Category: Nature Farming

  • Ozark Pigment for the Color of Dirt

    Ozark Pigment for the Color of Dirt

    The color of dirt in the Ozarks varies here around Wild Ozark. But the most predominate is a shade of yellow-brown. In some areas there is a darker brown, probably where there is more humus and organic matter. Some of …

  • What is Nature Farming? What does a Nature Farmer Grow?

    What is Nature Farming? What does a Nature Farmer Grow?

    I originally wrote this post back in 2018, but I need to update it to show how Nature Farming applies to what I’m doing nowadays, too.

    What I mean by ‘Nature Farming’ is not the same as ‘natural farming’, ‘organic …

  • Potted Ginseng Seedlings in Arkansas

    Potted Ginseng Seedlings in Arkansas

    So I have some help this year with the ginseng nursery from a pair of young organic, permaculture enthusiasts who are ready to learn about being good ginseng stewards. That means I will after all have some potted ginseng seedlings …

  • A Call for Rocks and a New Page

    Saturday I went down to Felkins creek which is near the end of our driveway. It’s not that I needed more rocks. I just wanted to see what the recent rains might have turned up. So I should probably have …

  • Oh no! The Virginia Snakeroot babies are all gone!

    Oh no! The Virginia Snakeroot babies are all gone!

    I went out to check on the Virginia snakeroot nursery the other day and was mortified to find nothing. Not. One. Plant.

    Virginia Snakeroot … What’s That?

    Now, you might be wondering just what’s so important about a plant that …

  • Fairy Garden Accessories from Wild Ozark

    Fairy Garden Accessories from Wild Ozark

    Introducing my new line of Fairy Garden Accessories – all handmade and one-of-a-kind artwork to complement your fairy garden terrariums!

    Market Mainstays

    Fairy Gardens have been a mainstay for the Wild Ozark market booth this season. Now I’m starting to …

  • A Week at Wild Ozark … No, I’m Not Lost

    A Week at Wild Ozark … No, I’m Not Lost

    I’m just mired neck deep in a To-Do list of my own making, trying to get organized and into some sort of a groove now that market season has begun. Since I haven’t written in a while, I figured I’d …