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How to Render Leaf Lard (Plus Ways to Use It)

Freshly rendered leaf lard

How to Cook Hostas

Fried Hostas Edible Perennial

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Foraging

Turkey Tail Mushroom: Identification and Uses

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Turkey Tail Mushrooms

How to Grow Northern Wild Raisin (Viburnum nudum)

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Herbalism

30+ Ways to Use Lemon Balm

Home Harvested herbs are tasty, try any of these Lemon Balm uses

Foraging Yellow Dock (Curly Dock, and other Rumex sp.)

Yellow Dock Root in Spring

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Primitive Skills

How to Process Soil into Clay for Pottery

Processing Soil into Clay for Pottery

Extracting Salt From Plants for Survival

Extracting Salt from Plants for Survival

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Off-Grid Living

Maintaining Off Grid Systems in Winter

Vermont Off Grid Home in winter

Off Grid Living Near the Arctic Circle ~ 6 Lessons Learned

Remote Off Grid View

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Permaculture

How to Plant Asparagus

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Planting Asparagus Crowns

How to Grow Cucamelons (Mouse Melons)

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Harvested from a cucamelon plant, these miniature melons are actually a tiny cucumber relative

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Canning & Preserving

How to Make Colby Cheese

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Homemade Colby Cheese Recipe

Extracting Sugar From Apples (Apple Sugar)

Homemade Apple Sugar Extracted from Apples

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How to Make Farmer’s Cheese

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homemade farmers cheese

How to Make Kvass

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homemade kvass made with a sourdough starter (traditional bread kvass with no added yeast)

Canning Maple Syrup for Long Term Preservation

Home Canned Maple Syrup ~ Canning maple syrup properly ensures a long shelf life

Pain de Méteil ~ 45% Rye Sourdough Hearth Bread

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Sourdough Rye Meteil

Canning Asian Pears

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Canning Asian Pears

Homemade Rye Sourdough Starter

Homemade rye sourdough starter culture

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