For anyone interested in wilderness exploration, survival skills, sustainability, or living off the land, knowing a number of useful plants in your area is essential.

Outside of modern civilization, wild plants provide for almost every human need. Food, shelter, tools, clothing, medicine—all these and more come from plants. To someone who really knows the plants of a region, walking into the wilderness isn’t so much like walking into danger, but rather like walking into a fully-stocked pantry.

Why Harvest Wild Plants?

Harvesting wild plants can be fun, delicious, and can even save your life. In a survival situation, knowing local plants for …read more