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“So, I’ve just discovered something amazing. You can mill flour. At home. In your blender. For years I’ve known that buying flour pre-ground in the store as opposed

“Our family had a wonderfully wild foods infused Thanksgiving this year that was especially rich in roasted Acorns and White Fir, as Oak and Fir trees are common

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I’ve been asked how I know that 8 gallons of cream is the right amount for a year’s worth of butter for two people. I don’t. But I

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“My son, came home one day after school last year and told me we needed to cook. YAHOOO! My favorite thing to do, then he told me that the recipe

“Many of us perceive dandelions as weeds and we’re out digging them up as soon as they appear, while others are allowing them to grow and bloom and

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