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Sunflower Heads and Millet Sprays: Nature’s Foraging ToysForaging toys are the latets and hottest trend in companion bird products. Yet the best foraging toys are not the plastic and cardboard contraptions seen at pet stores, but food the way nature offers it: in sprays and flower heads.- How to Forage from Cactus and Palm TreesForaging has become a lot more popular lately. This is for a very good reason, as it’s an easy, environmentally friendly to get food for free and have fun at the same time. This article goes through some more niche plants.
- How to Determine If Foraged Material is Poisonous Using the US Army Edibility TestEven if you don’t know exactly what foods to forage in the area, there is a way to test if food is poisonous. This is actually taught in the United States Army, and they know their stuff!
- How to Avoid Poisonous Plants when ForagingForaging is always a nice hobby to have; it can get you food quickly and easily. However, there are obvious risks
- How To, and Why You Should, Forage for DandelionsToday, I’ll be discussing the culinary uses of possibly one of the most easily noticed plants – the dandelion!
How Urban Food Foraging Can Supplement Your Garden HarvestNow that fall is around the corner, my garden is bursting with produce that's ready for harvesting.
Urban Foraging for Free Ingredients Around SeattleBudget-friendly meals do not come any cheaper than free.- Safe Foraging TipsForaging can be a lot of fun if you know what you are looking for and it can also save you money. But before you get out there in the woods and start filling your bags, it is important to do your research and to forage safely.
Save Money by ForagingForaging for food is an ancient human activity that is still practiced in many parts of the world today. Here are some ideas on how to get started.
Wild Plants in the Winter: Foraging TipsForaging for plants is a hobby for some, a necessity for others. Look for berries, nuts, tree products and more. These can be turned into healthy nourishment, or made into products like jams, teas or herbal treatments.
Horse Health: Types of Hay & ForageThis article discusses the varieties of hay and forage that are nutritionally suitable for horses, their health benefits, as well as the importance of feeding highly quality roughage.
Alternative Forms of Forage for Your HorseThree alternative forage options for your horse to help to stretch the amount of hay you use when hay is hard to afford or hard to find.
Top 7 Resources for Learning to Safely Forage for Wild FoodHow can you know (or learn) that the foods you are foraging are safe to eat. Consider these 7 resources to set you on the right path in your hunt for wild food treasures.- Modern Day Wild Food ForagingFrom gourmet cooks to raw foodists, from homesteaders to those who just want to live a healthier, more Eco-friendly life style, wild edible foods are making it to the menu.
- The Impact of Economic Systems on the Ju/'hoansi BushmenThe article examines the negative impact globalization has on food-foraging societies.
Phoenix Foodie Teaches the Art of Urban ForagingNearly every week, Ian Feck-Stoudt leads an "urban foraging" session. He shows participants what edible plants grow all around them - and hopes they'll bring their own information to add to his knowledge.
Survival ForagingMany of the early tribal societies were known as "hunter gatherer societies". A hunter gatherer society did not farm or stay in one location; they moved and took what they needed from the land.- Learning How to Find and Harvest Edible Wild Plants: Foraging for Food and FunForaging is the act of wild harvesting edible wild plants. In every corner of the world, and in all climates there are foods that are edible, delicious and life sustaining. From the lowly tumbleweed to wild blackberries and tangy sorrel.
Saving Money: Foraged Foods Help Feed Your Family for LessWhy endure food-cost inflation when you can learn to feed yourself and your family for much, much less? Foraging isn't just a fun and fulfilling pastime anymore. In this new era of food insecurity, it's a responsible and sensible frugality.- Colored Monkey Vision: For Foraging, Not MatingAccording to researchers at Ohio University, primates developed red and orange skin and hair color after they were able to visually perceive red, not before.
Basic Anthropology - Modes of Production: Foraging, Horticulturalist, PastoralistPastoralist Pastoralist generally have around 10 people for every square kilometer, this is due to the need for land for the herded animals. A good example of a Pastoralist civilization is the Nuer Herderi of Sudan- Foraging: The World of Wild Edible FoodBackground information on foraging for wild edible plants, the varieties and uses in nature, and how we can use them in cooking and preservation.
- A Halloween DateTwo young friends meet in the cemetery at midnight on Halloween hoping to see some ghosts. Will they find what they are looking for?
- How to Forage for Mallow, Chickweed, and Miner's LettuceFood is everywhere in nature. You just have to know where to look.
- Adding to the Locavore's LibraryThe "Feast Nearby" by Robin Mather is a combination of things - an adventure, a cookbook, a hard hitting revelation on what modern food does to us and our environment - but it feels like a meditative ramble in the woods with a comfortable friend.
- Common Greenshank FactsCommon greenshank facts and information; describing where they live, what they eat, as well as how they mate and raise their young.
Consider Haylage in Great Britain or Silage in America as a Substitute for Over Priced HayHay is at an all-time high price wise, if you can find it, in some parts of America. We felt your pain in the UK during the past couple of winters. Haylage or Silage is a great alternative forage to consider for your horses.- SurvivalA poem about trying to survive in life when times are hard.
The Killing of the WasselhogEvil red sun sucking life from all who come in contact, foraging for food, hunting and succeeding. praise to the god who bestowed this great treasure to them. Happy and content with obstacles which can be overcome.- Greater Bilby FactsFacts and information about the greater bilby. Describing their habitat, diet, and even their mating habits.
- The Depth of UsI poem about feeling lost in love.
Florida Edible CattailEdible plants in Florida are many. Learn which parts of the cattail to eat and how to prepare them. How to harvest, prepare, and eat cattail.
Meditation and InspirationSermons are written with deep thought and hopefully with a great message.
A Golden ThanksgivingA Thanksgiving poem about the sights, scents, and feelings of this holiday season.
The Euell Gibbons I Knew - Part IIWe live in a vastly complex society which has been able to provide us with a multitude of material things, and this is good, but people are beginning to suspect we have paid a high spiritual price for our plenty. - Euell Gibbons- The Euell Gibbons I KnewWe live in a vastly complex society which has been able to provide us with a multitude of material things, and this is good, but people are beginning to suspect we have paid a high spiritual price for our plenty. - Euell Gibbons
Why Choose Runner Ducks Over Other Breeds?If you ever wanted ducks, you have to give Indian Runner ducks a try. They are one of the best investments I ever made! Read 2 learn more...- DragonAn excerpt of something not used for anything else.
Enjoy Peace at SunriseThere is something peaceful about being outside at sunrise. Regardless of where you live, you can enjoy the solitude and the ability to "tune in" to your surroundings.- VulnerabilityThe only way to fall in love fully is to make yourself vulnerable to being hurt. This poem describes this phenomenon.
