It is non toxic and edible. The stems can be used in concoctions, but the leaves are more tender for consumption. Crushing them is sufficient for releasing beneficial properties for topical use. The leaves are a bit thick, more like a succulent than a regular leaf and have a very thin layer of clear gel inside that looks similar to aloe gel. HOW TO COOK/EAT It has a bland taste, so it can be added to a smoothie or a salad, or even a cold soup, or just chewed alone. The health benefits are best when raw, but it can
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Archives for 4b-Food
LA video – Food & water
a video’s presentation by Mark S. on food storage and water (water starts about 11:30)
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What Can You Eat and How To Determine Its Edibility
Guys – Gals Winston has done an excellent job in 8 pages of writing this hat on the essentials of what you can eat in the wild, sometimes that means in your own backyard. I would highly recommend downloading this and reading it all the way through. You never know when you might need some of this life saving information. I know I’m almost finished digging up and getting rid of all my Oleander plants! in my yard. What this does is saves you days of research and reading books and blogs to determine the accurate data on this subject.
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Before Growing and Distributing Any Significant Food We Need Our Legals In
For USG Group Leaders This is an Alert Heads Up Report – done 17 September 2014. Interview with James Stewart founder of the Private Food Co-operative Rawesome in Venice, CA after he got out of jail. Intro is an excerpt from middle of the interview…
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Understanding Moringa
Here are the 22 slides from Echo Farms class on Moringa Urban Survival Group did last year. It’s a Magic Tree! Right mouse click and “Save Link As…” or “Save As…” to your computer Understanding_Moringa
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CL #1 Emergency Food Checklist
Emergency Food Checklist for 2 Weeks Bug In at Home Purpose: To gather and store 3 days to 2 weeks of food for you or you and your family. _____0) To survive in your home from 3 days up to 2 weeks. How many people do you need store food for ____________? Orientation: _____1) Start by educating yourself as to what is available. Google “emergency food” for companies like www.wisefoodstorage.com, www.augasonfarms.com, www.nitro-pak.com. ______2) Google “long term emergency food storage containers” and check out this linkhttp://sorbentsystems.com/longtermfoodstorage.html Most emergency food items have a shelf life so it makes sense to stock
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6,000 lbs of Food Organically Grow in Pasadena Backyard
15 minutes from downtown Los Angeles with the intersection of 134 and 210 freeways 30 yards from their little house over 6,000 pounds of food per year are grown on 1/10th an acre. The Dervaes family grows over 400 species of plants, 4,300 pounds of vegetable food, 900 chicken and 1,000 duck eggs, 25 lbs of honey, plus seasonal fruits throughout the year. From 1/10th of an acre or a 66′ x 132′ plot of land including the little house, four people manage to get over 90% of their daily food and the family reports earnings of $20,000 per year
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Open Any Metal Can – No Tools Needed
Here’s a cleaver way of opening any metal can with no can opener or tools of any type – just your hands.
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Building Your Everyday Carry & Back Home Bag
Watch this video on putting together you Everyday Carry Kit and Your Getting Back Home Bag – it’s 30:39 minutes long was edited out from full 1 hour video. “Everyday Carry and Back Home Bag” You can get everything you need for these (other than the handgun) online with Amazon, eBay, Wal-Mart or others. Target is 2 weeks.
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Firearms Data – What to Use For Survival
Modern Primitive Survival Data – FIREARMS Hi Folks, I did a write-up of data on guns and their use for the generally inexperienced gun-toter (See above). I may do more on other subjects as time goes on, if this one is beneficial. 🙂 Kirk
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