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Devils Club an herbal remedy
DEVILS CLUB IS MUCH MALIGNED BY ANYONE THAT SPENDS TIME IN THE BACKCOUNTRY BUT LIKE MOST PLANTS HAS MANY MEDICINAL AND HERBAL USES AS WELL! // ]]> Scientific Name: Echinopanax horridum Common...
View ArticleThoughts on Medicinal herbs
Medicinal herbs are a wonderful thing for you to grow in your gardens. Look at what grows naturally and see what local native tribes have used them for in the past. Decoctions from birch bark was known...
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Survival Foraging Post 2
Another Part in my series on edible plants in Alaska and the North, eventually i hope to cover about 95% of everything, but to keep it more interesting and easier to read, it will be in small parts!...
View ArticleEpisode 3: A Introduction to Permaculture
Permaculture is a way of Gardening that connects you and your garden back into Nature. You take Natures natural way of interactions with plants, soil, wind, water and sun and instead of fighting it,...
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Survival Foraging: Cattails: The Walmart of the Wild
Cattails // ]]> Typha latifolia Habitat: Found in every state of the U.S. including Alaska, as well as in most of Canada. Prefers saturated/flooded areas such as wet meadows, marshes, fens, ponds,...
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Survival Foraging: Puffballs
PUFFBALLS Lycoperdon Species Calvatia Species OTHER NAMES: Devils Snuffbox, Chicken of the Woods HABITAT: Puffballs flourish in areas such as lawns, meadows, tundra and roadsides. Puffballs can be...
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Survival Foraging: Field Mint
FIELD MINT Mentha arvensis OTHER NAMES: Wild mint, pole mint, brook mint, indian mint, Canada mint HABITAT: Can be found in fields, moist areas, banks of streams and lakes. The Field Mint ranges...
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Survival Foraging: Fireweed
FIREWEED Epilobium Angustifolium Other Names: River Beauty, Wild Asparagus, Blooming Sally Habitat: Varies with specific species, but can be found in burned and logged areas as well as meadows and...
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Worm Bins
http://www.greatnorthernprepper.com/?p=2901&preview=true // ]]> My Family has used Red Worm Bins for decades now, and they are an easy year round option for Organic Fertilizer. You can make...
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Solar/Lunar Herbal Infusions
http://www.greatnorthernprepper.com/?p=2901&preview=true // ]]> So Ive spoken about Herbal Infusions before when making tea, but here is a easy and natural method for doing this. SOLAR...
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Homemade Prepper Sunblock
http://www.greatnorthernprepper.com/?p=2901&preview=true // ]]> So as my facebook following knows, this last weekend I burnt myself getting the Raised Garden beds planted. It is very bad,...
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Dollar Store Solar Lights Prepper Review
http://www.greatnorthernprepper.com/?p=2901&preview=true // ]]> So I decided to start doing some dollar store challenges on the site and see if i can find some good prepping stuff at low...
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Window Soda Bottle Herb Garden
// ]]> Today I talk about a cool project you can do in your house with little to now space, just a window. Now you can change this to fit your window, so the dimensions and amount of bottles to be...
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Okra: A Southern Delicacy
(photo courtesy of wired.com) // ]]> Okra was brought to this continent from Africa in the 1600′s,a tropical plant, it found a home in the South in many dishes such as Gumbo and Stews or as a side...
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Seeds: Heirloom vs Hybrid vs GMO
(photo courtesy of maximumsurvival.net) // ]]> There is some confusion, especially those who are new gardeners as to what the difference is between heirloom, hybrid and GMO seeds. HEIRLOOM...
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Beeswax Waterproofing
// ]]> For now we have the access to various products for waterproofing and if you are like me you have stashed away some bottles that your rotate through. However in a grid down scenario we...
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Cardboard Gardening: Dont Throw that out!
Now currently I am inundated with Cardboard from our move last year, I kept 80% of our boxes and flattened them, etc, however a whole house of stuff produces a lot of boxes, so I have been...
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The 3 Biggest misconceptions about a gunfight
In my experience there are three categories of people when it comes to a gunfight. Those that NEVER want to be in one, so much so that they will not even consider having a gun. Those that wish they...
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DIY Container Gardens: Growing Potatoes Indoors
// ]]> Today I present my Youtube video on how to grow potatoes inside in bins. I presented this first in my post on all the uses for the lowly cardboard box, and decided to give the straw free...
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Vermiculture 101: Composting with Red Worms
My family has composted with Red Worms for a long time, and this year I started my own. Red Worms will give you some of the best soil improvements and fertilizer for your gardens out there, no...
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Comfrey: A Miracle Plant for your garden
Spring is gone, but no need to worry I have a plant that you can plant now and will be more beneficial to you, your garden and any livestock than anything you have planted yet. Comfrey is a hardy...
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Homemade DIY Organic Potassium Supplement
Every plant needs potassium to grow, it is necessary for proper growth of the plant itself as well as to flower and flourish. Anytime of flouring fruit needs a good supply of potassium to grow from...
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