Exploring the Benefits of Sorrel as a Healthy Snack Option
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.
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John Miller
- Aug 7
- 4 min
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 10
- 7 min
Goodness Starts With P
Today I’ll be talking about pines and plantains (not the bananas), both of which have medicinal and edible qualities. I’m going to focus...
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Michael Hoskins
- May 23
- 4 min
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 16
- 3 min
How to Encapsulate Powdered Herbs
Let’s face it, herbs can more than often taste like the dirt it grew in. For this reason, the majority of people find themselves in a...
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Michael Hoskins
- Apr 25
- 3 min
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. Among them, the...
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shannonhenry94
- Apr 12
- 3 min
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. They hang in any empty...
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John Miller
- Mar 22
- 6 min
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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The RiverWinds
- Mar 20
- 3 min
Ramping Up Your Health! The Various Cherokee Uses for Ramps
Let's Talk RAMPS Ramps? What in the world is a ramp? The locals affectionately call them mountain leeks, and it is one of the most...
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John Miller
- Feb 12
- 9 min
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 19
- 10 min
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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