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Beauty Under The Underbrush — Nature’s Guy Discovery

ByDavid Kuhns March 26, 2018March 26, 2018

I cut away some junk underbrush (privet bushes) and found this beauty. I’m lichen it a lot!
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Lichen on a privet bush trunk - Chickamauga, GA March 2018

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Missing Wildflowers: Nature Haiku
ByDavid Kuhns July 2, 2019August 21, 2019

Folks look at my yard/ and see lots of grass to mow./ They miss wildflowers.

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Finding And Completing A Cedar Circle
ByDavid Kuhns April 12, 2018April 12, 2018

When my brother moved to Vashon Island, WA, he became friends with a couple who studied Native American traditions. One thing they did on their property was plant a group of cedars in a circle, creating a sacred space cedar circle. I’ve tried to respectfully learn more about this tradition, but haven’t found much. This…

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Earth + Us Part 2: Weeding Uncovers Treasures Haiku
ByDavid Kuhns January 5, 2021January 6, 2021

Weeding out the bad/ that shouldn’t be there makes room for the good that should. Backstory: My wife wrote Earth + Us about pulling privet. This is an update. I was motivated to pull out a massive clump of several very old and large privet on my NW Georgia property (privet is an invasive, non-native…

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Nature’s Guys Saturday Planting: It’s Not a Contest, Is It?
ByDavid Kuhns March 26, 2018March 27, 2018

I have to confess: With all the things he gets done, my “little” brother Gene (the West Coast Nature’s Guy) is sometimes a motivator … and sometimes I wonder if I can keep up with him in our rural life. His Live Innovations Farm and Education Center Facebook posting from Saturday said this: March 24 at 11:33pm Had…

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Stinging Nettle Soup (with potatoes) : Try it! (Includes recipe and how-to video)
ByDavid Kuhns April 7, 2018April 9, 2018

Out on Vashon Island, WA, many people think stinging nettles are obnoxious weeds, but they are quite healthy to eat! Eating from the wild: Potato & Stinging Nettle Soup…so good. Try it, you’ll like it! (To see the videos that go along with this, visit Gene’s “Live Innovations Farm and Education Center” Facebook page, or…

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Chigger Remedy – Recipe for My Bug Bite Treatment
ByMarnie June 28, 2020June 28, 2020

This is my all-natural recipe for chigger bites. It soothes and eliminate itching and pain from chigger bites and mosquito bites. If you’ve ever been bit by chiggers, you know what torment feels like. Even though my husband and I wear long socks and long pants, every summer we still end up with literally dozens…

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