Blog… Shriners Book Sale Haul 27 May 202326 May 2023 I was only able to go to the last day of the sale but was still able to find some good books. These are the ones that I found. Collins:…
Garden Update… April 2020 Garden Update 11 Apr 202012 Apr 2020 This weekend I've done a lot of work in my garden. One of the main projects is my herb spiral. The first picture below is the sample that I was…
Garden Update… March Garden Update 11 Apr 2020 This month I worked on various projects in the garden. Some of the things that I did is listed below. I capped all the cinderblock tops and extended the irrigation.…
Book Review… Book Review: The Elderberry Book 30 Aug 201930 Aug 2019 I just received this book in the mail, it was a recent purchase that I waiting to arrive. It talks about how to forage, cultivate, prepare and preserve elderberries. It…
Foraging… Herbal Highlight: St John’s Wort 21 Jun 201921 Jun 2019 St John's Wort St. John's wort is a plant with yellow, star-shaped flowers and five petals that grows in Europe, North and South America, Australia, New Zealand, and Eastern Asia.…
Book Review… Book Update: Herbs 17 May 201916 May 2019 I've recently added 4 new books to my herbal library. These books will help me learn their uses and how to care for them. Herb-A-Day by James A Duke. A…
Blog… Garden Update: Irrigation 10 May 20199 May 2019 I finally finished the irrigation system for my raised beds last weekend. I've been working on this most of the weekends in April and May. Of course, improvement will probably…
Foraging… Lawn Find: Wild Onion 26 Apr 201925 Apr 2019 I found a new volunteer in my lawn: Wild onion. Nice! I'll be moving this new plant to my garden. There are quite a few in my front yard. I…
Blog… Overflowing Garden 16 Aug 201715 Aug 2017 I planted some butternut squash in one raised bed but it decided to overrun that bed and 3 others then start taking up the walkways. There are 6 or so…
Blog… Herbal Materia Medica Course 12 Jul 20179 Jul 2017 I have started taking a free Herbal Course from The Herbal Academy. It will teach me how to create my own Herbal Materia Medica Book. --excerpt from Lesson One: "One…