Edible Plant Class

[Guest brentt]

After reading the other edible plant topic I decided to see if anyone had enough plant knowledge to share and maybe do a class. Im sure alot of us could benefit from it. It is a lost art I would like to learn more about. Most people nowdays rely too much on stores and fast food. including me. We would all be better off if we could learn to be more self reliant. I can hunt but a man cannot live on meat alone and garden crops may not always do well. Thats when we could rely on ol' mother nature to provide. Is there anyone that may have the time and knowledge to contribute? Ive done my recearch online and the majority of the plants just look like poison ivy to me. If someone could demonstrate the dos and donts it would help tremendously.

[luvmyberetta]

I would suggest buying a Boy Scout handbook & checking out some of their field & survival books. There are other books on the market, but those are a good starting point. They don't have everything, but are full of great information, like which plants to stay away from. I once took a survival class when I was in Boy Scouts, but need a refresher course since it's been over a decade. I do remember eating "cattail" roots, berries, and making tea from wild tea berry leaves on a couple of outings with my dad when I was a teenager. He was a Boy Scout leader for several years and knows a lot about edible and non edible plants. He grew up in the mountains in a large and poor family and they had to know how to get extra food & hunt or go hungry sometimes.

Edited October 22, 2012 by luvmyberetta

[buck1032]

There are several good, handy books available to cover alot of what you are looking for. As I look through my stash of books I will post the titles and links about the books as I can find them

The 1st one I grabbed is "Edible Wild Plants A North American Field Guide" by Thomas S. Elias and Peter A. Dykeman

http://www.amazon.com/Edible-Wild-Plants-North-American/dp/0806974885

[UncleJak]

Teaching a class like that is my dream job, but I am a slave to regular work. I keep hoping my wife becomes a bank president so I can quit and do whatever...

[Guest brentt]

Teaching a class like that is my dream job, but I am a slave to regular work. I keep hoping my wife becomes a bank president so I can quit and do whatever...

Hope that works out for you. If you ever have some free time just give a holler and ill be more than happy to be a student.

[dralarms]

I got a PDF of the army survival guide, all the plant info is in it.

[Guest ochretoe]

I have done several programs on edible and medicinal native plants. Two of my Rangers and I are working on a whole series of programs based on self reliance. If there is enough interest I will get one of my Rangers to set up a computer file of some sort with the programs. When we get a schedule of the programs I will post it.

[Caster]

Leaves of three, let them be.

Words I learned in scouts. Words to live by.

[Guest brentt]

I have done several programs on edible and medicinal native plants. Two of my Rangers and I are working on a whole series of programs based on self reliance. If there is enough interest I will get one of my Rangers to set up a computer file of some sort with the programs. When we get a schedule of the programs I will post it.

that would be great.

[R4MBO]

I have done several programs on edible and medicinal native plants. Two of my Rangers and I are working on a whole series of programs based on self reliance. If there is enough interest I will get one of my Rangers to set up a computer file of some sort with the programs. When we get a schedule of the programs I will post it.

I would definitely be interested as well!

[buck1032]

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[Guest Azaezel]

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