There are many trees with ingredients for natural remedies. Here are 20 edible and medicinal trees and how to use them.
Of all the alphabet agencies, FEMA is the only one that is authorized by law to confiscate your emergency supplies.
A comprehensive list of nutrient-rich wild edibles you can forage. Plus, how to know which ones are poisonous.
Foraging with kids is a fun, educational outdoor family activity. Start with these five easy-to-find wild edibles, berries, and herbs.
Don't bypass edible plants, nuts, and even insects! Learn how to forage. Here are the basics for getting started on this fun survival skill.
A few hours watching the Discovery Channel can prompt extreme survival fantasies involving frog licking and urine drinking, but what basic skills woul
In my opinion, foraging for edible plants is a must have skill for EVERY survivalist. You just never know when that skill could come in handy and possibly
Bananas really surprised me.
Morel mushrooms are wonderful and delicious to forage in the Spring - if you know where to look! Here's how to find morel mushrooms.
Here are some clever gardening hacks to make gardening a little easier this year. They’re six simple tips that I found on a Youtube channel called GrowVeg.
Pine needle tea is a warming wintertime tea, full of pleasant resinous flavors and mild citrus notes.
Every day you perform mundane tasks like driving your car, buying food at the market or turning on the lights in your home. You've become…
Wild Food Foraging This hour is devoted to the identification of which wild foods you can include on your plate, how to prepare them, and the inherent benefit of deepening our own relationship to Mother Earth.
A while back I took a winter foraging course at our local herbal school, and I was truly amazed at how many ways you can eat a pine tree. Most conifers are not only edible,
Plant a Pine Tree Because Someday It May Save Your Life The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden accept 175 names of pines (conifers) as current. In most cases, they tend to be hardy trees in their native environment and they can be found practically anywhere. A pine tree may very well be your best […]
Every time we walk through the outdoors we’re stepping over potential food sources. Underneath the soil level are an entire ecosystem of microbes, bacteria, subterranean creatures, and wild edible roots. Join us as we take a look at some easily identified, nutritious roots to forage.
There are many tree leaves that are edible, especially if you cook and season them. Here are some common edible tree leaves.
By becoming familiar with the wild edibles in your area, you will increase your chances of survival if disaster strikes. Here are 25 to watch for.
More than 2 billion people around the world eat edible insects as a regular part of their diet. You can, too.
The cattail plant offers edible parts that are nutritious and can be harvested at different types of the year. Perfect survival food!
Most people walk across lawns and greenways without ever considering what is under their feet. Many plants we think are weeds are edibles found everywhere!
Stop growing the same old plants. There are lots of unusual edible plants that can add color to your garden and flavor to your meals.
A while back I took a winter foraging course at our local herbal school, and I was truly amazed at how many ways you can eat a pine tree. Most conifers are not only edible,
Most people think of eating plants in the wilderness, but there are also many wild edibles in the city. Here are 25 to look for.
This post includes affliate links, read here how these work. My little picky eater happily munches blackthorn berries from the hedgerows. She won't touch a banana. Or an orange. But hand picked sourer-than-lemon sloes she
When forced into wilderness survival mode, knowing a few common edible plants and flowers is extremely valuable knowledge.
Flour made from wild plants existed long before agriculture, and many of them have a lot more flavor and nutrition than storebought flour. While leavened bread is a product of modern agriculture and civilization, flour
Wild Food Foraging This hour is devoted to the identification of which wild foods you can include on your plate, how to prepare them, and the inherent benefit of deepening our own relationship to Mother Earth.
You can eat everything that grows in a forest, but only if you plant it yourself. That's the idea behind an edible food forest.
There are many trees with ingredients for natural remedies. Here are 20 edible and medicinal trees and how to use them.
Lichens are a common wild edible, but if you’re not paying attention, you might miss them. You can find them everywhere.
These trees could save your life with their nutritional and medicinal properties. Learn how to identify and use these trees in an emergency.
Learn about what to forage in fall! Autumn is an abundant time for foraging and wildcrafting. Fall foraging includes berries, nuts, roots, and mushrooms.
Wild edible roots and tubers can form the basis for a wild foods diet, providing more calories and nutrition than a few wild foraged weeds. A while back I was having lunch with my little
A comprehensive list of nutrient-rich wild edibles you can forage. Plus, how to know which ones are poisonous.
Cinnamon is a valuable spice that offers many health benefits. Historical records trace its use as a medicine to ancient times.
Pine sap is a versatile substance for emergency situations. Its unique properties make it well suited for first aid, wound care, skin conditions and more.
Uncover 11 wild plants that could be your next meal.
