This conversation string was moved here from 'Foraging', where it was erroneously posted. Foraging is a search for un-cultivated wild plants. The topic of sprouts belongs here because it deals with food production. Here's the conversation: I'm not trusting my area to be fallout free, so I'm storing ...

This is an exercise in foraging for food - on your property! Are you interested? It might prove helpful to anyone reading this. Do some research and see what edibles are growing wild on your property and report back here. So far, I have found: staghorn sumac, dandelion (leaves, blossoms, root), and ...

For your discernment:

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You are correct - I've seen photos of people who overdid it. There is a scientific name for the condition but it escapes me.

One thing that made me sit up and take notice of silver, is that Curad (about two years ago) introduced a bandage (like a band-aid) treated with colloidal silver.

The one thing I find hard to stomach (no pun intended) from the 'medical community' is that I believe a physician AND patient should work in concert with each other, both on information for a diagnosis by the professional and agreement on a course of action. Oftentimes the professional will ignore a...

A friend just sent this to me. I don't use colloidal silver but I know some people who do and swear by it. Comments? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Monday, February 06, 2006 This email has been a long time in the making as I don't recommend products unless I...

UPDATE: I wanted to give an update on our chimney and fireplace insert. We had the chimney sweep in Monday and he inspected it from the top of the chimney to the bottom. He said it was VERY clean and free from build-up. I had read on another web site that when burning pallets they burn extremely ho...

If you're certain that your pressure canner is calibrated, then there is no reason not to can raw pack. We do this with chicken and we have done it with sausage such as kielbasa. We used the last of the sausage which was 8 years old. I like hot pack so you can add some broth; we always braise or par...

Just make sure the storage area is dark and cool.

Our grandson came to us last night and was worried about what to do with last-year's game meat in their freezer. He just got his tags for deer, antelope, and elk. They are well-stocked with antelope and venison and he was worried that it would go to waste if he is able to bag some game this year. Wi...

We're fortunate in that our detached garage has a length-long covered "patio" on the side with a concrete pad. I have two rows of wood, one on each side of the patio with a path down the center. The left side is the "flat wood" I cut from pallets and the right side is whatever wo...

We have a fireplace insert in the living room and use it as our primary heat source during cold weather. I hear pros and cons about this, but our primary source of wood is wood pallets that I cut up with a reciprocating saw. My son, who is a trucker, told us how to look out for treated pallets and n...

Imagine my surprise when I discovered a tree growing just off our back deck had foraging properties! I didn't know what the tree was but with a little research discovered it was a 'Staghorn Sumac' and that the clustered berries are used to make 'Sumac Lemonade'. The young stems can also be peeled an...