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Survival Trees  When we think of trees in survival situations, we tend to gravitate to the obvious. Trees give us wood for our campfires. They provide structure for shelters, materials from which shelters can be built. These are all accurate ...

  It’s related to and often confused for blueberries, and has a time-honored role in both folk and herbal medicine. It is the bilberry, a delicious blue fruit that can be distinguished from blueberries by looking at the flesh. The ...

Passion flower was discovered in 1569 in Peru by Spanish explorers, who prepared teas from the leaves of the plant and soon realized its relaxing and sedative properties. The word spread of this incredible plant, and it soon became popular ...

Chances are you have chickweed growing in your backyard. But did you know this herb has multiple medicinal purposes? It grows between four and 12 inches long and produces small, yellow and green leaves. Small white flowers also develop on ...

Our ancient ancestors developed remarkable medicinal solutions from nature. One of those was herbal teas. Herbal teas involve an infusion of certain leaves, roots or bark in hot water to leach out certain chemicals and nutrients that have curative or ...

There are many herbs in the world that can be useful when used appropriately. Misuse however, can lead to illness and even death. Arnica is such a plant. When used appropriately, arnica can be a powerful medicinal. However, it also ...

An old Croatian proverb went like this: “All mushrooms are edible, some only once.” The meaning: Yes, many mushrooms are delicious and nutritious, but many also are quite poisonous. If you are not an experienced and competent collector and cannot ...

The tamarack tree is an oddity. It is the duck-billed platypus of the tree world, refusing to be solidly classified into any one category. Part softwood, part hardwood, and completely unique, the tamarack is a distinctive component of the northern ...

Spring is here, which means homeowners and homesteaders across the country are checking the blades and changing the oil on their mowers. But before you cut the grass for the first time, make sure you aren’t mowing over beneficial weeds ...

Growing herbs for use in the kitchen allows you to add a freshness to the table that store-bought herbs can never produce. Whether grown in a small plot designed especially for a kitchen herb garden, in containers along the patio ...