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Basic Outdoor Survival Skills
Basic outdoor survival skills include learning to respect your environment and making use of what you find.
This is Joseph's story of what he learned while growing up in Eastern Kentucky.
Joseph's Story
Growing up in Eastern Kentucky there was a lot my grandparents taught me about life.
They taught me to always remember where I was from, and to respect the mountains that surrounded our region.
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And Using Local Plants
My grandfather taught me many common cures associated with the local floral and plant life.
One of these lessons involved using milkweed and jewelweed in a paste to cure and stop the itching of poison ivy.
One of the handy things about milkweed is that it really coats and dries up the weeping blisters of the ivy.
I am very grateful to my Grandpa for showing me the wonders of this plant.
I still use this compound on my son when that awful summer itch starts.
Cherishing the Natural World
My Grandpa was man who loved and cherished his natural world.
He taught me how to see the importance of my surroundings, and to use the plants of the Appalachian Mountains.
My grandmother taught me how to spot ginseng root.
Many people in my family consider this Appalachian gold.
Not only is it worth a lot of money, but it has natural healing properties.
I do not get to do my ginseng hunting since starting graduate school.
However, I do remember digging for these roots alongside my grandmother.
It was one of those experiences that I carry with me long after her death.
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And Harvesting Wild Greens
I can also remember her showing me fresh greens from located in the woods.
They grew wild but she always poured bacon grease on them in the form of kilt lettuce.
Whenever I am alone in the woods, I still can recognize and spot out some of these edible plants.
Joseph
Pike County, Kentucky
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