New Things I've Learned
- Celery, asparagus, etc. last longer if chopped at the bottom and placed upright in water
- Celery leaves are a good green in a salad
- Tilt knife to the side when pushing chopped food, it prevents dulling of the blade
- Fermented foods are good for you
- Sprouting chicken feed (wheat, barley) dramatically increases nutritional value
- Use old boiled potato water to gather yeast for a sourdough bread
- Romaine lettuce is a great source of protein
- Ingesting acidic foods or beverages such as citrus fruits or lemon water actually makes the body alkaline
- Disease cannot exist in an alkaline body
- Fiddlehead ferns in their early growth stages are edible
- All necessary nutrition for life can be obtained in a garden
- Chickens love seaweed clumps because there are bugs in them
- Lettuce is really just crispy water
- Keeping bats around decreases bug populations
- If there’s a weird sound or smell, stop and identify it NOW
- Crush up chicken egg shells so they’re unidentifiable and feed it to the hens for calcium
- Chickens bathe with dirt and use it to get rid of mites
- Stress hormones in animals created just before they die can be ingested by humans through meat
- Sitting in a banya (sauna) helps the body sweat out toxins and jumping into the cold creek washes them away and closes pores
- Washed up wood on the beach has salt in it that can corrode metal stoves
- Sprouts can be grown in jars in the kitchen from just the seeds. They’re good in salads and on other foods
- Orange peels in vinegar makes a natural disinfectant
- Water plants that were jut transplanted, it eliminates air pockets that can kill them
- How to tie a clove hitch and bolin knot on line
- How to use a ‘honey’ bucket
- Female estrogen kills moss and it takes 10 or more years to grow back
- Spruce tips are edible and make a great tea
- Golden rod in a tea helps with menstrual cramps
- Yarrow is good for putting in a wound salve
- Comfrey is a great fertilizer
- Potato water and flour captures yeast for sourdough
- Sprouts are highly nutritious and can be grown in a mason jar with a mesh lid. Rinse the sprouts twice a day
- Marigolds and chives deter pests
- Cut off the bottom leaves of tomatoes before planting and cover above that area to create a better root system for the plants
- Plant seeds in milk jugs- it captures humidity and warmth so the sprouts grow better
- To make a salad dressing, remember FASS: Fat, Acid, Salt, Sweet
- Tomatoes like egg shells
- Mix leftover rice with egg and cinnamon and then fry like a pancake for a French toast alternative
- Cauliflower is high in vitamin C
- A piece of terracotta soaked in water and then placed in brown sugar keeps the sugar slightly moist
- Add garlic, ginger, or other flavoring at the last five minutes of sautéing or roasting to better hold the garlic flavor
- Soak beans overnight to make better beans and get rid of the gas-causing agents in them
- Women's bones stop growing at 30, so ingest calcium before then
- Wash eg shells and grind them in a blender for a calcium supplement in the food you eat
- Put wilted greens in ice cold water to perk them uup for eating
- Hydrogen peroxide eats up blood stains in clothing
- When in a pinch, use a pine cone or stone to wipe in the woods. Just make sure the pinecone is facing the right way or else...
- Millet is high in protein
- Toasting grains before cooking them brings out a nutty flavor
- Growth in the joint between the stalk and the leaf stems of tomatoes saps energy from the plant and should be removed regularly
- To cook rice, fill a pan with rice and fill with water to the first knuckle of your pointer finger
- Vegetables shouldn't be kept in plastic because they can't breathe
- Olive oil is a no-no when cooking at high heats
- When reheating leftovers on the stove, its best to only stir OCCASIONALLY. Stirring constantly will turn the food to mush
- A brew of nettles and horsetail is good for promoting healthy, growing hair
- Wheat loses the good stuff in it 14 hours after being ground into flour
Things I learned how to do:
- Use a chain saw
- Chop food with a chef knife
- Dehydrate herbs and fruit
- Use a skilsaw and jigsaw
- Set a subsistence net
- Cook without a recipe
- Compost food
- Garden
- Take care of chickens
- Can foods (salmon, bone broth, jam, and honey)
- Tie a bowlin and clove hitch
- Apply permaculture concepts
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