The Native American grinding corn is ready for harvesting! Let's see how much I got...
Read moreWizard Food is a mixture of everything you need to survive in a single powder which can be eaten dry or added to water.
Read moreThe Scarlet Runner Beans are really producing, the Native Grinding Corn is just about ready for processing, and the Sunchokes are proving Electroculture works even in potted plants.
Read moreThe Native American grinding corn is starting to pollinate, the electroculture experiment is showing results, and a single tree has hundreds of donut peaches.
Read moreThe apricot tree I live under is raining down more fruit than me or the squirrels can eat. I suspect I could survive until next Spring solely from what the garden is generating.
Read moreRed Ripper Cowpeas grow a large amount of energy and nutrient rich food for people and animals in many climates while adding nitrogen to the soil.
Read moreNow that the corn in the three sisters garden is 6 inches tall, it's time to plant the beans and squash.
Read moreToday I'm planting some Tiger Nuts in cloth pots to avoid the gophers. One of them will have a copper wire spiraling up through it as our last Electroculture experiment of the year.
Read moreA mixture of organic white rice, quinoa amd red lentils provides a good ratio of the nutrients you need, stores space efficiently for long periods and can be used as currency in survival situations.
Read moreHaving access to a community mill used to be a critical part of our lives, and may be again in the near future. My portable mill packs on the Solar eBike, and gives me access flour in the wilderness.
Read moreToday I'm planting three types of pole beans in the spiral garden - Scarlet Runner, Rattlesnake and Kentucky Wonder.
Read moreIt is finally warm enough to plant the first part of the 3 Sisters Garden - Native American Corn. Once they are 6 inches tall I will plant pole beans and squash around the perimeter.
Read moreWhen I'm hungry but it's too wet and cloudy to cook I turn to my Survival Cake recipe, which is just Coconut Flour, Date Powder and Cacao mixed with a little water. It's filling, nutritious and tastes like desert!
Read moreThe Wizard Brew is a survival food powder mix I've been developing for few years which tastes delicious, fills me with energy and is ready instantly by adding water.
Read moreElm trees are often seen as a nuisance, but they're a great survival food because you can eat their seeds and leaves. Here I try baking the seeds with oil and salt in a solar oven.
Read moreNow that the trellis is built in the Spiral Garden, I'm going to be planting some Green Peas. As a Magnetoculture experiment, some of the seeds will be exposed to the south side of a powerful magnet first.
Read moreToday I'm harvesting the largest Sunchoke growing in the Electroculture Spiral Garden to see how much it yields.
Read moreHere's my experiment cooking the seeds of barrel cactus fruit like a grain, and making the flesh of the fruit into a jam using my camping pot and stove.
Read moreBarrel Cactus are all over the place in the Northern Sonoran Desert, and each one has dozens of delicious fruit growing on top.
Read morePitted and puréed dates are the main ingredient in many energy bars because they're healthy, delicious and mostly solid at room temperature. It's way cheaper if you buy a big block of it, and tastes great even if you don't add anything.
Read moreI've been optimizing the food I carry while living out of my backpack for years in order to maximize nutrition, satisfaction and ease preparation while minimizing bulk and weight.
Read moreThere's a vegan buffet at a Hare Krishna temple in Tuscon. How much delicious food can I stuff in my face?
Read moreTart Cherry Juice helps with sleep, athletic performance, injury recovery, pain and inflammation, but more importantly it might be the best thing I've ever tasted.
Read moreI've been using the Solar Oven to Deep Fry the Sunchokes I grew this year in Coconut Oil. It's delicious with a little salt and pepper!
Read moreExposing seeds to the south side of a powerful magnet prior to soaking results in much more sprout growth.
Read moreMacadamia Nuts are able to be lightly roasted without harming their abundant healthy oils. I give it a try in the solar oven...
Read moreGrocery stores are always getting rid of "expired produce", and many are happy give away that perfectly good food to "feed your chickens".
Read moreYou can eat Prickly Pear Cactus pads, flower buds and fruit as long as you find a way to safely remove the thorns.
Read moreI mix my own Hot Chocolate Powder recipe for outdoor survival purposes which contains lots of calories and nutrition while requiring minimal preparation in the field.
Read moreI've recently started carrying a bottle full of avocado, olive and MCT oil in my backpack as an efficient store of calories.
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