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How to Build Your Own Tiny House in 5 Steps
We suspect a lot of you are just as excited about tiny houses as we are. That’s why we’re going to walk you through how to build your own tiny house in 5 basic steps. Step 1: Dreaming and Designing Your Tiny House Before you pick up a hammer ... Read more
Direct Sowing in 5 Steps
Spring is here and it’s time to get planting. There are many ways to fill your garden with verdant, fruitful beauty. Direct sowing is one of the simplest, lowest-input (and low budget) ways to grow vegetables. In the right circumstances, it has lots of advantages over growing or buying transplants. ... Read more
How to Grow Mushrooms on Inoculated Logs
They’re delicious, healthful, beautiful and fascinating, so we’re going to teach you the basics of how to grow mushrooms. There are many kinds of mushrooms (over 10,000 known!) that live in all kinds of habitats, including wild mushrooms and cultivated ones. Here we’ll focus on general cultivation strategies for decomposers of wood, ... Read more
How to Prune a Fruit Tree – Winter Pruning
Many modern varieties of fruit trees benefit from pruning. How to prune a fruit tree depends on the age, size, and type of tree, and your desired results. There are several reasons to prune, including: Shape the tree as it grows Stimulate growth Improve light and airflow around flowers/fruits Remove ... Read more
Wild Roots Sprout Wild Abundance
Natalie Bogwalker’s Life Changing Experience at the Wild Roots Community For five years, Wild Abundance founder and director Natalie Bogwalker lived at the Wild Roots Community. Her time there changed her life, and inspired her to share primitive living and homesteading skills with the wider world. Here we interview her about ... Read more
The Wondrous World of Wild Mushrooms
Getting to know the wild mushrooms growing around you can be rewarding and enriching. And there are so many varieties of wild mushrooms growing in North Carolina. Many mushrooms you’ll find are edible and delicious. There are others with potent medicinal compounds that can help keep you healthy or support ... Read more
Why You Should Plant a Mulberry Tree (or Three)
Whether you have a small suburban backyard or a large farm, we strongly recommend that you plant at least one mulberry tree. Mulberries are best known for their sweet-tart fruit, which is one of our favorites both fresh and dried. They are wonderful in other ways, too. In fact, ... Read more
Apprenticeship Voices
It’s a big leap to become a permaculture apprentice. In fact, it involves a whole life commitment for a period of time. In addition, it often means moving, and usually means living in rustic conditions. Apprenticeships involve working hard and meeting your edges. Doing this is an opportunity to persevere ... Read more
Apprenticeship Voices – Cate’s Reflection
Cate weaving her first willow basket Deciding to become an apprentice at Wild Abundance was the best thing that I have ever done for myself. Natalie has been an incredible mentor, guide and friend; she has an immense wealth of knowledge and skills and an eagerness to share them with ... Read more
Apprenticeship Voices – Interview with Iz
Iz and her fellow apprentices learning about forest guilds in the Wild Abundance woods Last spring, Iz was literally days away from beginning a graduate program. But something wasn’t feeling right about that path, so she switched gears. Instead of grad school, she decided to pursue her passions through a ... Read more
Natural Building Course Guide
What is Natural Building, Anyway? Are “natural buildings” all made of mud, with fanciful designs sculpted into them? Aren’t most houses made of wood, isn’t that natural? Can a “natural” building also be comfortable and full of modern conveniences like heating and cooling systems and electric lights? Is natural building easier to ... Read more
Taking Care of Your Tools
Our tools do so much work for us. The right tool for the job, in good working order, can turn hard work into a pleasure. Conversely, using the wrong tool, or one that is out of shape, can turn a simple task into a struggle. Taking time to care for ... Read more
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