My household is a hurricane-ready one. We have plans for food, water, and several options for providing power in the event of another hurricane hitting this area. We went through several before, so have some idea what the aftermath is like, so can plan for many things we know may occur. As to the food […]
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Guest Post: BlueTang makes Jagerwurst, Keilbasa and Buckboard Bacon
Today is Election day 2012. What better subject to write about than “pork”? BlueTang made some tasty meat products last weekend. He sent me some pics…and being a man of few words, he “allowed” me to
Camping – Fun, Training, and Therapy
With the hot Florida weather behind us, we can now start thinking about getting outside to do more activities that benefit from not dealing with heat stress, like camping. Living in the outdoors for days, sometimes weeks, on end make for quality time for relaxing times and good memories. They also make great opportunities for learning
How To Remove the Husk from a Coconut (And Respect Your Elders)
I’ve covered getting the water out of a green coconut, and how to open the nut itself, but recently realized I never showed how I get the nut out of the husk in order to get to the meat of an older, more mature coconut. A friend that works with my wife recently sent some fresh […]
Garlic Chives, a Florida replacement for Ramps
Let me start with explaining what ramps are. Ramps, Allium tricoccum, also known as wild leek, wild garlic, and ramson (though ramson is actually a European cousin, and probably the source for the name “ramps”). Ramps grow mostly in the mountains of the eastern North America, from South Carolina to Canada.
Instant Lacto-Paleo Chocolate Mousse
This one is for my buddy, BlueTang, a skinny diabetic, who has had his share of shit-sandwiches force-fed to him. I hope this offsets some of the taste 🙂 I have been on a salad binge the last couple weeks, particularly enjoying Caesar salad for its anchovies. Gotta LOVE a salty little fish that makes […]
Review: The ULTIMATE Long term storage item – Yoder’s Bacon
My 9 year-old stayed with my mom for the weekend, and was telling her about this wonderful product we stock for emergencies, and my mom was quizzing me about it. I realized I had never written about it here, so I think it’s about time.
Paleo Hot Chocolate
This one is short, and almost sweet. I ran across a post on Mark’s Daily Apple regarding the health benefits of eating high-cacao dark chocolate. Healthy fats, flavanols, lower blood pressure, improved LDL/HDL numbers, increased insulin sensitivity, and other benefits from consuming this “horrid” stuff. My wife likes dark chocolate, and I’ve grown to like […]
Another Coconut Obsession
I’ve always kicked around the idea of marketing dehydrated water….I’m guessing I’d make a killing for the ultralight hiking crowd….I just never took the initiative to get the product line started…..then researching, I found someone had beat me to it 🙁 Along those same lines, I was thinking about
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Visiting Green Earth Survival School
Back in March, I had another opportunity to help out with the 2 Day Basic Survival Course at Green Earth Survival School. The course covers Shelter, Water Purification, Lost-Proofing, Signalling, Map & Compass usage, a nature walk to identify currently available edible and useful plants, and my personal favorite and one of my obsessions, Primitive […]