All Things Persimmons
What are persimmons and why should we look for them? In this article, I will try to answer these pressing questions, in the hope that...
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John Miller
Sep 303 min read
The Best Winter Fruit and Nuts for Survival: A Guide for Outdoor Enthusiasts
As fall approaches, many plants are putting the finishing touches on their crop of seeds. The animals take advantage of this bounty to...
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shannonhenry94
Sep 303 min read
Beginners Guide to Making Homemade Tinctures and Extracts: Tips and Techniques
The last few breaths of summer have been whispered. Harvest season is upon us. Though it may be that everything is beginning to die,...
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John Miller
Sep 113 min read
Delicious and Nutritious: The Benefits of Snacking on Sorrels
Is your salad too bland? When you’re outside and hot, do you want a light snack with a bit of zing? Try a sorrel. Remember to...
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John Miller
Aug 74 min read
To Eat Or Be Eaten, That Is The Question
Eating. We love to eat. Some of us live to eat, while others eat to live. Because of the time and effort involved with eating wild...
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John Miller
Jul 107 min read
Goodness Starts With P
Today, I’ll be talking about pines and plantains (not bananas), both of which have medicinal and edible qualities. I will focus on the...
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shannonhenry94
Jun 243 min read
Herbal Water Infusions in Your Daily Life
If I were to guess, I’d say that you reading this right now, make an infusion every day. Coffee is an infusion! Not only coffee but tea...
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Michael Hoskins
May 234 min read
Survival Trees: Nature's Lifesavers
Introduction Becoming a survivalist means learning how to use the resources in the wild to stay alive. And guess what? Trees are the...
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shannonhenry94
May 163 min read
How to Encapsulate Powdered Herbs
Regrettably, many supplements are untrustworthy or as effective as they should be. So make your own!
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Michael Hoskins
Apr 253 min read
The Extraordinary First Aid Benefits of Cattails: A Comprehensive Guide to Nature's Survival Toolkit
In the vast tapestry of nature, certain plants stand out as remarkable allies in the realm of first aid and survival.
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shannonhenry94
Apr 123 min read
Harvesting Herbs Part II - Drying Herbs
On any given day, you could step into my kitchen see greenery hanging while smelling the sweet scent of herbs.
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John Miller
Apr 84 min read
Helicopters Everywhere!
This is a great time to start learning to identify plants, whether edible or not.
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The RiverWinds
Mar 294 min read
Cherokee Herbal Moment - Dogwood
The Cherokee have passed down the knowledge of plant medicines throughout their generations. This knowledge encompasses the belief that...
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John Miller
Mar 226 min read
It's Spring (Well, Almost)
Here in Tennessee, it’s starting to warm up occasionally, and feel like spring. New greens are popping up, waiting to be identified and...
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kenzblank
Mar 202 min read
Ramping Up Your health!
Let's talk RAMPS The botanical name: Allium tricoccum Related to leeks, onions, and garlic There are white ramps and red ramps. They are...
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shannonhenry94
Mar 83 min read
How to Harvest and Use Medicine From Nature, Part 1 - Identifying and Harvesting
The history of medicine precedes that of the modern pharmaceutical industry by many centuries. Our medicine has relied on the medicinal...
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The RiverWinds
Mar 41 min read
The Cherokee Lying Tree (American Red Bud)
Da-yi-go-gi means Liar in Tsalagi, the language of the Cherokee. It is called this because it is the first tree to bloom before the last...
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John Miller
Feb 129 min read
Wild Food, Cultivated Eyes
No, not potato eyes, your eyes. One of the definitions of cultivate, is to acquire or develop (a quality or skill). The skill I want...
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John Miller
Jan 1910 min read
WILD (AND SOMETIMES WOOLY) EDIBLES
The term “wild edible” describes those plants that we have to locate and “catch” as opposed to the domesticated plants that are sold in...
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