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Susannah Shmurak

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https://www.healthygreensavvy.com/

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Susannah Shmurak is an enthusiastic advocate for natural, sustainable lifestyles and has written widely on natural remedies, gardening, health, and environmental issues for numerous websites and magazines.

She lives in Minnesota, where she has created an edible landscape on her 1/10th acre lot that serves as a laboratory for her experiments in foraging wild plants, natural pest control, and growing food with as little work as possible.

She shares practical shortcuts for natural living, gardening, and sustainable choices at
HealthyGreenSavvy.com. ...more

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Susannah Shmurak I'm most often driven by questions I have in my own life, usually about how to solve a common health issue with natural remedies or how to help make a…moreI'm most often driven by questions I have in my own life, usually about how to solve a common health issue with natural remedies or how to help make a garden as productive as possible with minimal effort.(less)

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Susannah Shmurak I've always been fascinated with scientific studies about the impact foods have on health, for better or worse, even more so with some that might acti…moreI've always been fascinated with scientific studies about the impact foods have on health, for better or worse, even more so with some that might actively help us fight off infection and disease. Better still if they’re readily available, even free for the taking all around us.

As a keen forager and gardener, I love what an easily foraged or cultivated food -- two actually -- elderberries (and elderflowers) are, as well as the many purposes they can serve in the garden.(less)

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	Everything Elderberry: How to Forage, Cultivate, and Cook with this Amazing Natural Remedy 4.53 avg rating — 17 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quickstart Guide to Permaculture: Beginners’ Guide to Getting Started with Permaculture Gardening 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Savvy Guide to Eating Healthy on a Budget: Simple Strategies to Make Healthy Food Affordable it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quickstart Guide to Permaculture: Beginners’ Guide to Getting Started with Permaculture Gardening by Susannah Shmurak (Goodreads Author), Virtual Voice (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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20+ Banana Peel Recipes You Need to Try

Did you know that you can eat banana peels and use them in numerous delicious recipes? Like orange peels, banana skins are edible and can be used in all sorts of creative ways in recipes. Find out how with the creative banana peel recipes below. I’m always fascinated to discover that something I had no […]

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Sam Thayer's Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants: of Eastern and Central North America

by Samuel Thayer

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Susannah Shmurak said: " If you’re only going to buy one foraging guide, THIS is the one you want. If you already have a shelf full of foraging guides, you *also* want this. I've never found a foraging guide with more information jammed into its pages. I wish I could g ...more "

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Susannah Shmurak wrote a new blog post Pine Bath Salt Recipe for Relaxation and Pain Relief If you’re looking for something to help you unwind and soothe sore muscles, you need to give this easy pine bath salt recipe a try! Using foraged pine Read more of this blog post »
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