Posted on July 11, 2020
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?
Category: Why This, Not That?Tags: alternative agriculture, cochineal farming, cottage industry, cricket farming, entomophagy, green lifestyle, green living, raising silkworms, sericulture, unusual natural resources, vintage crafts
Posted on May 11, 2020
by Heidi McDonald
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“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”
How much wax does the average American eat in one year?