In the past, I have always advocated staying in good physical shape. I even mentioned it in a blog just the other day. I have always been blessed with the ability to walk long distances …
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A while back I wrote three post on cooking with acorns. Cooking with Acorns is easy, Uses of Acorns and Acorns. These articles show you how to cook with acorns and some of their other uses. …
Yesterday I received the following question regarding the blog I wrote on sewage-polluted waters. If sewer water ends up in nearby lakes and ponds, would fish and game still be a reliable food source? This …
Summer is coming fast and it is time to plant our gardens in many parts of the country. This year I am going to make a suggestion. Every year we get out with our rototillers …
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Now the first thing I want to explain that hunting birds with fish hooks is probably illegal everywhere. This should only be used as a method of last resort when your life is at stake. …
For the last 15 years or more, I have been carrying the Speedy Sharp in my various packs. Now I like small tools that are lightweight and can be used for more than one thing. …
Speedy Sharp, a Knife Sharpener and Aid in Fire Starting Read More »
With all the recent rain we have been having, I have been thinking about field expedient shelters. Now I am familiar with many of the improvised shelters made with natural materials. But to tell you …
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Groundnut, Apios americana, sometimes called the potato bean, Indian potato, potato pea, pig potato, bog-potato, wild bean, wild sweet potato, America-hodoimo, hopniss is a perennial vine that bears edible beans and large edible tubers. Its vine can grow to 3-20 long, with leaves 4 to …
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Today one of my granddaughters and I were experimenting with different types of fire starting devices. It ended with us making a video of Randy lighting Vaseline soaked cotton balls in a short video which …
The other day I wrote an article Edible Wild Plants can Supplement your Food Storage In that article, I mentioned that sometimes it is easier to learn about the poisonous plants first, so I thought that …
