Tag: nutrition
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August. Pro-active prepping
Another in my series of community prepping. I think August will be when things really start to pinch, so there is time to get some seeds in start to work together.
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Proactive prepping #2
I’ve worked out that there are two kinds of prepping, two are closely related but my preferred one is very different to the others. The first two are about stockpiling supplies and medicines and hunkering down and waiting either for things to get much worse or waiting for things to return to normal. Neither of…
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It’s the best time for Mallows!
Our local Mallow isn’t the Marshmallow of Northern hemisphere herbalists but is rather the Small Flowered Mallow, Malva parviflora. It does have its appeals, though and, as with many of the Malvaceae, it has a good level of nutrition plus a soothing mucilage that is present in all parts of the plant. Try some for…
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Sprouting whole grains for your chickens
Sprouting grain for your chickens is a great way to improve their diet with added nutrition and variety and to save yourself some money in the long run too.
