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Category: Helpful Guides

Practical guides for Ozark living: gardening, homeschooling, off-grid living, natural healing, and more.

Young, bright green poison ivy leaves in groups of three growing among white rocks and twigs on the ground at Living Springs Log House
October 21, 2026October 21, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Living With Poison Ivy: How to Know It, Avoid It, Soothe It, and Clear It

A large patch of narrowleaf plantain with long ribbed leaves growing from a center rosette
October 20, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Plantain: The Healing Weed Growing All Over the Living Springs Log House Property

Big leafy comfrey plants filling the front of a lush garden bed on a rocky slope beside the house
October 20, 2026October 21, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

The Healing and Edible Plants of the Living Springs Log House

Close-up of glossy, pointed green leaves on a leafy garden plant
October 19, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Four Years With Longevity Spinach

A hand holding two long-stemmed leaves in front of yellow wildflowers
October 19, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Wintercress: Growing a Lot More of a Winter Green

White garden hoops over a bed of greens, with green bean vines in the foreground and raised beds inside the fenced garden
October 19, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Keeping Wild and Tame Greens Through the Winter

A large patch of narrowleaf plantain with long ribbed leaves growing from a center rosette
October 19, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

An Idea for a Plant Nursery and Homemade Salves

Watercolor of a quiet, cozy log house room with rugs, curtains, a full bookshelf and a woman reading
October 19, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

A Quieter Log House, Do-It-Yourself Soundproofing: The Living Springs Log House Improvement Checklist, Part 12

The upper garden in summer with bright orange flowers, sage growing from an old tree stump, stones, and mulch, with pasture beyond the fence
October 19, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Living Safely with Snakes, Ticks, Chiggers, and Mosquitoes: A Natural Solutions Guide

Stacked stones and boulders beside the log house, overflowing with blooming comfrey, white daisies, and leafy green plants growing in every crack
October 16, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

From Rock Pile to Rock Garden: Reclaiming a Boulder Cascade With Permaculture

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