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Word of the Day: Yelm

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Heidi McDonald

“Yelming” is part of the thatcher’s trade: to yelm is to prepare the gathered straw, sorting it by size, laying it out flat, and in some techniques, dampening it with water. According to James Arnold in his amazing book The Shell Book of Country… Continue Reading “Word of the Day: Yelm”

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Posted on September 4, 2019 by Heidi McDonald

Bugs

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Heidi McDonald

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If there are over 8000 species of insect known to be edible, why don’t we eat more bugs?

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