Wild Foraging

Nov 16, 20172 min read

Wild Foraging: Thistle

Thistle: Milk Weed (Silybum Marianum) If you live in the west the Milk Weed Thistle is a plant you will know well. It invades everything...

31 views0 comments

Sara F. Hathaway

Jul 12, 20171 min read

Wild Foraging: Cattails

Wild Foraging: Cattails The boys and I taste different parts of cattails while out on the trail. Subscribe to Author Sara F. Hathaway on...

14 views0 comments

Sara F. Hathaway

Mar 21, 20164 min read

Survival Foraging: Stinging Nettle

Stinging Nettle (Urtica Dioica) Stinging Nettle is a plant that you have probably seen before. Maybe you cursed it for giving you a...

21 views0 comments

Sara F. Hathaway

Sep 7, 20154 min read

Acorn Granola Bars

As the weather in northern California starts to cool a little and tantalize us with a break from the oppressive heat, the acorns start to...

123 views0 comments

Sara F. Hathaway

Aug 24, 20153 min read

Cayenne: More than just a cooking spice

After my interview for The Changing Earth Podcast with Cat Ellis, Author of Life-Saving Herbs, Essential Oils and Natural Remedies for...

27 views0 comments

Sara F. Hathaway

Jun 18, 20152 min read

Oak Bark Astringent

Oaks (Quercus) Oak trees are found though out the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere, making them a very common site on many...

14 views0 comments

Sara F. Hathaway

Mar 10, 20153 min read

Bee Pollen, A Prepper's Dream

Bee Pollen, A Must for Every Survivalist's Pantry I came across this little miracle quite by accident. Here in California we are in...

24 views0 comments

Sara F. Hathaway

Feb 27, 20154 min read

Parsley

Parsley (Petroselunum crispum, P. Hortense, P. Sativum) Parsley is most identifiable as a garnish that you find on your plate but it has...

11 views0 comments

Sara F. Hathaway

Feb 13, 20152 min read

Day After Disaster Discussion #7

This is a topic that is near and dear to my heart. I have always had a close relationship with nature. As I grew older, I found out that...

8 views0 comments

Sara F. Hathaway

Dec 24, 20143 min read

Peppermint, Not Just a Christmas Candy

Peppermint (Mentha Piperita) There are over 600 types of mint today and they continue to be bred to enhance certain qualities of each...

13 views0 comments

Sara F. Hathaway

Dec 3, 20143 min read

Yarrow

Yarrow (Achillea Millefolium) The Yarrow plant has an interesting history. The name Achillea is quoted in many texts as having come from...

9 views0 comments

Sara F. Hathaway

Nov 29, 20143 min read

Burdock

Burdock (Arctium minus) Burdock is another transplant to North America from Europe and Asia. It likes to grow in moist soil and usually...

8 views0 comments

Sara F. Hathaway

Nov 19, 20143 min read

Acorn Tea

A very knowledgeable gentleman, Doug Huffman from Sierra School of Survival, taught me how to make this while out on the trail one day....

49 views0 comments

Sara F. Hathaway

Oct 10, 20142 min read

Plant Identification: Curly Doc

Identification: This plant may grow as high as four feet or higher. It has pointy, basil-like leaves that are commonly curled at margins....

16 views0 comments

Sara F. Hathaway

Sep 28, 20142 min read

Plantain: The Versatile Healing Plant

What To Look For This is a low growing plant whose broad leaves look like an arrangement of ribbons. The leaves grow all the way down...

26 views0 comments

Sara F. Hathaway

May 20, 20143 min read

Waging War with a Super Food

The dandelion originated in Asia as a food and medicine. It was brought to the United States by the Spanish and Germans. The name,...

15 views0 comments