Learning about survival, wild edibles

Been there and done that a dude on iTunes do great video on wild edibles .

You won't. Be going out looking for Jap knot weed but when found note it down .
As when the poop hits it can be a resource

Merriweather is a genius with wild edibles. When I was on FB I was friends with him and sent him a few messages and have a good convo about wild edibles.

Now I just need to find some time to get back out to the woods instead of stuck behind a computer working.

What use is jap knotweed,

We are trying to eradicate here in Ireland

Ya, he is pretty cool. I would like to attend his class at frontier days.


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Mark told me about these edible weeds while at this class. I ran out and ate them.( after 100% positive I.D. )

I've gone into the wild. ampm minimarkets. shell stations. a rare 711 here and there.

so you go in and you stuff a cheese danish in your pocket. then leave. wild edibles. or go to the food market. because when society collapses I'm raiding the electronics store like everybody else and pawning my ass for shelter.

eat the young shoots *steam them or boil.
.. once they get to tall they become woody.

i like them with apple cider vinegar, salt.

Where I live, there are over 300 species of wild edibles, many of them both nutritious and medicinal. I have 8 books on edible plants in my area, and during my weekly hikes, I try to identify new ones I didn't know about.

If SHTF, I'll probably have found a least a hundred by then, and my family and I will never go hungry. Just last week, I found a 70'x30' field completely filled with Mallow.

Any prepper ought to seriously study wild edible plants. Food storage only goes so far, and you may become separated from your stash before then. It you can hunt, trap, or fish, you'll need plant food for vital nutrients. Anyone ever hear of "rabbit starvation"?

Good thread but...

Rabbit starvation is a deficiency possible if your diet consists of only rabbits... Supposedly by eating the offal of the rabbit it can be prevented (though I vaguely recall the suggestion that the offal be eaten raw)

Rabbit is too lean

Hey wild edibles? Ever eat anything from the Eleagnus species? Goumi? Autumn olives? So-Shang?

Lee Reich is another author you would like. His unusual fruits book is excellent.

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Last Edited by Anemone Reef AK on 01/07/2017 08:57 PM

why are they not carrying guns? maybe concealed?

Japanese knotweed is a great source of resveratrol and has lots of alternative medicine uses.

nice thread

I saw markus rothkranz DVD about a yr ago on this type of stuff.

It was good & u just sold me on buying his book on the same subject.
So thank u.

I just need to know if juniper berries are edible.

Why bother? No one's going to survive.

yes.

. depends on the type of juniper

THanks W.E. I always appreciate your post. Love th catfish video's.

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I was carrying mine. In the small of my back.

thanks, I have fun learning and making the videos.

Cannibalism... Apparently, the blood of children is the fountain of youth...

I think you may be OFF TOPIC

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The peterson's field guide is the most complete. Start by learning the weeds in your yard; dendelion, plantain, chickweed that can be found nearly year round unless you live up North. Tom Brown jr teaches the big 4; pine, oak, cattail and grasses. You can't eat grass but most seeds are edible. Just make sure to positively identify anything you eat. I know damn near every plant where I live though it would still be a challenge to keep myself healthy year round - something you can't do without supplemental meat.

video reminds of a 3 hr class I taught where we didn't get 100 ft down the trail there were so many edible plants.

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