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Sprouting 102 – Detailed Methods

by Sustainability Team | Jan 3, 2024 | Sustainable Living, Gardening/Gathering/Foraging, Downloads (SL), Food

Seeds Start with seeds that are raw and untreated. Bean seeds such as fava, black, and navy can be sprouted by following the information provided for pinto beans on the chart. Soaking Time The number of hours listed don’t need to be followed exactly. Most seeds will...

Sprouting 101

by Sustainability Team | Jan 3, 2024 | Sustainable Living, Gardening/Gathering/Foraging, Downloads (SL), Food

So you’ve prudently stocked some nonperishable food supplies for an emergency (such as canned goods, rice and grains). That’s good. Maybe you’ve tried your hand at gardening some of your favorite vegetables, or taken the time to learn something about foraging wild...

Beet Seeds

by CORAC Leaders | Nov 24, 2023 | Food, Gardening/Gathering/Foraging, Ordinary Wisdom

Ordinary Wisdom [Mick] Some considerations about buying beet seeds in bulk: (1) If you have a crop failure (say, something eats your entire planting of early beets), it would be good to have enough seed to replant during that season. (2) Beets are biennial; so one...

Growing Corn

by CORAC Leaders | Sep 17, 2023 | Gardening/Gathering/Foraging, Ordinary Wisdom

[MB] Personally, I don’t grow corn anymore because for my purposes (cornmeal) it takes up a ton of space for not that much return. But for those interested in growing corn, it would be wise to buy several years’ worth of non-GMO seed (and preferably heirloom or...

Dill Uses

by CORAC Leaders | Jul 29, 2023 | Gardening/Gathering/Foraging, Ordinary Wisdom

[Marilyn] Dill is coming into season for many. [Mick] Along with the uses mentioned in the book above, another wonderful use for dill is that it is a galactagogue (it promotes milk production). We give dill seeds to our goats every day to help them to give more milk....