It amazes me that there’s any debate whatsoever over the existence of climate change. So much evidence points to the inevitable conclusion that our world is changing for the worst and doing so at an alarmingly unanticipated rate. … More Spring Comes Early, Stupidity Stays Late: On Climate Change and Collapse
Not only are the berries edible and medicinal, but they may even be mildly anti-carcinogenic, for reasons that I will cover in this article. In addition, the leaves, branches, and roots are medicinal as well, with benefits to the heart and blood in particular. … More Red Mulberry: An Edible and Medicinal Fruit Tree That Keeps on Giving
Everywhere around me was new life, bursting forth in a profusion of neon green that forced me to squint at times. As I went, I wondered how anyone could prefer the lifeless confines of a city to the priceless paradise that is wilderness. … More Hiking Dunnagan Trail at Eno River State Park after Unseasonable Spring Tornadoes
In addition to its profligate growth and fecundity, purple deadnettle is both edible and medicinal, with a scope of uses including wound poultice, diarrhea remedy, salad fixing, and bee food. … More Purple Deadnettle: The Cold-Tolerant Medicinal Wild Mint That Bees Love
Cox Mountain Trail is usually somewhat dim and drab, making photography spotty at best. But the snow had utterly transformed everything, taking what was once dim and drab and making it bright and breathtaking. … More A Snowy Winter Hike up to Cox Mountain
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