BlogHide Resteemsdartistdreams (37)in macrophotography • 7 years agoMacrophotography Trillum sp.dartistdreams (37)in nature • 7 years agoWinter Annual: Hairy Bittercress (*Cardamine hirsuta*) A Fine Forage!One of my favorite "weeds!" This one is such a good addition to salads, as edible garnish, or as a leafy green to stew or sauté if you have enough! Even just as a volunteer in a garden, it is a very…dartistdreams (37)in photography • 7 years agoThrift Store Find Series (Kodak Projector 4400) N.O.S.?Found this a while back and was finally able to sell this item, I was extremely surprised to find this package with a 80 slide tray, a well packed and maintained 4400 slide projector with dust-cover…resteemedmountainjewel (68)in gardening • 7 years agoGrowing the Perfect Salad & Making the Best DressingSalad is a food that likely all of us have eaten. I like to think of it as a “carrier food” for delicious dressings! The heartier greens like kale, collards, arugula, spinach, etc get a rep for…resteemedmountainjewel (68)in ecotrain • 7 years agoVeggie Oil Nomads!! We just filtered a waste resource with the sun’s power... Road Trip!It’s been a busy couple of years getting our homestead established, but we finally got back into filtering our fuel. Utilizing used vegetable oil to fuel our Jetta used to be the norm for us, but…resteemedmedicinewheel (36)in homesteading • 7 years agoMullein the Miracle PlantThis amazing problem-solving plant treats an array of illnesses, makes candles, can be rolled into cigarettes, or drank as tea. There are very few sacred plants as versatile as Mullein! It starts…resteemedcanadianrenegade (66)in permaculture • 7 years agoCold Climate Permaculture Plants: Hybrid HazelAmerican Hazel / Source Description I am pretty sure most everyone reading this blog will be familiar with hazelnuts. They are one of the more popular nuts and are primarily used as food…resteemedmountainjewel (68)in ecotrain • 7 years agoHealhy Spring Diet : Harvest and Use Weeds (Burdock & Yellow Dock) to Welcome in the SpringAs we approach the Equinox we are called to cleanse and restore. The winter and its necessary quiet time allows for slowing down and for ample rest. With this also comes stagnation. Come spring…resteemedmountainjewel (68)in homesteading • 7 years agoHow To Grow Shitake Mushrooms At Home: Turning Wood Into Protein | Plugging Logs For Mushroom ProductionSpring is nearly here and as the sap rises, there is a renewed energy in the landscape. If you live somewhere maples, birch or even walnut grow, you might be taking advantage of this by tapping your…dartistdreams (37)in travel • 7 years agoThe Road Westward (AVL, NC)Hopefully one day I can follow it all the way to the west coast! (All photos taken with an Olympus OM-D EM-5 MKII)resteemedsabatini (54)in gardening • 7 years agoThe content of vitamins in the fruit of cashew nuts and its benefitsCashew has unique taste, cashew cashew pulp is a rich source of vitamin C and nutrients Other essentials such as calcium and iron. It contains up to 5 times more vitamin C than oranges. This…dartistdreams (37)in gardening • 7 years agoMore Plants Emerging!!!A few herbs, some brassicas and other leafy greens and root veggies!resteemedmountainjewel (68)in ecotrain • 7 years agoGoldenseal, A Complete Plant Profile | How To Grow it, Use it & Make Its Herbal MedicineGoldenseal: worth its weight in gold To many humans, the sea of green that is the backdrop of our lives is nothing more than a verdant smorgasbord of unknown plants that die back at winter. To…dartistdreams (37)in blog • 7 years agoWhy I Love Thrifting! Tom Ford Found in Thrift Store!Small percentage of why I love thrifting, had to show the attached tag just to have proof! Found Tom Ford in a Goodwill today, I honestly don't buy many new clothes anymore just because of what…dartistdreams (37)in photography • 7 years agoMore Photos from the Cemetery Visit!Image of the opposing view of the hill that the cemetery is situated on. Nice setup photo of a building's gutter framed, accidentally caught the side of a recylcing bin though! Photo I…dartistdreams (37)in photography • 7 years agoCemetery Sunsetresteemedmedicinewheel (36)in medicinalherbs • 7 years agoWinter foraging for springtime Sassafras tea!Now is a great time to forage for many useful plants, as long as the earth is in a daytime thaw. Forget about how desolate it looks through the window. My sister recently rooted up some yucca for…dartistdreams (37)in homesteading • 7 years agoEarly Spring Plant Starts!Just a few leafy greens! Kale, lettuce, collards, spinach and a little bit of cat grass for the kittens! LED red/blue colored light is among the most efficient in terms of plant growth and…resteemedfernowl13 (56)in foraging • 7 years agoAmerican Ginseng – Cash crop, medicine and moreAt about $150 per pound for cultivated roots, American Ginseng could be a big money producer for homesteaders and small farmers. The average 3-year-old plant will produce 1 oz of roots per plant and…dartistdreams (37)in gardening • 7 years agoSudden arrival of Ginseng Seeds! Thanks @fernowl13!!!Shout out to @fernowl13 for the 50 free Ginseng seeds! Have always been mystified by this plant and revered it, can't wait to grow a Panax quinquefolius ! Thank you so much for the care…
