A teenager is blinded by wildfire smoke and falls in love with a wild animal.

  Lost and Found If I felt alone before, I was really alone now. Curled up in a ball on the lake shore of Eulatzella Lake, I wept for myself. I wanted to get so close to that fire; see the flames and feel the heat. I wanted to feel alive as I felt so…

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Birch Polypore: A write up done by The Village Plate

Learn how to identify, harvest, prepare birch polypore mushrooms to extract their medicinal value. via Birch Polypore – Medicinal Wild Mushroom — The Village Plate   I had to share this article as I use this mushroom a lot. It’s always in my pantry and added to my teas and even soup broths. It’s a great…

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