15 Trees for a Wildlife-Friendly, Edible Landsape

Trees for a wildlife-friendly, edible landscape

Want to transform your backyard to a food producing, wildlife-friendly garden? Start by choosing from these 15 trees for a wildlife-friendly, edible landscape. Wildlife value and edible parts of each tree are described.

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Giant Silk Moths and their Decline

Giant Silk Moths and their Decline

An introduction to our largest and showiest moths: Why some are declining and how you can help, are discussed in Giant Silk Moths and their Decline. This was inspired by our recent sighting of an imperial moth, a species which has been declining for decades here in the northeast.

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Peaches and Cream Pops or Peach Ice Cream

What could be better than easy-to-make and lusciously smooth peaches and cream pops? Fresh peaches and a no-cook base give it a fresh old fashioned flavor. It also works wonderfully well as an ice cream!

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18 Best Foraging Blogs

18 Best Foraging Blogs

These 18 Best Foraging Blogs are a great resource, whether edible wild plants are food, medicine, or a curiosity for you. Blog authors are scientists, naturalists, chefs, homesteaders, and herbalists. Each is profiled to help you find what you need.

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Raspberry Ice Cream with Oats and Honey

Raspberry Ice Cream with Oats and Honey

Loaded with healthful ingredients, raspberry ice cream with oats and honey is a delightfully rustic treat. It’s based on a Scottish dessert called cream crowdie, traditionally served at summer weddings.

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Gardening for Pollinators: 8 Tips

Gardening for pollinators: 8 tips

Pollinators are key species in all ecosystems, and you can help reverse their decline by gardening for pollinators with these 8 tips.

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Chai Spiced Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

Chai spiced vanilla bean ice cream

Lusciously smooth and creamy chai spiced vanilla bean ice cream, is a delightful dessert any time of year. Steeping crushed green cardamom pods, a stick of cinnamon, and a split vanilla bean in the cream, lend it exceptional deliciousness!

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Garlic Mustard Pesto with Baby Spinach

Garlic mustard pesto with baby spinach

This garlic mustard pesto is mellowed with baby spinach. Who would have thought a common weed could make such a delightful pasta sauce? It does. Put an invasive plant to good use with this tasty version of an Italian classic.

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Foraging Garlic Mustard, an Edible Invasive Plant

Foraging garlic mustard. Where to find it, and how to identify, harvest, and eat it.

Foraging garlic mustard is good for your health, your pocketbook, and the environment. Learn where to find it, and how to identify, harvest, and eat it.

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Growing Corn in Small Spaces: 6 Tips

6 Tips for Growing Corn in Small Spaces

Follow these 6 tips for growing corn in small spaces, and you, too, can get delicious ears of corn full of plump, juicy kernels, from your own backyard.

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