars” page subsection (find it near the top of the page)with a diary-style log of what I’m doing in my garden, and with my livestock. This is partly to let me keep track of what I’ve done, and partly to allow you to understand how little it actually takes to get […]
“So if everything goes to pot, I know who to visit!” or “Be Prepared!”
“So if everything goes to pot, I know who to visit!” This was a line of a conversation with a long-time friend. And a line I hear from LOTS of folks. And it bothers me. Not because I think I will have a house full if things “go to pot”, but because
Hammock Camping with a Single Tree
While working with Green Earth Survival School, I got another chance to use my Skeeter Beeter Pro. I’ve long since discovered the evolution of sleeping options while camping:
Quick post about an opportunity in South Florida this weekend
Let me start with this, I know I am a compulsive trickster, but this is NOT an April Fool’s joke. I will be attending, and hope some of you will also. “Green Deane” will be hosting a foraging class at Sunday, April 1st, Dreher Park, 1310 Southern Blvd., West Palm Beach, 33405, 9 a.m. Cost is […]
My next project: Canned mullet (Part 3, The Verdict)
Last week, I was finally able to sample the canned mullet (see part 1 here) (see part 2 here), with the help of the ever-present (at least when food is involved) BlueTang. We gathered around the four ounce jar with great
Emberlit Stove review
Over the weekend, while assisting with teaching the Green Earth Survival School class, I had the chance to show off both my selection of