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Spicebush Woodcraft and Foraging
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 11 มี.ค. 2024
Welcome to my channel!
It is my mission to get humans back on the landscape in a positive way.
I feel like engaging with the land, observing, understanding, and of course eating wild plants and mushrooms, not only benefits us, but the land as well!
This channel is dedicated to finding and eating wild food.
I have been a forager here in Ohio for the majority of my life, from hunting morels with my grandfather to searching the woods for new and exciting ingredients to use in the many fine dining restaurants for which I worked. I was even able to work at a 2 Michelin star restaurant for a short time.
All of these experiences have led me to this, sharing this information with you all in a practical and fun way, my aim is to inspire you to love nature with the burning passion, and sometimes obsession, that I do!
So follow along as I teach you all about wild food, from finding it, to eating a preserving it, I am to teach skills that have been lost and rediscovered!
Mush Love!
It is my mission to get humans back on the landscape in a positive way.
I feel like engaging with the land, observing, understanding, and of course eating wild plants and mushrooms, not only benefits us, but the land as well!
This channel is dedicated to finding and eating wild food.
I have been a forager here in Ohio for the majority of my life, from hunting morels with my grandfather to searching the woods for new and exciting ingredients to use in the many fine dining restaurants for which I worked. I was even able to work at a 2 Michelin star restaurant for a short time.
All of these experiences have led me to this, sharing this information with you all in a practical and fun way, my aim is to inspire you to love nature with the burning passion, and sometimes obsession, that I do!
So follow along as I teach you all about wild food, from finding it, to eating a preserving it, I am to teach skills that have been lost and rediscovered!
Mush Love!
DIY MAPLE SAP EVAPORATOR! Boil down maple sap efficiently and on the cheap with this simple build!
Today we are building a maple sap evaporator! I’m building it with scraps we had laying around. Enjoy! #homesteading #explore
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Working on the greenhouse/ tapping maple and black walnut trees! Learn to tap trees for syrup!
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Started out working on the water catchment system for the underground greenhouse, but the weather is looking good, so join me as I show you how I tap maple and black walnut trees for syrup making!
Does it flood? How I keep my underground greenhouse (Walipini) from flooding!
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Today I am beginning work on the water catchment system for my underground greenhouse. I grow citrus all winter long in Ohio, as well as, other exotic plants. Join me as I discuss some of the plans for the future and what I have currently in regards to water catchment and how I keep the greenhouse from flooding. Thanks for watching!
Rocket powered thermal mass explained!
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This video is all about explaining how I built my rocket powered thermal mass. I hope you enjoy and leave questions down in the comments and I’ll be sure to answer them in upcoming long form videos. Thanks!
PRESERVING THE HARVEST SERIES EP. 1 RAMPS!
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PRESERVING THE HARVEST SERIES EP. 1 RAMPS!
ULTIMATE URBAN HOMESTEAD TOUR 1 acre in the city with underground greenhouse, animals and more!
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ULTIMATE URBAN HOMESTEAD TOUR 1 acre in the city with underground greenhouse, animals and more!
Welcome to Spicebush Woodcraft and Foraging!
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Welcome to Spicebush Woodcraft and Foraging!
VERY COOL!
@@jenagarcia1728 thanks so much!!
I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO TRYTHIS....DAD PLANTED 10 WALNUTS 40 YR AGO AND THE SQUIRRELS PLANTED MORE!
That’s awesome!! Our walnuts produce a good amount of sap!! Better than our silver maples
Does this hurt the tree
@@Sashawott9009 not at all! We are essentially just drawing a bit of blood from the tree. Time of year, hole size and how many taps you put into the tree all determine sustainability in your practice! I have a longer form video on tapping trees. Check it out!
Do you have a video on how you built it? I saw the explainer but is that “mud” or cement/mortar on the outside? Do you have like a project plan?
@@ActualLiteralKyle I did post a long form video, but I did not film much when I was constructing it because I wasn’t making content then. I do not have a project plan, but as long as you follow some simple dimensions you can kind of just be creative
Dude this has been driving me nuts lol but for my house. I’m thinking I’m starting my walipini this summer!
@@ActualLiteralKyle do you mean you’ve been having trouble with flooding in your house? Good luck to you! Worst case scenario you can put in a sumppump!
@ haha yeah man, got the sump and the backup like 6 inches higher because when we moved in it was a NIGHTMARE. I’ve basically had to spend a lot of time on gutters and extensions and carving a path and then letting the rain do the rest of the work. These days the sump doesn’t fill until things are serious. my house is about halfway down a consistent 4-10% grade from the high edge of my yard to the street, so it happens a few times a year, maybe an inch of water on the cheap vinyl planking until we can afford some French drains.
Found you through youtube shorts. Excited to find an Ohio channel and I'm really looking forward to watching more content on native plants and foraging!
@@morgankohli3548 thanks so much! I’ll have plant and foraging content coming very soon! Not much to discuss in the deep winter, but spring ephemerals are almost here and if you are in Ohio, check out my website, I have in person foraging classes in central Ohio during the spring in summer. Thanks for following along!
Im fortunate to live somewhere my citrus just grows in the yard with no greenhouse.
@@col.cottonhill6655 that’s amazing!
@Spicebushwoodcraft we also have alot of avocados. But I'm sure you can grow things we cannot grow as well such as cherries and apples.
@ it’s amazing to think that some things people cherish are almost a nuisance to others! People just let their apples rot on the ground around here, I go around and pick them up for free! I bet it’s the same with your fruits
@ like the fruits that mister commonly grow around you, I should say
@@Spicebushwoodcraft i have actually been working in an avocado and citrus orchard. Not a very big one. But still a few acres. There are Oranges and avocados all over the ground right now. Especially the oranges there's so many rotting away 😭
Super cool project!
@@TristenE thanks so much!
Hell yeah
@@John-vw7wf 🍋🍋
This is awesome! We have Autumn Olives all over our 13 acre property in St. Clair, MI! Do you know of any medicinal properties they have or any resources you could lead me to? I know they’re medicinal, I just have a hard time finding credible info on them. I’d love to utilize these in the future!!
@thepierceyfam5 they are high in vitamin c as well as lypocene, which is found in tomatoes that’s very good for us I believe an antioxidant, but I just like to eat them, the health benefits are the byproduct!
So i need to bounce ideas off of you. I am in IA, I have a very small spot to put a greenhouse in. Size is roughly 5foot deep by 10wide if i had to guess. I want to go at least 3 foot underground because I need the height to be under the windows in the garage which is what the greenhouse will butted up against. About 4-5ft of concrete wall then 5 more foot of siding above it. I want to build an in ground greenhouse on our land in SE IA eventually. What do you suggest for this small of a footprint?
I mean not going to lie It looks better than it should considering biting a lemons not something I would do
It tasted sour, but actually had a lot of sweetness. Almost no pith
Nice build! Love the little glass inserts, you should paint the bench something bright! I was always wondering how a water heating system would work with a rocket stove, like heated tables or heated floors. Adding water pipes along the flue and you could run something along the wall maybe
@@MyriamLacroix-st6ci thanks! They were my grandpas old marble collection! I tried to dye the mortar but it came out lighter than expected. Thinking about applying the concrete dye directly to it. Also working on a water system! Stay tuned!
Nice explanation. How long will the greenhouse stay warm enough in winter nights before you have to feed it again?
@@southernyankeeprepper I typically will feed it for 6 hours, about once per hour when I know there is a cold night, and I’m good for up to 14 hours after, depending on weather
If build a walapini style greenhouse you could use a smaller thermal mass (more room for plants. Those bury pipes at 12 to 15 feet where temperature is the same year round. Cools in the summer and gives you 50 degree air to start your heat process from. This is awesome though. No criticism of what you have. That rocket stove is the business.
@@stacarter thanks! This project was a low budget incubator or testing ground for my next build on a bigger piece of land! Thanks for the kind words!
Did you ever make the how to video on the rocket stove? Also do you use a solar setup or do you have power ran to the greenhouse?
@@southernyankeeprepper just put up a long form rocket stove video! Be sure to comment if you have any questions. I have an extension cord ran from the garage for lights, fan etc, but hope to get some solar or something going soon
@@Spicebushwoodcraft thanks for responding I'll check it out
What do you usually use your pulp for? I'm loving your channel so much!
Hey! I typically make custards and ice cream with it, but it is versatile beyond. I have even used it in salsa and lassi!
Congrats. What heating source do you have other than the rock 🪨? Obviously the sun and consistent ground temp, but is there anything else going on?
Did you watch the video??😂😂😂
I built a rocket stove into the mass in order to charge the mass even when the suns not available
Love the content! Really excited to see where you go with this. My wife and I homestead in Cincinnati and are pretty stoked to see an Ohio homesteading channel. If I may make a small suggestion I’m assuming you are filming on a GoPro and the fisheye effect makes it really hard to focus. Even a regular phone camera might be a little eassier to watch.
Thank for the input! I have an iPhone and a gimble now, so the video quality should be much better with the forth coming videos!
Found you on Facebook, now a Subscriber! You're giving me quite a few ideas for what I want to do on our property. I am also 6A but also 6B which I find strange. We're not quite sure about our water table but I would like to invest in doing a small underground Greenhouse such as yours I am also going to be doing a above ground lean to type greenhouse on our shop made from vinyl windows. Looking forward to seeing your video on how you are doing a heat mask for this. We are looking into doing possibly a wood heated one. Looking forward to seeing more videos
@@Deerhavenoffgridhomestead thanks for following! I will have more in depth videos very soon!
Youve done a lot in 3 years. We're 5 years in, probably twice as old and half as much progress. You should definitely do a video on the greenhouse. I have something similar but no heat. I am ready to concede after 2 winters that passive solar is not possible in the upper midwest; some sort of heat is necessary. I will be eagerly following your progress and stealing some ideas!
@@skepticalme9501 I will be doing videos on the greenhouse very soon! Yes, I ran into the same issue, too many cloudy days, the rocket stove helps a ton!!
@@Spicebushwoodcraft We had an IBC tote last winter with a tank heater. I didn't think it did much but clearly this year tells me it was better. I froze all my tomatoes and my banana plant wilted this year, but last year they managed despite it being colder. Looking forward to your content
How cool! You mentioned in your video your area is 7a. I am assuming that refers to annual weather/humidiy to enable what sort of plants will be successful. Additionally how did you find that information? I am looking into starting a homestead and working on some forward planning.
@@joshuaadjoodani9734 you can look on the usda growing zone map! I may have been mistaken though, I believe we are 6a. Refers to average lowest temp
It's my understanding that pawpaw is reparian and should be planted near the creek.
@@lindaksimpson173 for the most part, yes. While I have seen them cultivated in full sun, their natural habitat is by moving water. They are happier there as a understory tree, when in direct sunlight, they have to be irrigated and painted with sunscreen essentially to live. I vote for keeping them in their preferred habitat!
One thing all wood stoves are missing is a fresh air intake for the stove air inlet. With this you don’t have to heat fresh cold air while the stove is pulling heavy.
So I am still experimenting with that! I have had several people mention it, and I rigged up a model to see, but I still need to work on it because yes, I am pulling drafts from all over which is counterintuitive to what I’m trying to do. Thanks for your input!
What happens when they get too tall? Pruning?
Yes,I will just keep them pruned. You never know, with climate change, I may be able to one day take the roof off!😂😢
Great job! Are you using piping through the cob or half barrels?
@@EvenMoreFree I chose to do a 6in flu system. Although, if I was heating my house or something of similar size, I would probably run an 8 to 10 inch system. I had a strict budget, so I was trying to use what I had
@@EvenMoreFree thanks so much! I'll have some longer form videos on the process, I am currently finishing the last layers of Cobb, its a process!
Thank you!! I've been trying to make a puree for making ice cream with mine and don't have any special equipment, I'm going to try this today!
Good luck!!
Did you say ramp pesto, mayo?
@@kaydencelesko2207 yes! Just made ramp pesto, and then mixed that with mayo until it was creamy and delicious
Can you eat em the same?
@matthewgoetzka8855 yes! A little tougher to get the husk off
Rockets stoves are pretty cool but I wouldn’t use galvanized chimney pipe. When hot it will give off poisonous gases.
I thought the same thing, but by the time the air gets to the galvanized piping, it's not hot enough to burn off any gases! Most of the heat I'd getting absorbed by the cobing
Tai pilkasis riešutmedis, o ne juodasis
Nice haul bro!! ❤🎉
Thanks 😁
Ghost pipe is AMAAAZING!! 😊😊😊❤
I would ❤❤❤ to try some autumn olive fruit roll up!!
Gonna be on the lookout thanks
@shaunfrench7297 good luck on your quest!
Would love to find some near me someday
@loganraysickels5482 if you are in the mid-west, check urban trees, they often plant them as ornamental because they grow quick
That is crazy
Damn
Bro should be on a few lists
@@nicholastaake4749 lol what kind of lists we talking?
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I love 💕💕 these..
They were surprisingly delicious!! I need to collect more!
That’s so cool
@@lauren4110 so cool!
Do more videos please! I think the few you have done are wonderful and informative.
@erinsmith8192 thank you so much! I'm going to try and do more regular videos and shorts from here on out. I have been incredibly busy, thank you for the kind words, it's motivating!
Can I plant it in home garden?
日本にもrampsに非常に似たAllium victorialisがあります もう時期が終わったのでまた来年まで楽しみはお預けです 日本ではrampsは入手困難ですが seedをなんとか入手して挑戦してみます
Could you just leave your citrus outside and they still do well?
I could, but I'd have to bring them inside over winter. They like heat, even in the summer. They are much happier in the greenhouse
Love that grrenhouse!!
But, but, but....if too many dig up the cutleaf toothwart won't they become rare to find?
Yes, just pull the tops off and leave the roots. So, they can come up next year. Thanks!
OMG!! Yum!!
So good!!! So thankful!
Should have watched this before reaching out this morning lol. Dutchmans Breeches are my favorite!
Beautiful!
Thank you! I'm going to come back to this spot in a couple weeks and show the difference. Also, I think I have the video editing and exporting figured out. Thanks for your help!!🎉
@@Spicebushwoodcraft awesome! No prob :)