The Adirondack tribe gained its name from the Iroquois word for “bark eaters”, as they would prepare and eat the inner bark of a number...

So here it is, late February and all in sight is covered in snow, a very challenging season for animals and foragers alike. Although I...

Mushrooms have been broadly recognized for their medicinal properties by many cultures throughout history. Modern Western Medicine,...

I’m often asked what I can find to harvest at this time of year, with a hefty coating of snow on the ground. Well, funnily enough, this...

Almost 40 years ago, my wife and I invested in a piece of land up in the wilds of NY state, which consisted of roughly 40 acres of...

WINTER WOODLAND VISITORS For some reason, folks find it hard to believe that you can find flowers blooming in the woods in the middle of...

One of the primary needs of man is shelter, especially during the colder months. If one were to find oneself lost in the woods at this...

There have been occasions on which my plant knowledge has come in handy, outside of their uses as food or medicine. I recall a time, for...

Our survivalist friend Barry and his brother Paul practiced their skills by hiking up to a secret survival shelter that they had built on...

I am always pleased, when I am successfully able to put my survival abilities into practice. After all, I have spent many long and often...

Those of us who feel at one with nature have much to share with the rest of society. In uncertain times, nature is one of the few things...

For those folks who registered on my blog and found yourself receiving a notification every time somebody farted, I think we’ve fixed it....

As I sit here writing this, a steady snow is coming down outside, covering up what remains of my plant friends. Tomorrow, we will wake up...

When my daughter was young, we used to have fun in the weeks leading up to the holidays, in making decorations, little sculptures and...

Winter is not a great time for foraging, as there is very little to gather, particularly when snow covers the ground. However, one of the...

At this time of year (December), many foragers in our part of the world will have given up on harvesting from the wild, save for...

This is my first official post on this web site - the first of many. The others you see here are selected from my more popular Facebook...

If you have access to a patch of dandelions that haven't been sprayed, try digging up some roots and turning them into a tasty coffee...

For many of us, acorns are a big pest with very few uses. They rain down upon everything in sight, cluttering up driveways and gutters,...