Even with the frost and snow we had the last couple weeks the mushrooms haven't gone dormant. Today my wife and I picked 4 gallons of meadow mushrooms and 2 gallons of shaggy manes. I saw another great

This year is turning out to be one of the best mushroom years in a long time. Just stumbled onto a good sized Shaggy Mane (Coprinus comatus) patch. These specimens will be sliced and dried. Any that have

Beautiful harvest of Meadow Mushrooms (Agaricus campestris) 5 gallon bucket!!! Most will be dried but going to gorge myself on a bunch 😀🍄

Thrifty Thursday: I'll admit it!! I like cheese spread! What I don't like is the price so I made my own.

Wayback Wednesday: Today's post was originally posted in March of 2016. It features Heath's recipe for braised veal shanks. This recipe has been wild game tested and venison shank done this way is marvelous.

In this latest tiny house resources post we discuss tiny house off grid power options.

Charcuterie and Sausage Sunday: Fall is almost here and what better time to rustle up some delicious Bratwurst sausage.

Gluten Free Friday:

Wayback Wednesday!! This recipe for Grandma Meikle's Cream of Potato Soup was originally posted in January of 2016. It is one of my favourite recipes and deserves being shared again.

Latest tiny house resource page is up

The tiny house kitchen resources page is now up.

The tiny house heating resources page is now up.

Dehydrator! Even the word causes people to roll their eyes. When people hear that word often they conjure up images of hippies and badly made fruit leather, but in reality the humble dehydrator can be

Finding appliances suited for off grid living can be tricky and expensive, however with a little out of the box thinking it can be easier than first thought.

It is finally spring and time to start thinking of all things gardening. In this episode the Mad ones discuss spring garden planning and preparation.

Latest Mad Meikle podcast is ready On this episode Sheane and Heath discuss Sheane's off grid system. #offgrid #selfsufficiency #ACpower #DCpower #waterpumping #compostingtoilet #selfreliance #solar #wind

Spring is almost here and soon the Wild Mushrooms and other tasty forest treats will be ready for harvesting. Join us as Sheane is joined by Jake Franklin to discuss Mushroom hunting and Foraging.