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Also rose hips. Don't forget camellias. The leaves are used for tea. I just saw on my local go-to forager's website that the leafy parts of fennel can be used for tea. Sassafras root in moderation.

I grow ginger. In the spring, I dig up part of the root, wash and scrape it clean, then chop into smaller pieces. I dry it in the dehydrator and when dry, run it through the food processor until small crumble-sized pieces. I like ginger tea, but usually mix it with other things like black tea...

Cheepo, you beat me to it with the worm bin composting. I've also seen them on youtube made out of kitty litter buckets stacked together. I hear there is no odor, plus you have worm tea and compost.

I'd be interested in trying the coffee that was made from the roots. Merriwether's Foraging Texas has some more videos up now on youtube on other yard edibles. http://www.youtube.com/user/SpringTXPreppers/videos

I was going to try the dandelion tea when you started this thread, but before I could pick the dandelions, my husband mowed the area that had the most of them. Oh well...next time!

Well, he's not your average homeowner collecting roof runoff into a rain barrel, so I won't even go into the issues about size of his containment, method of containment, or whether he affected stream flow, but you have to look at where he lives. Oregon. Some states historically have huge water...

Hey Baymule, this link showed up in my facebook feed tonight! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leuUv_ZiC00&feature=youtu.be The guy doing the feature on dandelions is Merriwether, of Foragingtexas.com which is one of my go-to sources for local plant information. It's interesting. Jill

You took the words right out of my mouth! That IS waaaaaaay cool!

I feel qualified to address this as I have pernicious anemia that is controlled with b-12 injections in addition to orally taken intrinsic factor. I have my levels checked twice a year, and if the B-12 falls, I increase the frequency of the dosage until the next blood check. I normally give...

And in addition to the reaons listed in your link, I don't trust soy milk not to contain GMO soy. The percentage of the world's crop of soybeans grown now that are GMO is astounding. I don't trust labeling, either. My husband was drinking soy milk, but now he either drinks pecan milk...

And does something with nuts have teats? :lol: Seriously...don't feel dumb! I never even thought of pecan milk until last year when we had a good crop of pecans and I started looking for ideas to use them. I even devised a little press to press oil from them (using my husband's wood clamps)...

I do the same thing with pecans. We harvested several hundred pounds this past season from our 23 producing pecan trees. My husbands eats cereal every morning, and I had been buying almond milk for him. This saves us a lot of money. I have to make up a quart of so every 3 or 4 days. My...

I've been in your shoes. I don't know what your mother's issues are, but my father had Alzheimers. We took care of him at home and although I enjoyed the time I spent with him (challenges and all), I sure didn't get much done. The phrase "herding cats" comes to mind.:) As for the demented...

We had them for dessert tonight...dewberries and real cream. So sweet and fresh. Blackberries are in full bloom and will ripen about 2 weeks after the dewberries. Mayhaws are real green right now, but will ripen pretty soon. I'm working on putting a catch net on a frame under the two mayhaw...

I didn't realize the dewberries were ready! I saw a man on the side of the road yesterday picking a wild patch and decided I better check my own fence at home. This morning I was surprised to see how many were ripe already! MMMMMMM! We've had enough rain this season to make them plump, sweet...

I've been meaning to answer this for a while, but had some difficulty verifying something before I posted. I don't usually discard expired or unused meds either. Especially pain medication, because you never know when you might really, really need something when you can't get in touch with a...

Both doors in the set are glass, framed by wood. I said "solid wood and glass" to differeniate between "real" wood vs hollow core or metal doors! I have them carefully stored until I can get to something with them. It's amazing to me what people throw away. I live in a 1913 farmhouse...

Baymule, you want recipes, you got recipes!!!:thumbsup Disclaimer: I have not tried any of these recipes! If you try any of them, let us know how they turned out. I once made fritters from redbud blossoms and they were delicious, so I know the unusual can be very tasty! 1. Dandelion...

I haven't actually used them (yet), but here is one of my favorite, favorite websites for information on plants found in our area. http://www.foragingtexas.com/2008/09/dandelion.html He also has a facebook page if you're on facebook, and usually posts about whatever is currently blooming or...

That recipe sounds delicious! I'm going to try it right now! My favorite tea of the moment is about 1 TBS each of blackberry (or dewberry) leaves, dried minced ginger, and mint. All of these are homegrown and organic. I put it all loose in a quart mason jar, fill about 3/4 full with water...