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15 Reasons Why Kids Need Nature
Nature is essential to growing healthy, competent children. Time in the backyard, going to a park, gardening, or exploring an abandoned woodlot all count as time in nature. For children under 5, an hour or two daily in the backyard might be enough to meet their needs. For children under 5, two to three hours…
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Real Food, Real Calories, Real Results When people imagine disaster gardening, they picture neat raised beds and long timelines. In reality, survival gardening is messy, fast, and focused on calories, not aesthetics. If the grid fails, stores empty, or supply chains break, your yard is no longer decoration — it is infrastructure. And you do…
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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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Identifying Deadly Poison Hemlock
Found a highly toxic plant on my walk today in a neighborhood down the street from me! Poison hemlock (Conium maculatum). Poison hemlock is a highly toxic, invasive plant in the carrot family. It grows throughout much of the United States, including Virginia, and is commonly found along roadsides, creek banks, fence lines, vacant lots,…
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Foraging Morels
Morels are an easy beginner mushroom and incredibly delicious even for the most cautious of eaters. Edibility Morels are a delicacy sought after by gourmet chefs and foodies. They are mainly harvested in the wild and therefore can be difficult to find. Their earthy, nutty, delicious smell and flavor will turn anyone into a…
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Cattail shoots
If you’re interested in knowing one plant you could potentially live off of, look no further than cattail. It’s easy to identify, abundant, and you can eat all parts of it. There is at least one part of cattail edible any month of the year. Today, I harvested cattail shoots. The easiest way to harvest…
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Foraging Wild Elderberry
American Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) is commonly found throughout eastern and central North America. It is commonly found along streambanks, meadows, woodland edges, and roadsides. It’s both edible and medicinal, though particualarly prized for its medicinal value. The European version of elderberry looks very similar, but mainly the flowers are harvested for medicine, whereas the North…
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1. Redefine What “Homestead” Actually Means Hey, I’m the biggest dreamer in the world. I would not have started Tracks and Roots if I wasn’t, but it’s important to remember many homestead bloggers and vloggers out there are NOT bringing in the big bucks or even treading water with their homestead. If they are online…
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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 Common Blue Violet
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