Sorry I have not been writing, its been a very busy spring working long hours at work and teaching a lot on the weekends.
On a walk along the road the other day I saw a lot of great edible plants. Did not have the camera but heres a list; Hog Peanut, Ground Nut, Sumac, Ramps, Burdock, [...]
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Spring Time
Posted in Animals, Plants, Tracking, Wild Edibles, tagged Tracking on June 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Gourds
Posted in Plants, tagged primitive skills on September 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I took a gourd canteen making workshop with Cody Lundin at Winter Count this winter. I brought back a lot of seeds from my gourd and some of my classmates and planted them this spring having started them in the house. I did everything wrong from forgetting to water them to waiting to long to [...]
Latest Firemaking
Posted in Plants, friction fire on October 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
In the last week or so I got a coal from White Ash on White Ash bowdrill and several handrill coals with Horseweed on Basswood. The Horseweed is great, the best I have experience with the possible exeption of Yucca and Mule-fat but has the added bonus of growing around here.
My co-instructor Chris [...]
This years bounty and eating a little Wild.
Posted in Acorns, Animals, Plants, Wild Edibles on October 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This year has been amazingly bountiful in New England as far as wild plant food goes. The nut trees have been dumping acorns, walnuts and hickory nuts by the bucketfull, so much in some places that I have watched people slip on them like so many marbles dropped on a floor. I have [...]
Summer Day
Posted in New Fairfield, Plants, Tracking on September 9, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Classic front and hind tracks, side by side of Raccoon ( hind on right side in picture below).
Skull of Great Horned Owl the kids found at work.
Owl feathers. We found the whole skeleton, what a great teaching oppertunity. These are the small bones that surround the fixed eyes of owls. [...]
Summer
Posted in Animals, Plants on August 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I have been very behind in posting so to get back in the habit here are some pictures of interesting things I have seen this summer.
Three pairs of similar looking plants I used for a lesson at work. Close up of one of those plants. I could not ID it for sure [...]
