Surprising Survival Uses for Moss I have always liked the look of moss growing between pavers in the garden area. Other than that to be honest I have never given much thought to moss at all! Until I discovered the various uses for it in a survival scenario. The picture above is sphagnum moss. An extremely usefully …
Herbal Treatments – Mullein Information & Recipes Like everyone else I have seen mullein (Verbascum thapsus) otherwise known as the candle flower growing along side the roadways and simply assumed it was a rather pretty but worthless weed. I was wrong! I am amazed by the uses for this plant! Mullein is best known among herbal practitioners …
Survival uses for Leaves When in a survival situation everything around you if you are creative can become a survival tool. Even the leaves right off the trees and plants around you. In the Polynesian Islands cooking with leaves is a very common practice. Spinach and Taro are the most commonly used and serve both as …
Natural Antibiotics that Destroy (non-COVID) Super Bugs After a major event there will be injuries and with the poor conditions that are likely to exist after word very like many of those injuries will become infected. Super bugs like MRSA will have an open breeding ground. Without appropriate medical care and pharmaceuticals readily available enter …
Safety Rules for Foraging Learning to forage is a lifesaving skill during many types of crises. History shows with a long-term food shortage of any kind the foragers and gathers are the survivors. But not everything that grows or that is green or even that tastes good to us humans is safe for us to …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Growing Antibacterial Bandages Growing a bandage?? Yes, indeed the Stachys byzantine otherwise known as Wooly Lamb’s Ear is a natural antibacterial. antiseptic and anti-inflammatory. The soft fussy leaves sooth the wound and make a super absorbent bandage. This plant has more medical uses as well and would make an excellent addition to …
Foraging for Wild Edibles When we talk about survival food the first things that come to mind are our gardens, wild game and fish. But there is another self-sustaining source of food. Wild edibles! I know the idea of eating weeds and flowers seems odd. Weeds are usually a pain in our yards and gardens. …
Oat Straw as a Herbal Remedy In a SHTF event we know that medical care and pharmaceuticals will become hard if not impossible to obtain. Natural remedies will return as the way to medicate and supplement our diets for good health. Different plants and herbs can affect the body in different ways. Always use caution …
Urban Food Forests: Demonstrating City Permaculture World hunger has become a phrase heard so often it has lost its impact. We hear it, we know it, we even see the results of it on TV along side extremely sad pictures of hungry children. However too often we expect someone else some place else to take care of it. …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Edible Cactus Health Benefits & Recipes Foraging isn’t just for the woods! Desert plants can be nutritious and edible as well. The most common of those is the cactus. The edible cactus has been on the menu in many countries for years but it only in recent years gained …
