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 oil into a salve. We’ll end with the classic Shaker song “Simple Gifts.” It’s part of our 40 day “You Healthy? Go Outside!” Quarantine Broadcasts…
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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 such as dandelion, nettle, berry flowers, and even grass! Chris will also demonstrate how to refill those green propane camp stove tanks so you don’t…
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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 from the yard we plan to use for the bee’s wax salve include Cottonwood/Poplar Buds and Plantain Leaf. We’ll also add some flowers we dried…
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 Owls caterwauling! So, we’re going to set all our old bird feeders back up, because birds are the ultimate lifters of the spirit, and birding…
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 to “double reverse wrap” it to make it twice as thick. Then we’ll show you how to make and use homemade tongs – a fun…
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 fire by friction, building good habits and success before gathering fire materials in your own environment which adds a lot more challenge for continued learning….
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 show you our method of building fire, called the “Bed, Pillow & Blanket” along with proper methods of using a Fire Steel to light it. …
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 Coronavirus Screening Form and Outdoor Activity Protocols. It’s March 22, 2020 – Day 7 of our “You Healthy? Go Outside!” Quarantine Broadcast Series – Family…
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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 the inspirational song “I Choose You To Walk Into The Forest” by Leslie Lightfall to help get us through this pandemic. It’s Day 5 –…
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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 “We Are People Of The River” by Ken Lonnquist of Madison WI to help get us through this pandemic. It’s Day 4 Wild Edible/Medicinal Plant…
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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 old potatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, and other staples straight from the grocery store into the ground.
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 old lawn for early season greens, potatoes and onions, as well as potted plant preparations for later season “pizza fixings” like tomatoes, peppers, cilantro. Gardening…
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 result of the research and experience Clay & Ragan have garnered over a decade of living a paleo lifestyle, and that Kim has learned…
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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 living a paleo lifestyle, and that Kim has learned as a vegetarian. It is also based on a foundation of knowledge many in the field…
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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 the University of Oregon. I never had strong feelings about wolves growing up and, even though I am writing about them, I still do not….
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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 Night. Made hot coffee for thermos. Set alarm for Nautical Twilight. Reviewed blog posts including Identify Birds Quickly by Sight, Sound & Behavior using Bird…
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 element responsible for atmospheric greenhouse effect, out of thin air and sequestering it into the ground for millennia. The Conservation College will begin selling thujaplicatas…
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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 light matches or bow-drill fires in a downpour, fire has been one of my greatest teachers. What, you say? You set the woods on fire…
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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 summer camps. Throughout her personal and professional life, Jean knew how to care for people with disabilities, terminal conditions, and other health issues … as…
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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 scheduled in mid June. Many people view fishing as a recreational past time, but at the Conservation College, we are a bit more pragmatic. It’s…
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