by Levi Meeuwenberg | Apr 22, 2014 | Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Blog, Permaculture/Homesteading, Plants, Uncategorized, Water Systems
Bryan Mets is a great friend, permaculture wizard, and founder of the Great Lakes Permaculture Portal, based in southern Michigan (Macomb). Last year he attended Mark Shepard’s Permaculture Design Course at Mark’s “New Forest Farm” in southwest...
by Levi Meeuwenberg | Mar 30, 2014 | Beverages, Blog, Foraging/Wildcrafting, Permaculture/Homesteading, Plants, Recipes
What is a Chaga Mushroom? The Chaga Mushroom (Inonotus obliquus) is a fungus that is parasitic on Birch Trees, and can be found in Russia, Korea, Eastern and Northern Europe, Northern areas of the United States (like Michigan!) and Canada. It is sometimes called...
by Brenda NTP | Mar 24, 2014 | Blog, Properly Prepared Foods, Recipes, Snacks
These homemade gummies / fruit snacks are very quick and easy to make. They are a great source of gelatin which is very beneficial for joint, skin, nail, hair, and gut health! When you make these make sure to useĀ gelatin that comes from healthy, pasture raised...
by Levi Meeuwenberg | Mar 24, 2014 | Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Appropriate Technology, Blog, Farm, Permaculture/Homesteading
After our pigs escaped the electric net fence AGAIN, we were seeking out better ways to fence them in. Andy Gale of Bay Area Recycling for Charities mentioned that they had an abundance of pallets and we could use them to build a perimeter pallet fence. It seemed like...
by Brenda NTP | Mar 23, 2014 | Beverages, Blog, Detoxification, Digestion & Elimination, Fats, Fermented Foods, Properly Prepared Foods, Recipes
Beet kvass is to bile like paint thinner is to paint! One of our liver’s job is to help remove toxins from our body. It stores many of these toxins in our bile which is stored in our gallbladder. The gallbladder releases bile into the intestines when you consume...
by Brenda NTP | Mar 15, 2014 | Blog, Properly Prepared Foods, Recipes, Snacks
These are a go to snack at our house! They are very easy to make and are very tasty š We sometimes add nutritional yeast to give them a cheesy flavor. Try them out and let us know what you think! Sweet Potato Fries 2014-03-15 20:05:38 Quick tasty snack! Write a...
