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Survival in the Wasteland: January 2013
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Survival in the Wasteland. Thursday, January 24, 2013. Thoughts on arts and crafts pt.1. The way we make things is very important to us. We strive for beauty and functionality in everything we craft, and we long for a return to beauty in the things we use everyday. Following are thoughts on arts and crafts that i simply couldn't have stated more clearly, so i'll echo th' words of th' late Soetsu Yanagi as translated by Bernard Leach, from the book The Unknown Craftsman. The Facts have to be faced concern...
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Survival in the Wasteland: "Now kids, never play with fire."
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Survival in the Wasteland. Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Now kids, never play with fire.". We recently held a traditional fire making class for kids. It was a cold day, 12 degrees fahrenheit and snowy, yet still th' kids came out. What a great day to make fire. Learning how to make fire with many different methods is a very empowering skill set to have. Fire is one of the basic elements, and has been used by mankind through out history. Why, i wonder, did we trade fire for electricity. The snow packed down qu...
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Survival in the Wasteland: Wild foods of Northern Colorado
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Survival in the Wasteland. Wednesday, October 19, 2011. Wild foods of Northern Colorado. Wild foods of northern Colorado,. Specifically Ft. Collins and surrounding areas. Only food parts that we've actually eaten are listed. Let Food be thy Medicine, and Medicine be thy Food. Acorn Elm - (seeds). Salsify - (flower, stalks and buds, roots) Linden - (leaves, flowers, berries). Black Locust (flowers, beans) Burdock - (flower stalk, leaf petioles, root). Apples - (who knows how many kinds? Clover - (red and ...
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Survival in the Wasteland: May 2013
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Survival in the Wasteland. Tuesday, May 28, 2013. Foraging Tour and Oil Lamps. We just led our first official Foraging tour, and were pleasantly surprised at how well it went. We had about twenty folks there, and planned th tour for two hours. But as always with foraging, theres no end of surprises. . Rosemary with a nicely twisted string. Th kids in their hobo shelter. Links to this post. Friday, May 10, 2013. Stalking th' wild Asparagus, and other spring goodies. On these, and how to find them amongst ...
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Survival in the Wasteland: December 2012
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Survival in the Wasteland. Tuesday, December 04, 2012. Sinew Backed Hackberry Bow. Finally, if the student be observant, the arrow will write for him long chapters about the people, the fishes, birds and beasts of the separate regions and their peculiar habits. From North American Bows, Arrows and Quivers by Otis T. Mason, 1893. Finished up my favorite bow to date- it's a sinew backed hackberry. Measures 62 inches nock to nock- pulls 48 pounds at 26 inches of draw. Nice little design/knot on belly fade.
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A man, a blade and a field. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Vermont Hand Mowers Gather. August 17, 2016. After making plans for years to go to the Addison County Fair and Field Days (Vermont) to be part of the gathering of scythers, only to see those plans thwarted by work, this year finally the stars aligned. And I am so glad they did. Lucien Paquette sharpening his scythe. Every category had great and experience mowers. The equipment also was impressive. I saw a great variety of...
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Survival in the Wasteland: November 2012
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Survival in the Wasteland. Tuesday, November 20, 2012. Black Walnut Husk Dye. Just a short post to show what can be done with black walnut husks. Here's a couple of Linden spoons before th' dyeing process. To make th' dye/stain i saved a bunch of husks from th' summer- Then when i was ready for it i simply boiled then in a large pot for about two hours, strain and voila! While th' husks were boiling i dropped th' spoons and a pair of linen pants in there for th' last hour. Tuesday, November 13, 2012.
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Survival in the Wasteland: Spring, 2014
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Survival in the Wasteland. Tuesday, May 27, 2014. Th' Thunder beings are very active this year. This is a good sign, it will be a great year. Here are some photos of spring. Would you like a mushroom? Foraging is hard work. August 10, 2014 at 10:13 PM. I love the pics! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Old West, Colorado, United States. View my complete profile. Ft Collins Wild Foods. Montana plant life, excellent wild plant site. North House Folk School. What in the Wild. Wild Foods From Dirt to P...
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Survival in the Wasteland: May 2014
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Survival in the Wasteland. Tuesday, May 27, 2014. Th' Thunder beings are very active this year. This is a good sign, it will be a great year. Here are some photos of spring. Would you like a mushroom? Foraging is hard work. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). The Old West, Colorado, United States. View my complete profile. Ft Collins Wild Foods. Montana plant life, excellent wild plant site. North House Folk School. What in the Wild. Good Foraging, Food, and Plant Guides. There are a few fron...
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Survival in the Wasteland: April 2013
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Survival in the Wasteland. Friday, April 19, 2013. Wild carrot first year rosette. Sane plant pulled up. Wild Carrots adorned all th' roadsides in East Texas. Here's a picture of th' Texas state flower, th' Blue Bonnet. I love these because they grow in giant patches, amongst all the other wild flowers, and cover th' medians and road sides in brilliant hues. I imagine a time before roads, and think how colorful th' world used to be. Another favorite was th' wood sorrel, or Oxalis. On a trip to the ocean ...