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Wild edibles, backpacking food, preparation
Let’s look at harvesting seeds for food. There’s not much written about the actual mechanics of harvesting seeds. So I thought I’d share my limited experience. Here’s how I harvest … Continue Reading →
Before there was medicine, there was “wilderness medicine”… – Buck Tilton, Wilderness First Responder: How to Recognize, Treat, and Prevent Emergencies in the Backcountry, Globe Pequot, 2004 … Continue Reading →
Welcome to 2015! A blank calendar is full of possibilities! Do you have any big plans for 2015? Have you made any resolutions? Set any goals? For 2015, I … Continue Reading →
Good bread is the most fundamentally satisfying of all foods; good bread with fresh butter, the greatest of feasts! – James Beard We gathered and stored our … Continue Reading →
We conclude our “Acorn Trilogy” by learning to use water and gravity to transform the bitter nutmeats into nutritious and filling food. In Part 1, we reviewed the steps … Continue Reading →
When we gather, process, and cook acorns, we connect with nature in a way that is absent from our modern lives. It allows us to revive the ancient … Continue Reading →
For me, the end of summer is signaled by the start of the acorn harvest. True oaks (Quercus) and Tanoaks (Lithocarpus) in my area produce a bountiful crop of acorns. … Continue Reading →
September is Acorn Month at NatureOutside! Each season brings its own special joys. Fall heralds the acorn harvest. I love acorns, and you should too! Acorns remind us … Continue Reading →
I hope this gives you a chuckle. I stumbled across this picture taken several years ago. I am trying to make bannock, on a stick, over a campfire, … Continue Reading →
There is much written about using the aerial parts of plants. But with Yampah (Perideridia sp.), it is the root we are after! I spent part of … Continue Reading →