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1 Month Living on a Wild Diet

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Kegan:
Awesome stuff. I didn't know about plantain, and had no idea it was edible.

This is too cool :)

jamie:
wanted to add this byline that just because i can eat certain wild foods doesnt mean everybody can. many plants contain tannins, latex etc that can cause illness or allergic reactions. you need to know your foods and yourself.

kegan its a great edible plant as well as medicinal. my kids will grab plantain for a cut rather than a bandaid. grab a leaf , chew it up and apply to wound. it has great healing properties. ive used it on a copperhead bite and it reduced the damage from the bite a lot. i only lost the skin in the immediate area of the bite rather than most of the skin on the top of my hand.

jamie:
milkweed and groundnut. for dinner tonight. the tubers come from groundnut (apios americana) and the flowers and buds from the milkweed plant are quite delicious. no meat today didnt have time to fish or shoot. like my little byline warning stated both of these plants have latex in them . some people could have a reaction to these. the books tell you to boil the milkweed in 2 changes of water to remove the bitter latex, i dont. i just steam them a bit. i have eaten them raw also. the groundnut ill boil just to soften.

jamie:
i'll take pictures of the whole groundnut plant sometime this weekend

Kegan:
This is cool stuff Jamie :). I don't think I could ever pull something like that off. 

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