
Day 14: Herbal Salve & Home Made Deodorant That Works
Today we’ll make Kim’s special home-made deodorant – just in case there’s a run on that at the store (lol) before finishing what we started on Friday, turning our herbal […]
Today we’ll make Kim’s special home-made deodorant – just in case there’s a run on that at the store (lol) before finishing what we started on Friday, turning our herbal […]
Today, in place of a workshop canceled due to the state’s “stay at home” order, we will explore yard herbs, and open up the camp stove to cook wild edibles […]
Today we make an herbal oil with plants to heal dry and injured skin, and enjoy some pine needle tea to enhance our Vitamin C intake. Some of the plants […]
Help us celebrate a break in the rainy weather today. Kim even heard Varied Thrushes singing their three-tone whistle this morning, and we were woken up last night by Barred […]
Today we’ll “wrap” things up around the campfire, with Kim demonstrating how to “splice” additional material into your rope so it can be as long as you want, plus how […]
Today Chris demonstrates the bow drill method of fire by friction, using western red cedar you can get at any lumber store – the best way to make your first […]
Today we’ll show you how to process stinging nettles into strong fiber, and in honor of a long forecast stretch of rain here, we’re going to keep spirits up by […]
Today we show you how to make rope from natural materials and review our Top 10 Ways to avoid getting lost or into other emergency situations, plus unveil our new […]
Today we collect water from natural springs, find plants to use as toilet paper, and discuss how to use the “toilet in the woods” with environmental consciousness. We’ll end with […]
Today we walk into the woods to see the springtime edible and medicinal plants popping out, and explore how to find natural spring water. We’ll end with the inspirational song […]
Today we tour the Blue Skye Farm greenhouse Kim prepared, sharing ideas for how to start seeds, then we’ll look at our compost system, overwintering garden plants, and how prepare […]
Today we introduce our “You Healthy? Go Outside!” Evening Broadcast Series of Family Friendly Music & Earth Skills Activities with demo on how we started a new garden bed under […]
The following provides supplemental information for our main article entitled Paleo Versus Vegetarian Diets: Ancestral Lifestyles In Comparison co-written by Kim Chisholm and friends Clay & Ragan Masterson. It is […]
The following article is co-written by friends Clay & Ragan Masterson and Kim Chisholm. It is the result of the research and experience Clay & Ragan have garnered over a decade of […]
Disclaimer: The content of this blog post is copied, edited, revised, and modified from my original Master’s Thesis and includes original research and data. The complete document is published through […]
Dawn Chorus on May 14th in WA DNR lands opposite the old Wolf Camp property on Woods Lake, a tributary of the Sultan River in Snohomish County. 9:00 PM Last […]
Conservation College Discovers Climate Change Fix Called the thujaplicata (THU-jah-plick-AH-tah), the Conservation College proudly announces on this 48th anniversary of Earth Day, a fully proven apparatus to pull carbon, the […]
Little Fire Starting Story From the time I set the woods on fire in second grade, to the many times I froze my bumba off during survival treks, trying to […]
This article is written in honor of my late Aunt Jean. As a former girl scout and camp counselor, Jean Marie Chisholm was an inspiration for my own career running […]
This article is based on the Conservation College subsistence fishing curriculum developed by Master Fisherman, Lead Instructor & Wild Chef Charlie Borrowman. Join us at our next fishing workshop, usually […]
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