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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...
Sara F. Hathaway
Nov 16, 20172 min read


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...
Sara F. Hathaway
Jul 12, 20171 min read


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...
Sara F. Hathaway
Mar 21, 20164 min read


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...
Sara F. Hathaway
Sep 7, 20154 min read


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...
Sara F. Hathaway
Aug 24, 20153 min read


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...
Sara F. Hathaway
Jun 18, 20152 min read


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...
Sara F. Hathaway
Mar 10, 20153 min read


Parsley
Parsley (Petroselunum crispum, P. Hortense, P. Sativum) Parsley is most identifiable as a garnish that you find on your plate but it has...
Sara F. Hathaway
Feb 27, 20154 min read


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...
Sara F. Hathaway
Feb 13, 20152 min read


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...
Sara F. Hathaway
Dec 24, 20143 min read


Yarrow
Yarrow (Achillea Millefolium) The Yarrow plant has an interesting history. The name Achillea is quoted in many texts as having come from...
Sara F. Hathaway
Dec 3, 20143 min read


Burdock
Burdock (Arctium minus) Burdock is another transplant to North America from Europe and Asia. It likes to grow in moist soil and usually...
Sara F. Hathaway
Nov 29, 20143 min read


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....
Sara F. Hathaway
Nov 19, 20143 min read


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....
Sara F. Hathaway
Oct 10, 20142 min read


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...
Sara F. Hathaway
Sep 28, 20142 min read


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,...
Sara F. Hathaway
May 20, 20143 min read
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