Let’s make stuff in the woods together!
In Ojibwe, zhiiwaagamizigan means maple sap. Sap, maple syrup, sugar. It’s up the hierarchy with wild rice and corn as traditional main staples this neck of Turtle Island. (Haliburton area was more of a coniferous hunting ground not long ago, but Rice Lake isn’t far away.) In the vicinity of mid-march, for about a month-long, …
Immediately after moving into the one-acre wood, this creature stood out amongst the white spruce trees: Some may see a tree whose fate was to be strangled by strings of popcorn, cranberries, and LED lights. I saw a welcoming gift from the forest, a staff, with a beautiful root head. But I tugged and it …
Note: I’ll be doodling a featured image for this and any other recipes on here so far, and hopefully will get to it this week. I’ll design them in such a way they could be printed onto a recipe card. Foodstuffs are hard to photograph in an appealing light and my previous header images just …
Here’s a dandelion wine recipe inspired by Euell Gibbons and Ray Bradbury. You can also make red clover wine by this recipe, simply substituting red clover flowers for dandelions flowers. You will need: a pristine, sanitized crock, a pot, and cheesecloth 1 gallon fresh flowers 1 gallon boiling water patience ginger root (optional) juice of …
What I used: – The less hole ridden side of a ratty old burlap bag– Metal rings– Scissors– Jute string for attaching The trick to cutting burlap is to push apart the threads before you cut (cutting down the path you just made between rows). I did that haphazardly in this case so that many …
What I used: – Pinecones I had laying around for over a year– Acrylic paint (mix of red, green, blue, and white)– Jute string for attaching I still had pinecones left over, so I made a rustic, shabby garland as well: