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It's a spinach wrap, but the spinach is on the inside! Inside American Elm leaves -- with an assortment of foraged and homegrown plants. Tasty and free! Getting It All Together! The spinach is bolting

Do you call this Chard, Swiss Chard, Beetroot, or something else? This plant has so many names! But however you know it, it's a great vegetable to grow and to eat! Come into my post for a celebration of

Is this a weird combination? You be the judge. But it can't be bought anywhere! And it's delicious! The weirdest combination I could think of for this challenge is dried corn kernels, canned sardines,

If you know your edible weeds and these foraging tips, you could have a garden harvest even before you plant anything! It's great to get an immediate reward for a rehabbing a neglected garden area! Thanks

Sure, beer is made with hops. But I'm going full circle and using beer to make pickled hop shoots! Come join me. It's a big bottle of beer, so there's some for sampling, too! Pickled Hop Shoots Are Easy

With the return of rain in September, and cooler temperatures, Oregon's mushroom season begins. I'm headed back to the Siuslaw National Forest, not far from the Pacific Ocean. Trip Date: September 22,

15 weeks. 34 wild plants. 3 wild mushrooms. 15 homegrown crops. And snowballs! It's the Steemit Iron Chef -- Haphazard Homestead Style! I hope you enjoy this collection of my entries into Act 1 of the

How shall I atone for my mistakes? Step 1 is to acknowledge them. Step 2 is penance. Step 3 is recompense. Can I handle all these steps? Come into my post to find out! Step 1: Acknowledge My Sins My sins

Meat-free burgers - wild style! With Elm tree seeds, weed flowers, and an assortment of amazing homestead pickles! Come into my post and join me for a burger feast! The theme for my week has been,

Even plain white rice turns into something special with conifer needles, pollen, flowers, and wild mushrooms! Come into my post and enjoy my rice and some amazing wild flavors! On a rock! So often, when

One wild myrtle leaf transforms lentils. When wild blackberry shoots, hedge mustard, and field mustard flowers get paired with homegrown peaches and new beet leaves, the flavors get even more wild -- and

A celery celebration with wildflowers, wild cherries, and homegrown saffron! Please join me in my post for the celery transformation! Flowers and Fruit First off, I check my larder. I need to make room

The prettiest peaches I've ever seen are easy to grow without spraying, and great for cooking and preserving! That's the Charlotte Peach Tree! Come into my post to get to know a productive peach tree that

I have been eating this wild plant as far back into my childhood as I can recall. Come into my post for a little reminiscing. Foraging Curly Dock Dock is 1 of 3 wild greens I remember picking all through

Oregon Curlfree is my favorite peach tree to grow, hands down! It might be yours, too, once you get to know it! Come into my post to find out more about a productive and disease-resistant peach tree with

I'm headed back to Oregon's coastal forests to look for mushrooms. Come with me! New mushrooms are just starting to emerge! With the return of rain in September, and cooler temperatures, Oregon's mushroom

A wild assortment of desserts from wild plants and homestead harvests. With an extra kick from flavored gin and brandy! This week's theme for @progressivchef's Steemit Iron Chef is to make a Monochrome

A deadly plant, good wild food - and mushrooms! Come with me to explore Oregon's coastal forest in the Siuslaw National Forest. Here's the 1st part of my saunter in the Siuslaw National Forest. I made

Lentils in a beer? That's what the label says! Come into my post and find out more about this gluten-free beer from Ground Breaker Brewery in Portland, Oregon. It's Olallie Blackberry Rose Hip Ale! Why

Stuck in a big city for meetings. What can I possibly do with a bag of snap peas and a well-used public park? Come into my post to see! I unexpectedly headed out of town for some work meetings.I threw