Living Off The Land
There is a write-up under 'Gardens' entitled 'Survival and Famine Foods'. 'Living off the Land' is more for the woodlands and pond verge, when the implication is you are on the move and not able to forage in a garden.
(See also the section 'Primitive Living Skills', under 'Self-Sufficiency and Sustainability'.)
1. The Wildwood Survival site, http://www.wildwoodsurvival.com , is a huge resource. It is pretty much a meta-search engine, with links to many other sites. You can spend hours on this. It deals with much more than food. The material does branch out into advertising and sales, but there is a lot of useful information (try flint knapping), and you can spend hours reading.
2. The series of books by Tom Brown also of assistance in orienting the beginner to survival in the wild. The web site for his school is pretty much straight up classes and commercial. http://www.trackerschool.com/ .
3. Mother Earth News published 11 articles written by Tom Brown over a 5 year period. Links to them may be found in the Wikipedia article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Brown_(naturalist)
A look at issue 75; http://www.trackertrail.com/publications/motherearthnews/75/index.html lists 23 different species of wild plant Tom Brown relates to be edible. I have tried or heard as commonly used all but 4, and know of no reason for these others to be harmful. Not all are local to my vicinity- we have no prickly pear or green brier, but there are plenty dandelion, cat tail, chicory, plantain, stinging nettles, etc. Best to try your tolerance to these before you find yourself depending on them.
4. The book 'Into the Wild' is a cautionary tale of what can happen if you launch yourself into a wilderness experience without a trial period or a back up plan.
(See also the section 'Primitive Living Skills', under 'Self-Sufficiency and Sustainability'.)
1. The Wildwood Survival site, http://www.wildwoodsurvival.com , is a huge resource. It is pretty much a meta-search engine, with links to many other sites. You can spend hours on this. It deals with much more than food. The material does branch out into advertising and sales, but there is a lot of useful information (try flint knapping), and you can spend hours reading.
2. The series of books by Tom Brown also of assistance in orienting the beginner to survival in the wild. The web site for his school is pretty much straight up classes and commercial. http://www.trackerschool.com/ .
3. Mother Earth News published 11 articles written by Tom Brown over a 5 year period. Links to them may be found in the Wikipedia article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Brown_(naturalist)
- Shelter (Issue 71, 1981)
- Water (Issue 72, 1981)
- Fire (Issue 73, 1982)
- Hunting & Traps (Issue 74, 1982)
- Edible Plants (Issue 75, 1982)
- Survival Cooking (Issue 76, 1982)
- Animal Tracking (Issue 77, 1982)
- Making Natural Cordage (Issue 79, 1983)
- Be a Back-to-Basics Bowyer (Issue 87, 1984)
- Basic Skills & Lost Proofing (Issue 93, 1985)
- Advanced Survival Shelters (Issue 95, 1985)
A look at issue 75; http://www.trackertrail.com/publications/motherearthnews/75/index.html lists 23 different species of wild plant Tom Brown relates to be edible. I have tried or heard as commonly used all but 4, and know of no reason for these others to be harmful. Not all are local to my vicinity- we have no prickly pear or green brier, but there are plenty dandelion, cat tail, chicory, plantain, stinging nettles, etc. Best to try your tolerance to these before you find yourself depending on them.
4. The book 'Into the Wild' is a cautionary tale of what can happen if you launch yourself into a wilderness experience without a trial period or a back up plan.