Wild Foraging: Thistle
Thistle: Milk Weed (Silybum Marianum) If you live in the west the Milk Weed Thistle is a plant you will know well. It invades everything...
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Sara F. Hathaway
- Jul 12, 2017
- 1 min
Wild Foraging: Cattails
Wild Foraging: Cattails The boys and I taste different parts of cattails while out on the trail. Subscribe to Author Sara F. Hathaway on...
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Sara F. Hathaway
- Mar 21, 2016
- 4 min
Survival Foraging: Stinging Nettle
Stinging Nettle (Urtica Dioica) Stinging Nettle is a plant that you have probably seen before. Maybe you cursed it for giving you a...
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Sara F. Hathaway
- Sep 7, 2015
- 4 min
Acorn Granola Bars
As the weather in northern California starts to cool a little and tantalize us with a break from the oppressive heat, the acorns start to...
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Sara F. Hathaway
- Aug 24, 2015
- 3 min
Cayenne: More than just a cooking spice
After my interview for The Changing Earth Podcast with Cat Ellis, Author of Life-Saving Herbs, Essential Oils and Natural Remedies for...
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Sara F. Hathaway
- Jun 18, 2015
- 2 min
Oak Bark Astringent
Oaks (Quercus) Oak trees are found though out the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere, making them a very common site on many...
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Sara F. Hathaway
- Mar 10, 2015
- 3 min
Bee Pollen, A Prepper's Dream
Bee Pollen, A Must for Every Survivalist's Pantry I came across this little miracle quite by accident. Here in California we are in...
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Sara F. Hathaway
- Feb 27, 2015
- 4 min
Parsley
Parsley (Petroselunum crispum, P. Hortense, P. Sativum) Parsley is most identifiable as a garnish that you find on your plate but it has...
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Sara F. Hathaway
- Feb 13, 2015
- 2 min
Day After Disaster Discussion #7
This is a topic that is near and dear to my heart. I have always had a close relationship with nature. As I grew older, I found out that...
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Sara F. Hathaway
- Dec 24, 2014
- 3 min
Peppermint, Not Just a Christmas Candy
Peppermint (Mentha Piperita) There are over 600 types of mint today and they continue to be bred to enhance certain qualities of each...
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Sara F. Hathaway
- Dec 3, 2014
- 3 min
Yarrow
Yarrow (Achillea Millefolium) The Yarrow plant has an interesting history. The name Achillea is quoted in many texts as having come from...
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Sara F. Hathaway
- Nov 29, 2014
- 3 min
Burdock
Burdock (Arctium minus) Burdock is another transplant to North America from Europe and Asia. It likes to grow in moist soil and usually...
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Sara F. Hathaway
- Nov 19, 2014
- 3 min
Acorn Tea
A very knowledgeable gentleman, Doug Huffman from Sierra School of Survival, taught me how to make this while out on the trail one day....
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Sara F. Hathaway
- Oct 10, 2014
- 2 min
Plant Identification: Curly Doc
Identification: This plant may grow as high as four feet or higher. It has pointy, basil-like leaves that are commonly curled at margins....
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Sara F. Hathaway
- Sep 28, 2014
- 2 min
Plantain: The Versatile Healing Plant
What To Look For This is a low growing plant whose broad leaves look like an arrangement of ribbons. The leaves grow all the way down...
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Sara F. Hathaway
- May 20, 2014
- 3 min
Waging War with a Super Food
The dandelion originated in Asia as a food and medicine. It was brought to the United States by the Spanish and Germans. The name,...
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