I spent the weekend assisting Hank with his Primitive skills class, and as always, I probably learned as much as some of the students. Hank also called in Amanda from the Oxbow Center in Port St. Lucie, who is a fountain of information, both regarding Florida’s flora and fauna, as well as topics like blowguns, […]
Rat Tail Radish, or Edible Radish Seed Pods
Last year, my garden went crazy with radishes, not a bad thing, but we had more than enough to eat, so I left some to go to seed. I was trying to get seeds for the following season, in an attempt to duplicate my success in saving yard-long bean seeds.
Prepper ‘Fast Food’
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 […]
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
Review – www.zennioptical.com
I spoke about Zenni Optical a while back, but had never actually tried them out. Well, last week, I received my first order from them, and I’m impressed enough that I thought I’d share.
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.
It’s now too late for some…
..let’s hope others learn from it. Hurricane Sandy, Frakenstorm, or my favorite (coined by the artist of my FloridaHillbilly logo), The SnowBlowicane,
SHTF TV – picking them apart – Revolution
This is a series I’ve wanted to do for a while. Some shows do a fair job at portraying “What might happen if…” type scenarios…some fall very short though. The good news is that the more SHTF TV is shown, the more sheep start to think about the possibility of things going wrong, and hopefully, start them […]