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Wild Abundance Origin Story + Natalie’s Interview
I was recently asked why I started teaching carpentry classes for women and it turned into a fun little interview! We recorded the conversation and I’m excited to share it with you ☺️ As women, it’s important to tell each other our success stories (along with the inevitable challenges that ... Read more
The Top 9 Tools for Women Carpenters
We’re introducing you to the tools of the trade, courtesy of Nadi Mond, one of our stellar and highly experienced Women’s Basic Carpentry instructors. We recently asked Nadi to share her top tools for women carpenters, and the list is accessible, instructive, and fun. Ready to fill your toolbelt? After ... Read more
Best Tiny Home Designs
In this post, we’re not going to spoon feed you the best tiny house designs by showing flashy photos. Instead, we’re going to give you a selection of patterns that will act as helpful tools for creating and evaluating your own tiny home designs. By exploring patterns, our hope is ... Read more
Basics of Foraging and Wildcrafting
Have you ever picked wild blackberries? Or delighted at the site of an edible mushroom on the forest floor? If so, you’re a forager! Gathering plants and fungi from wild places is a way to nourish yourself while also enhancing your relationship with the living world. But, it’s important to ... Read more
How to Grow Great Lettuce
Homegrown lettuce is tasty and rewarding. In fact, when you grow your own, you’ll be amazed at how much lettuce you can harvest, even from a small area. Additionally, lettuce comes in many more shapes, colors, and flavors than you’ll find at the store; growing your own will open the ... Read more
How much does it cost to build a tiny house?
The idea of building a tiny house is so cool and appealing. It’s like taking your childhood blanket-fort building to the next level, taking a step toward making a smaller ecological footprint, and becoming a homeowner, all at once! But, there are a lot of practical questions that come up. ... Read more
How to Save Tomato Seeds in 3 Steps
It’s easy to save your own tomato seeds. We’ll walk you through the three basic steps to do it at home. Since tomatoes are self-pollinating, your seeds will sprout up plants that bear the same kind of fruit that you harvested them from. That is, of course, unless you’re using ... Read more
3 Tips for Avoiding a Debt Trap when Buying Land
Do you dream of owning your own land and creating an oasis of sustainability, beauty, and productivity? Most of us do who are interested in permaculture, gardening, natural building, and earthskills. Indeed, ownership can provide a sense of security and rootedness, so we can really dive into our dreams and ... Read more
Soil and Water Testing
Soil and water are two foundational elements of gardening, farming, homesteading, permaculture…and life on Earth. But soil and water are not homogenous materials. In fact, they’ve got myriad different qualities around the globe and even around one garden or homestead. When you’re starting out, it’s pretty easy to test your ... Read more
How to Tan a Hide, Naturally, in 10 Steps
So, you’ve gotten your hands on a deer skin and you want to turn it into leather. This is an exciting moment! We’re going to walk you through how to tan a hide, naturally, in 10 steps with the wet-scrape brain tanning method. Using all natural materials and getting a ... Read more
Sustainability of Building Materials: An Ecological Approach to Carpentry
In our modern age of climate change and finite resource extraction, the sustainability of building materials matters. Indeed, building with ecological materials can decrease both your energy consumption and your ecological footprint. Sustainable building practices can also lower carbon emissions and minimize harm to human health. In this post, we ... Read more
10 Benefits of Herbal Medicine
Herbal medicine, also known as herbalism or folk medicine, involves using plants and fungi to improve and maintain health. Unlike conventional medication, which typically relies on synthetic chemicals, herbal medicine uses naturally occurring plant compounds to heal the body and mind. Today, herbal medicine is growing in popularity as more ... Read more
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