I looked skeptically into the jar I was holding. A whiff of fermentation greeted me. Small bubbles gave the surface of the sourdough starter a foamy look. I gave the soured batter another whiff. Yes, without a doubt. I had created an Accidental Sourdough Starter. This accident of good fortune would be my main food […]
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Harvesting Ripe Elderberries
In this How to article. You will learn how to harvest ripe elderberries with tips and tricks to make your harvesting elderberry simpler.
Lemon Balm: herbal tea for stress
Melissa officinalis or Lemon Balm in common speak. Is a member of the mint family (Lamiaceae). A medicinal, square stemmed herb originating from southern Europe. Lemon Balm is now a naturalized medicinal plant in the US and Canada. Sometimes called Bee Balm as honeybees favor this herbaceous plant. Mildly antiviral, the hairy leaves made into […]
Woniya Buckskin
Ancestral Skills expert Woniya Thibeault shown here. Woniya operates Buckskin Revolution and survived 70-Days in the Arctic as a contestant on the TV series ALONE. Woniya was to join us as a guest instructor during First Circle Camp in 2020. But alas the Pandemic made that impossible. However, we look forward to the future where […]
Survival Bush Craft
Survival Bush Craft has a long history in north America where people of the northlands relied on bush skills to survive the brutal north country winters. Survival Bush Craft What is bushcraft? The definition is – “skill in anything pertaining to bush country.” These survival skills that came about from wilderness living in the Boreal […]