Aren’t pickles fun? They’re such a great way to preserve the harvest, plus they’re a place to experiment with flavor combinations. Not to mention, pickles of all kinds make great snacks and accompaniments to meals. Here we explore two very different ways to turn vegetables into pickles: lacto-fermentation and vinegar pickling (with a hot-water bath […]
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 in 10 comprehensive steps with the wet-scrape brain tanning method. Using all natural materials and getting a hide velvety soft […]
How to Make Natural DIY Paint To make your own DIY paint, you only need a few simple ingredients: aggregate (see below for an explanation), white powdered clay, wheat paste (recipe follows), and water – plus pigments as desired. Basically, you mix all the ingredients together thoroughly, and voila! That’s your DIY paint. Applying […]
Days are long and hot, the garden is booming, and the wilds are abundant with berries and fruits. Now is not exactly cold and flu season, but it is the time to pull out our elderberry syrup recipe. Why? Because very soon the wild and cultivated elderberries will be heavy with fruit and ready to […]
A few simple, creative outdoor kitchen ideas will help you put together a lovely, functional space for food prep close to your home. Cooking outdoors isn’t just for camping trips. Creating an outdoor kitchen gets you outside every day, even during “ordinary” life. You’ll enjoy the beauty of the season and connect with the […]