Primitive Skills Unrecognized

= The Primitive Skills Collective =

We teach each other wilderness skills to more closely connect with our natural world. Some skills are: Friction fires Vegetable Fermenting Natural shelter construction Bird Language Cordage (making rope from tree branch fiber) Foraging (learning to identify wild medicinal and edible plants) Bow Making Primitive "Arts and Crafts" such as: jewelery, shoes, wallets and instruments

As well as more recent technologies: permaculture, greywater treatment, alternative forms of energy, etc.

We also discuss the ecological distress of our present and future. Radical self reliance is becoming more relevant in times of energy and resource scarcity...

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''' Do you know which of these plants... '''


 * grows food during every season?


 * has a root that tastes like coffee?


 * has a bunch of potatoes that moderate your blood sugar?


 * will cure an earache if you pour its oil in your ear?


 * will kill you in 15 minutes if you pour it in your ear?


 * can help light a fire?


 * can make a great torch?


 * has tasty flowers?

'''Whose feet make this pattern? Which is the front foot, which is the back (look at your own paws). '''



'''Do you want to learn how to make a fire from sticks? You can! Little kids can do this -it's human heritage.'''



 

RESOURCES: Check out Primitive Ways for good info, tips, tricks, projects, inspiration.

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