Links
May 3rd, 2008 by feralkevin
Weston A Price Foundation: Weston Price studied diets from traditional and indigenous cultures from all over the world. He figured out what has consistently sustained healthy people for generations. If you are a foodist or looking for the perfect diet, this is it. It’s what our ancestors ate. Price’s research is what Sally Fallon’s Nourishing Traditions is based on.
Trackers NW: Nature Awareness, feral skills, wilderness survival school
Dream Studies: A portal for the study of dreams by Ryan Hurd. He says it, so I don’t have to. And does a better job. It also delves into shamanism, ancestral remembrance, nature awareness, archaeology, and entheogens.
Plants For a Future: Amazing plant database put together by Ken Fern covering thousands of plants and their myriad uses.
Regenerative Design Institute: Founded by Penny Livingston and James Stark, RDI is an “organization with the vision that all people can live in a mutually enhancing relationship with the earth.” Also tied to the Permaculture Institue of Northern California.
Sudden Oak Life: Lee Klinger’s research on forest decline and a holistic approach to Sudden Oak Death.
Urban Scout: The Legendary rewilder from Cascadia
Hi Kevin,
Nettles sure are good. I live in Holland where they are everywhere.
I have a suggestion…juice the nettle in a juicer, and cook many things with the pulp…it can be added to almost anything…even making pesto. Also the pulp makes great tea.
I also suggest dandelions…they are great as well. The leaves can be bitter if too old or directly in sunlight, but the unopened flower buds when sauteed taste like mild mushroom. The flower petals can be sprinkled onto salad to add color and nutrition..
-cheers
Bill Freeman
i saw your salsify youtube and was interested in growing some in tucson. do you think it will grow here? how do i find seeds for feral plants? i saw some salsify for sale on line but it didn’t sound like the same variety you are growing. are they all the same?
thanks, patrick
I have never been to Tuscon, it will grow there as long as you have 100+ days of not overly freezing or baking hot. There is the black salsify, which is very different, and then the common purple flowered one like in my videos, and there is the yellow flowered version that sometimes grows in the wildlands around here. I would suggest trying to find one in your area, it makes a huge goats beard like seed head. Pull over the car, and grab them. Sow them immediately and they need to stay wet for a long time before they will sprout. Compost or mulch can help with this. The seeds do not store well.