Category Archives: Urban Foraging
When Trees Hug Back – Pine Resin Salve
We are usually all about edible landscaping at the Tropical Homestead, but in this post we pay homage to the pine tree and natural remedies. I found a website, Bear Medicine Herbals, extolling the virtues of Pine Pitch Salve and was … Continue reading
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Tagged homesteading, Natural remedy, pine, salve
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Food Falling from the Sky: Coconuts
The last of the summer storms blow through the Tropical Homestead in September. The blustery weather causes one of our favorite phenomena, food from the skies. A satisfying thud signals the coconut’s arrival from above, and the whole family springs … Continue reading
The Wild Wine
“It is the wine that leads me on, the wild wine that sets the wisest man to sing at the top of his lungs, laugh like a fool – it drives the man to dancing… it even tempts him to … Continue reading