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Frozen lakes can look solid, peaceful, and inviting in winter. Snow-covered ice reflects the sky, kids want to explore, dogs race ahead, and everything appears safe. But frozen water is one of winter’s most dangerous environments—and every year, people are injured or killed because ice conditions were misunderstood. If you live near lakes, ponds, or
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When governments take control of a city — whether through emergency powers, military occupation, disaster response, civil war, or political transition — civilians are often left confused, fearful, and unprepared. While the reasons for a takeover can vary, the lived reality for residents is often similar: restricted movement, new authority structures, supply uncertainty, and rapid
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How to Prepare for a Winter Storm
Winter Storm Preparedness: Don’t Get Caught Unready Have you ever been caught in a winter storm without power? Were you comfortable? Did you promise yourself you’d prepare better next time—only to forget once life returned to normal? With the rise in weather-related disasters (and no, it’s not your imagination—they really are increasing), winter preparedness is
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Foraging at Starbucks
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Foraging Common Blue Violet
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White Clover Iced Tea
White Clover is a common garden and lawn “weed.” However, it is edible and makes a tasty, nutricious, and medicinal tea! Identification: Leaves: 3 elliptical leaflets together on one stalk; occationally a 4 leaf clover can be found Flowers: Bloom from March October. Flowers are white and turn brown over time. They are 8 mm
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Foraging for Morels
Morels (Morchella spp.) are a common beginner mushroom. They are highly sought after by chefs and foodies alike because their meaty texture and nutty flavor appeals even to mushroom haters, but cannot be easily grown commercially. They grow best in wooded environments, especially under dead or decaying tulip poplars, ash, sycamore, elm, and apple tress.
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Foraging Garlic Mustard Video
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One of our favorite cookbooks is The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook by Dinah Bucholz. We made at least one dish from this book every week and have been steadily making our way through all of the recipes! If you don’t have her book and love to cook and/or love Harry Potter, this is a great
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10 Wild Edible Plants in Virginia
Watch this video on YouTube.Thank You for Subscribing to Our Budding YouTube Channel! Let’s learn 10 wild edible plants available in Virginia that are easy for beginners to learn and forage.