Comments for Path to Sustainable Living http://pathtosustainableliving.com Our Path to Sustainable Living Through Frugality, Homesteading, and Permaculture Principles Fri, 04 May 2012 15:07:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Why Foraging for Wild Food is Beneficial to Our Health by Free and Local Meals Through Foraging in DC | Daro Realty Blog http://pathtosustainableliving.com/2012/why-foraging-for-wild-food-is-beneficial-to-our-health/#comment-562 Free and Local Meals Through Foraging in DC | Daro Realty Blog Fri, 04 May 2012 15:07:11 +0000 http://pathtosustainableliving.com/?p=1231#comment-562 [...] Image: Path To Sustainable Living [...] [...] Image: Path To Sustainable Living [...]

]]> Comment on How to Protect Strawberries from Deer and Birds by Kevin http://pathtosustainableliving.com/2012/how-to-protect-strawberries-from-deer-and-birds/#comment-529 Kevin Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:37:59 +0000 http://pathtosustainableliving.com/?p=1324#comment-529 We tried something similar with old fishing line but it seemed to always get knocked down and needed to be adjusted. It was somewhat different than the vhs tapes in that it was suppose to work by touch. The deer are suppose to be spooked when they feel the line. I do like the idea of making use of those old vhs tapes though. We tried something similar with old fishing line but it seemed to always get knocked down and needed to be adjusted. It was somewhat different than the vhs tapes in that it was suppose to work by touch. The deer are suppose to be spooked when they feel the line. I do like the idea of making use of those old vhs tapes though.

]]> Comment on How to Protect Strawberries from Deer and Birds by The Henry's http://pathtosustainableliving.com/2012/how-to-protect-strawberries-from-deer-and-birds/#comment-528 The Henry's Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:14:04 +0000 http://pathtosustainableliving.com/?p=1324#comment-528 We've seen old vhs tapes strung around the fencing so it's loose and able to move with the wind to deter deer. It's a visual tactic that apparently confuses them. Not to mention its a good use for all the old vhs tapes people sell at yard sales. We’ve seen old vhs tapes strung around the fencing so it’s loose and able to move with the wind to deter deer. It’s a visual tactic that apparently confuses them. Not to mention its a good use for all the old vhs tapes people sell at yard sales.

]]> Comment on Why Foraging for Wild Food is Beneficial to Our Health by Kevin http://pathtosustainableliving.com/2012/why-foraging-for-wild-food-is-beneficial-to-our-health/#comment-512 Kevin Sat, 07 Apr 2012 14:32:22 +0000 http://pathtosustainableliving.com/?p=1231#comment-512 Great! Good luck with your new garden. Glad you will be looking into foraging. Great! Good luck with your new garden. Glad you will be looking into foraging.

]]> Comment on Why Foraging for Wild Food is Beneficial to Our Health by India Ruttman http://pathtosustainableliving.com/2012/why-foraging-for-wild-food-is-beneficial-to-our-health/#comment-511 India Ruttman Sat, 07 Apr 2012 05:15:12 +0000 http://pathtosustainableliving.com/?p=1231#comment-511 Interesting..I am attempting to make my first garden ever this year, but I never thought of eating wild plants that grew! But I want to look more into it now. Interesting..I am attempting to make my first garden ever this year, but I never thought of eating wild plants that grew! But I want to look more into it now.

]]> Comment on Rodents, Hugelkultur, and Jerusalem Artichokes by John D. Wheeler http://pathtosustainableliving.com/2012/rodents-hugelkultur-and-jerusalem-artichokes/#comment-499 John D. Wheeler Sun, 01 Apr 2012 02:24:11 +0000 http://pathtosustainableliving.com/?p=1291#comment-499 I don't know about hugelkulture beds, but my brother reported experiencing something very similar when he tried growing potatoes in a Ruth Stout style mulch garden. I don’t know about hugelkulture beds, but my brother reported experiencing something very similar when he tried growing potatoes in a Ruth Stout style mulch garden.

]]> Comment on Foraging Wild Edibles: Chickweed and Violets by Kevin http://pathtosustainableliving.com/2012/foraging-wild-edibles-chickweed-and-violets/#comment-498 Kevin Sun, 01 Apr 2012 02:16:19 +0000 http://pathtosustainableliving.com/?p=1259#comment-498 Good point! I'll add that in there. Thanks Good point! I’ll add that in there. Thanks

]]> Comment on Foraging Wild Edibles: Chickweed and Violets by John D. Wheeler http://pathtosustainableliving.com/2012/foraging-wild-edibles-chickweed-and-violets/#comment-495 John D. Wheeler Thu, 29 Mar 2012 05:08:43 +0000 http://pathtosustainableliving.com/?p=1259#comment-495 I have a suggestion about your disclaimer. You might want to add that you should know the area where you find the plant, making sure that it hasn't been treated with pesticides or been otherwise contaminated. I have a suggestion about your disclaimer. You might want to add that you should know the area where you find the plant, making sure that it hasn’t been treated with pesticides or been otherwise contaminated.

]]> Comment on Foraging Wild Edibles: Chickweed and Violets by Nathan Carlos Rupley http://pathtosustainableliving.com/2012/foraging-wild-edibles-chickweed-and-violets/#comment-494 Nathan Carlos Rupley Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:30:18 +0000 http://pathtosustainableliving.com/?p=1259#comment-494 Violets, I usually use as a trail nibble, or in salads. Chickweed, is a major ingredient in our spring and fall salads. We also crush chickweed in order to use the juice to wash areas of dry skin. Learned about that from Ancestral Plants by Arthur Haines. Thanks for another great post. Violets, I usually use as a trail nibble, or in salads. Chickweed, is a major ingredient in our spring and fall salads. We also crush chickweed in order to use the juice to wash areas of dry skin. Learned about that from Ancestral Plants by Arthur Haines.

Thanks for another great post.

]]> Comment on Foraging Wild Edibles: Purple Dead Nettle (Lamium purpureum) by tama matsuoka http://pathtosustainableliving.com/2012/foraging-wild-edibles-purple-dead-nettle-lamium-purpureum/#comment-484 tama matsuoka Sun, 25 Mar 2012 12:24:13 +0000 http://pathtosustainableliving.com/?p=1205#comment-484 We think purple deadnettle is great but prefer it lightly cooked (not 20 to 30 minutes) and puree in soup or pasta. We think purple deadnettle is great but prefer it lightly cooked (not 20 to 30 minutes) and puree in soup or pasta.

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