Tonya Olson
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Old-Fashioned Winesap Apples – Mother Earth News (opens the original)
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When do winesap apples ripen? Learn about growing winesap apples and how to make apple pie from scratch for a spectacular dessert made with a diverse apple. Farmers in the 1800s raised numerous heritage apple varieties for many reasons. Heritage apples also held an important place on many rural homesteads – and can again. For example, the ‘Yellow Transparent’ ripens in July and August and makes the best applesauce I’ve ever eaten. However, if you made a pie out of this variety, it would be more
Kernza Grain and Grazing – Mother Earth News (opens the original)
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Learn about perennial Kernza grain nutrition, benefits, and how and when to graze livestock in an intermediate wheatgrass field. In 2023, during one of the worst droughts I’ve ever experienced in the Upper Midwest, with only 9 inches of rain until August in a place where our average rainfall is upward of 36 inches, I walked out into my field of perennial Kernza wheat and witnessed mushrooms growing in the field and earthworms leaving their middens on the soil surface. When I stuck my spade into
How to Make Sunflower Seed Flour & More – Mother Earth News (opens the original)
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Learn about seed flours for baking recipes, including how to make sunflower seed flour, pumpkin seed flour nutrition, and how to cook acorns. I’ve gardened for most of my life and foraged for food and herbs for many years. One of the many lessons I’ve learned over the years is that nature’s offerings are abundant. Whether this is a glut of zucchini or a mast year for acorns, I often find myself with more food in my basket than I bargained for. This bounty provides many opportunities; I can prese
How to Shop Smart for Food – Mother Earth News (opens the original)
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Learn how to shop smart for food by following our 17 tips to spend less, eat healthier, and live lighter on the earth. Everywhere, it seems, we’re blitzed with articles on the rising cost of food and the hardship implied for the average family. Actually, the hardship isn’t implied – it’s real, it’s depressing, and I’d argue it’s fixable. Recently, I read a statistic that floored me: According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s “Thrifty Plan,” the average family of four spends more than $1,0
What Does the Extension Office Do? – Mother Earth News (opens the original)
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What does the extension office do? It mainly supports the agricultural sector through soil testing, nematode detection, plant disease and insect pest diagnosis, producing manuals and guides and agricultural business planning. The cooperative extension system touches the lives of millions of Americans. It’s particularly useful for the agricultural sector because it enables farmers to access current and reliable information to make their farms more productive and profitable. It encompasses the nat
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