Survival Training

Survival Training

Always be prepared for the worst case scenario! Become an expert survivalist. Learn how to build a fire in the woods or extinguish one in your home. Survive an earthquake or a flood, keep the wilderness at bay, make an emergency stove, kill insects, make weapons and tie a variety of knots. Sharpen your survival skills whether you are stranded on a desert island or the next contestant on Survivor.

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How to eat Daylily
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Eat Daylily

Learn from Green Deane about the daylily, a classic wild food whose variations might not be edible.

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How to eat Amaranth
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Eat Amaranth

Learn from Green Deane about Amaranth, a long-cultivated but also wild vegetable and grain.

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How to eat cactus (Opuntia)
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Eat cactus (Opuntia)

Learn from Green Deane about edible cactus, far more common than people think..

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How to eat Spiderwort (Tradescantia)
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Eat Spiderwort (Tradescantia)

Learn from Green Deane about Spiderwort a spring green that is available for two or more seasons of the year.

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How to eat Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule)
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Eat Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule)

Learn from Green Deane about Henbit, a spring green you might not have noticed. It has a slightly different taste than other new greens.

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How to eat Plantagos or Plantains
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Eat Plantagos or Plantains

Learn from Green Deane about Plantagos (Plantains) a spring and summer green near you.

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How to eat chickweed (Stellaria)
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Eat chickweed (Stellaria)

Learn from Green Deane how to identify and prepare chickweed, short-lived spring time green.

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How to eat thistles
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Eat thistles

Learn from Green Deane how to identify and prepare thistles, which are spring time greens from around the world.

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How to eat rumex (Sorrel)
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Eat rumex (Sorrel)

Learn from Green Deane how to identify and prepare Rumex (Sorrel) a spring time green around the world.

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How to eat sassafras & mulberry
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Eat sassafras & mulberry

Learn with Green Deane how to recognize and use Sassafras and Mulberry.

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How to prepare pokeweed
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Prepare pokeweed

Learn with Green Deane how to recognize and prepare pokeweed, a controversial spring green.

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How to eat peppergrass or Lepidium Virgini
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Eat peppergrass or Lepidium Virgini

Learn how to recognize and use peppergrass, Lepidium virginicum, a springtime salad ingredient, pot herb, and spice.

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How to eat wild mustard greens
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Eat wild mustard greens

Learn with Green Deane how to recognize and prepare wild mustard, Brassica ssp.

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How to eat wild lettuce and sow thistle
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Eat wild lettuce and sow thistle

Learn with Green Deane how to recognize and prepare wild lettuce and sow thistle, lactuca and sonchus.

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How to eat Crepis Japonica
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Eat Crepis Japonica

Learn with Green Deane how to recognize and prepare Crepis Japonica, (youngia japonica) a springtime salad ingredient and pot herb.

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How to itemize wild plants for eating
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Itemize wild plants for eating

This video with Green Deane covers a general approach to foraging, how to find a local teacher, and five quick guidelines.

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How to know which plants are edible
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Know which plants are edible

You can learn how to eat the weeds by watching this video. Green Deane's foraging techniques are usable anywhere.

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How to build a primitive bow
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Build a primitive bow

Make a bow using Stone Age tools. You don't have to find a cave or anything--you can always do it in your backyard!

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How to straighten a cane to build an atlatl
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Straighten a cane to build an atlatl

Check out this video on making a cane atlatl dart, starting by straightening the cane dart blank.

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How to make an atlatl
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Make an atlatl

Make a generic North American style atlatl from the American Southwest with advice from this "paleo" survivalist.

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