If you ever found yourself out in the wild, with no food, would you know what plants you could eat to sustain you? Or would you inadvertently poison yourself? This is a question that even seasoned foragers ask themselves. So do you know how to test if a plant is edible, without having access to …
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Foraging is a wonderful way to get FREE food and medicine for your family. After all, in ancient days, our ancestors were either hunters or gatherers. The gatherers sustained the group when the hunters didn’t have a successful harvest. And the gatherers probably had many more consistent harvests than the hunters! I love to forage. …
Do you want to start foraging, but are nervous about it? Well, with the proper know-how, you shouldn’t be nervous! Foraging is a fun outdoor activity that can net you some free food or medicine. With people’s minds on food security right now, foraging is a perfect tool to have in your toolbox. Sure, gardening …
Part of self reliance and protecting your family’s food security is knowing how to use the wild things around you. Did you know that there are plenty of wild things to eat in the spring? After the long winter, it’s so good to do some spring foraging to get some free food. Let’s talk about …
Mallow is a very beneficial, common weed. Fun fact, most “weeds” are actually herbs in disguise! Weeds are just plants that grow in abundance in places that we don’t want them. But even though we might not want them to grow where they do so well, if we dig a little, we might just find …
Elderflowers are blooming right now in my area. Lucky me, I have an elderberry bush on my property! If you’re not familiar with elderberry, you are in for a treat. Elder has been used for several thousand years and is one of the oldest herbs cultivated by man. The flowers bloom from early spring to …
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It’s fall, which means it’s harvest time. My garden is done for the year, but I have been doing a different kind of harvesting. Harvesting edible and medicinal weed seeds! You might know that I’m a forager. So I gather things from the wild to use for food and medicine. But the great thing about …
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Dandelions are thought to be pesky weeds by many people. HOA’s ban them. Chemical manufacturers produce herbicides to kill them. And yet no one stops to consider how many benefits dandelion actually has for our health. Dandelion should actually be known as a “miracle weed”, as it really is that good for us. Come with …
Have you ever foraged or used black walnuts? They are a wonderful tree that grows wild in many parts of the world. People typically associate black walnut with the nut that you roast or put in banana nut bread. But the shell has actually been used medicinally for ages. That’s what we’re going to be …
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