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Spring Foraging Run in Indiana

Posted on May 3, 2013 by JTHats

Winter hit me pretty hard this year, mentally and physically. I kept hoping for Spring but it never seemed to get here, even the few warm days didn’t seem to have any sticking power. A couple of days ago I … Continue reading →

Posted in Country Living, Wild Food | Tagged crawfish tower, foraging, shepherd's purse, turtle, wild asparagus, Wild Food, wild garlic

Growing Tropical Taro in Temperate Indiana

Posted on January 15, 2013 by JTHats

Taro thrives in the heat, providing a leafy harvest through the summer and starchy corms something like potatoes in the fall. All I need are enough storage bins to build a small, well-drained swamp.

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Posted in Country Living, Food, Gardening | Tagged gardening, growing food, growing taro

Reading Raccoon Scat

Posted on January 1, 2013 by JTHats
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Occasionally the raccoons tell me something unexpected. I found this message on the porch back in the summer and was puzzled by it for some time.

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