Some posts may contain affiliate links. Why Harvest Purslane I am so angry at myself for not learning this sooner! I have spent hours pulling these “weeds” out of my gardens. Now I find that they are so much more than weeds and have more nutrition then many of the traditional vegetables I worked so hard to …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. MIY Echinacea Tincture I love Echinacea! It is my favorite herbal remedy. In the featured article from Reformation Acres talks about making your own tincture for the primary reason of boosting your immune system and helping you recover from colds quicker. However, I am of the opinion (from my …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Forgotten Plants our Ancestors Used to Eat Out of the thousands of edible plants on the earth, humans at this time choose only to consume and cultivate 500 or them! The featured article talks only about 5 of those most common and now forgotten plants that humans have for the …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Survival Tips if Lost in the Woods For Adults and Children This post could be of particular interest to those who plan to have camping, hiking, or foraging trips this summer and to those whose SHTF plans A or B include bugging out. I know we try extremely hard …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. How to Eat a Tree Edible pine We hear about starving people eating trees and grass etc.. to prevent starvation. But Native American‘s used to eat white pine all the time! The majority of this tree is edible. The needles can be made into a soothing tea and the …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. The 9 Most Dangerous Plants in the World These plants are scary to say the least! The featured article actually shows a Australian host “testing” to see if the rumored pain caused by the Gympie plant is as bad as he had been told. Please, Please, don’t repeat his error and …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Edible Landscape: Eating Hosta Perhaps you have little interest in gardening, gardening has become too arduous for your lifestyle, you don’t have the space for a garden, or your HOA won’t allow vegetable gardening on your property. This could be worrisome if there should be a SHTF event that disrupts …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. 13 Toxic Wild Plants That Look Like Edibles Foraging is something that we talk about learning to do safely often. There may come a day when it is our only option. But in all honesty that concerns me less than the newer forager who mistakes one plant for another …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. FREE Survival eCourses An awesome opportunity to learn more about the wild plant life around us, as well as other survival and nature courses for free! I haven’t yet taken the course myself but intend to do so. It is good know what plants around you are poisonous, edible, …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Fried Tempura Battered Japanese Maple Leaves I had never considered eating tree leaves, never mind battering and frying them until I came across this recipe. I happen to have a couple of Japanese Maple trees on my property and love just about anything tempura battered so I am definitely …
