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Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor)

Crazy Useful Things

Start your exploration of cottage industry with the raw materials that make it happen.

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Peruvian hand weaving.

Crazy Useful Trades

A compendium of cottage industries and legacy skills: from the past, in the present and for the future.

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A Farmers Market

Crazy Useful Markets

A carefully curated list of markets to help you launch your own personal cottage industry revolution.

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Yeast cells

Crazy Useful Thing of the Day: Yeast

Yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) is a species of fungus in the Saccharomycetaceae family that has been instrumental in human food production for millennia.  It occurs naturally on the skin of some fruits, such as grapes and plums.  It is believed that it was first used…

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Heidi McDonald

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Esparto grass

Crazy Useful Thing of the Day: Esparto

The name “esparto grass” refers to two species of perennial plants in the grass (Poaceae) family, Stipa tenacissima and Lygeum spartum. Both species are native to the Western Mediterranean, primarily North Africa and the southern Iberian Peninsula.  Both are cultivated for the leaf fiber,…

Posted on November 24, 2020 by Heidi McDonald

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Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans)

Crazy Useful Thing of the Day: Nutmeg

Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) is a species of evergreen tree in the nutmeg (Myristicaceae) family, native to the Moluccas (formerly known as the Spice Islands) of Indonesia, but now widely cultivated throughout the tropical regions.  It is the best-known member of the Myristica genus, as…

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Heidi McDonald

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