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Surviving and Thriving in the Utah Desert
This is the second movie in my survival challenge series. Using minimal gear during late spring 2023, I headed to a new spot in the Utah desert to see if I could survive and thrive on the edible plants of the region. This high desert location is a new spot to me. To thrive, I need to find a sustainable water source, create a warm shelter, and locate wild plants that will sustain me for my survival foraging trip. In addition, I will need to cook any wild plants to an edible state for consumption. Please watch my video to see how I did.
Disclaimer: As always, please remember to do your own extensive research before using any plans for consumption or medicine. Do not rely on any of my videos for positive identification. If you find written sources from credentialed authors, you can develop the knowledge and confidence to safely engage in foraging. I am an amateur ethnobotanist myself, so everyone can forage safely and confidently if they are willing to put in the time to develop an “expertise” derived from expert sources.
00:00 Intro
2:15 Shelter
3:17 Search for Edibles
8:32 Water
9:01 Friction Fire
15:24 Search for Edibles, Part 2
21:38 Edibles Prep
27:47 Sleeping by the Fire
30:35 Campfire Story 1
32:01 Campfire Story 2
35:08 Waking up the Second morning/Breakfast
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Surviving the High Desert on Foraged Plants, Part 2 (My Survival Feast)
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In this survival challenge, located in the high desert, I am trying to survive only on the wild plants I can forage from nature. At the right time of year, and in the right location, a knowledgeable forager can thrive. As you will see in this video, I am surrounded by a comparative bounty of plants from which I can choose to sustain myself. In this video, I create a desert feast and the truly s...
Surviving the High Desert: Thriving on Wild Plants Part 1 (Minimal Gear Including a Pick Mattock)
zhlédnutí 33KPřed rokem
In this video I am taking on a new challenge. Can I survive in a formidable location I have never been before with only a knife and canteen (and cup)? I also had to use a pick.  This was due to the fact that I had a camera equipment failure, which cost me a day.  I ran out of time to finish, digging the pit with a stick. This high desert location is a new spot to me. To thrive, I need to find...
Wild Onion or Salsify?
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Audio Revised: Thanks to the feedback from our viewers we worked on the audio levels again. We appreciate your comments as it helps us to get better. During the spring it can be quite difficult to identify Wild Onion. This video gives identifiers between a look a like plant, Salsify, and Wild Onion. This video is intended to compliment the other videos about wild onion. Disclaimer: As always, p...
Is it Wild Onion? A guide to recognizing wild onion in the spring months
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During the spring it can be quite difficult to identify wild onion. Even certain species of grass can look very similar to onion at this point in the season. This video is intended to compliment the other videos about wild onion. Please subscribe to the Rocky Mountain Edibles Substack. Disclaimer: As always, please remember to do your own extensive research before using any plans for consumptio...
Foraging “Chef” creates a Sonoran Desert Feast
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A foraging feast fit for a naturalist. This video is the result of a foraging trip I took to the Sonoran Desert. I challenged myself to make a 3 or 4 course meal derived only from wild, native sources. Each course is as follows: Elk backstrap Spring Parsley Wild Hyacinth Agave Disclaimer: As always, please remember to do your own, extensive research before using any plants for consumption or me...
#1 Survival Plant of the Great Plains: Prairie Turnip (Part 2) Lewis and Clark!
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One of the bountiful edible resources that exists in the Great Plains is the Prairie Turnip. This edible was an essential part of Native American diet. It was first taxonomized by Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and his incisive description of the plant is still respected by experts. Please remember to do your own research about identification. Do not rely solely on this vide...
#1 Survival Plant of the Great Plains: Prairie Turnip (Part 1)
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One of the bountiful edible resources that exists in the Great Plains is the Prairie Turnip. This edible was an essential part of Native American diet. It was first taxonomized by Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and his incisive description of the plant is still respected by experts. Please remember to do your own research about identification. Do not rely solely on this vide...
Foraging for a Wild Edible Stir-Fry
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Join me as I complete a short foraging walk on the Northern Great Plains. This bioregion is rich in plant diversity. There are several plant species which various groups used as food or medicine in the past. On this walk I collect a few species with which I make a fast stir-fry. This video was filmed at the end of June at approximately 4500 feet of elevation. Please remember to practice harvest...
Gray’s Biscuitroot-Lomatium Grayi (An indigenous peoples’ food and medicine)
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Gray’s Biscuitroot-LOMATIUM Grayi. This diminutive plant was important to many indigenous people. Roots were cooked, dried, ground into powder to add to soups or cereals. Young stems were eaten raw and the greens flavored cooked foods. The plant has antiviral and antibacterial properties that made it useful as a medicine. Disclaimer: As always, please remember to do your own extensive research ...
A Tribute to my Dad and the Research Before a Forage
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In this video, I share a tribute to my dad who created and nurtured my interest in wild edibles. In addition. I share two resources that I use consistently to prepare for a forage. Finally, I will apply this process to the APIACEAE Family. Enjoy. Disclaimer: As always, please remember to do your own extensive research before using any plans for consumption or medicine. Do not rely on any of my ...
Great Basin Indian Potato
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(OROGENIA LINEARIFOLIA) Need a snack? Try this tasty member of the parsley family! Disclaimer: As always, please remember to do your own extensive research before using any plans for consumption or medicine. Do not rely on any of my videos for positive identification. If you find written sources from credentialed authors, you can develop the knowledge and confidence to safely engage in foraging...
A Deeper Look, Death Camas Vs.Wild Onion
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Disclaimer: As always, please remember to do your own extensive research before using any plans for consumption or medicine. Do not rely on any of my videos for positive identification. If you find written sources from credentialed authors, you can develop the knowledge and confidence to safely engage in foraging. I am an amateur ethnobotanist myself, so everyone can forage safely and confident...
Great Basin Desertparsley A delicious carrot relative
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@rockymountainedibles3593 A delicious carrot relative, please watch to learn identifiers and the ways this edible is used. Disclaimer: As always, please remember to do your own extensive research before using any plans for consumption or medicine. Do not rely on any of my videos for positive identification. If you find written sources from credentialed authors, you can develop the knowledge and...
Wild Onion Series: Aspen Onion vs. Lookalike
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Aspen onion (Allium bisceptrum) found in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and California grows at 4,000 to 7,500 feet in elevation. This plant is usually found in dry, sandy, or rocky soil. At various stages of growth this wild onion (as well as all wild onions) does share similarities with other plants, some of which are poisonous. Disclaimer: As always, please remember to do your own extensive rese...
Sego Lily: The Wild Edible Plant that Saved the Mormons
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Sego Lily: The Wild Edible Plant that Saved the Mormons
Fendler’s Springparsley: the Apache’s Fastfood
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Fendler’s Springparsley: the Apache’s Fastfood
Plains Springparsley
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Plains Springparsley
San Juan Wild Onion: Wild Onion Series
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San Juan Wild Onion: Wild Onion Series
Mountain Springparsley- Nature’s Fine French Fries Cooked In Rendered Bear Fat
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Mountain Springparsley- Nature’s Fine French Fries Cooked In Rendered Bear Fat
Wild Horsemint
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Wild Horsemint
Cowboys Delight, Wild Edible
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Cowboys Delight, Wild Edible
Wild Asparagus
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Wild Asparagus
Wild Edible, Spiderwort
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Wild Edible, Spiderwort
Wild Edible, Dandelion
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Wild Edible, Dandelion
Wild Edible, False Solomon’s Seal
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Wild Edible, False Solomon’s Seal
Wild plants can be deadly, don’t experiment without intensive research
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Wild plants can be deadly, don’t experiment without intensive research
Wild Edible Pennycress, (Wild Mustard)
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Wild Edible Pennycress, (Wild Mustard)
Wild Edible Blue Bells
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Wild Edible Blue Bells
Wild Edible, Idaho Biscuit Root
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Wild Edible, Idaho Biscuit Root

Komentáře

  • @zachandrews4459
    @zachandrews4459 Před 5 dny

    Why spend so much time cooking the agave hearts when you can have the Nopales faster with no digestion issue?

  • @camillaluckey4136
    @camillaluckey4136 Před 6 dny

    Need new cameraman. Waaay Off-center

  • @maria4802
    @maria4802 Před měsícem

    I'd love to try sego lily

  • @cayenneshu
    @cayenneshu Před měsícem

    Appreciate the knowledge shared in this video!

  • @maigematthews5620
    @maigematthews5620 Před měsícem

    From what you’ve learned, what edible plants would be the most hardiest to grow? And I mean the once that are easy… nurse them to seedlings and just set it and forget.

  • @mitchelhammond8240
    @mitchelhammond8240 Před 2 měsíci

    Awesome video

  • @matchpoint14
    @matchpoint14 Před 2 měsíci

    Poor explanation. And never ever eat anything as a trailside nibble, always rinse thoroughly and blanch it for 60 seconds is best. Animals pass along their waste all over the place and this can spread very severe even deadly diseases especially bird poop. Always rinse. I see all these experts pick stuff while explaining their videos and eat stuff without even thinking about rinsing it at a I know it is fun to eat plants while in the woods but rinse first

  • @teaducharme7567
    @teaducharme7567 Před 2 měsíci

    How can you tell the difference between this and lupine?

  • @user-zc7cq2rs5k
    @user-zc7cq2rs5k Před 2 měsíci

    Death Candice candice coke fit in your mouth

  • @Riverbugger
    @Riverbugger Před 2 měsíci

    Hello, Great channel and glad I came across it. Love identifying medicinal and wild edibles. Been on many walks and classes with Christopher Nyerges who is a friend and has written many books on this topic. Thanks for sharing your knowledge as well! Keep up the great videos!! Enjoying the survival mixed in with the primitive skills and plant identification!!

  • @wildfoodgirl9148
    @wildfoodgirl9148 Před 2 měsíci

    Question for you: Are you thinking this is Harbouria trachypleura (that's the one I call whiskbroom parsley, with the stiff, super narrow-lobed, quite bitter leaves found in a narrow band on the Front Range) or Pseudocymopterus montanus syn Cymopterus lemmonii (variable leaves, softer, not delicious but not bitter, wide range; that's the one I call mountain parsley). Just investigating these plants. Thanks for the help!

  • @wildfoodgirl9148
    @wildfoodgirl9148 Před 2 měsíci

    Hey friend! I can't believe I didn't know you had all these cool videos!

  • @maureendonnelly3873
    @maureendonnelly3873 Před 2 měsíci

    I had them growing in the yard on my lawn smelled like onions

  • @neelalam
    @neelalam Před 3 měsíci

    would be better if you don't explain everything, let viewers think themselves what you are doing or what you are going to do.

  • @angieurban2069
    @angieurban2069 Před 3 měsíci

    Excellent video! I think I’d like to try the spiderwort and Indian bread root. Could you have also made juniper leaf tea?

  • @luckylarry5112
    @luckylarry5112 Před 3 měsíci

    All that's missing is a fat quail or a couple of rats over the spit.

  • @redtsun67
    @redtsun67 Před 3 měsíci

    Learn to listen to that feeling in the back of your head. The primal brain, also known as the reptilian brain, has been honed over millions of years. Before you eat anything you should look at it, feel it, and smell it. If you get a bad feeling, don't eat it.

  • @ToastMakesRobots
    @ToastMakesRobots Před 3 měsíci

    Imma smoke the grass

  • @wilsixone
    @wilsixone Před 3 měsíci

    You don't say anything about the bulb on the second plant which looks like it's got like a triangle shape to it which we have growing all over the place. You mention the first plant has no discernable bulb yet. So I'm confused - will the bulb that's not there yet look like the other one? Are all triangle-shaped bulbs the poisonous ones?

  • @berndtherrenvolk1951
    @berndtherrenvolk1951 Před 4 měsíci

    I never knew about this distinction, which is why I was poisoned and died 12 years ago on a camping trip.

  • @JF-bc2lw
    @JF-bc2lw Před 4 měsíci

    Will both smell like onions?

  • @anthonym9668
    @anthonym9668 Před 4 měsíci

    Umm, you don't dig them unless they are done flowering and have seeds present on their tops, which one one he dug wasn't lol, and they have a bulb at the bottom of the plant, the part of the root he his holding generally isn't eaten. The bulb is what's gathered dried and used for flour or later meals

  • @tommunyon2874
    @tommunyon2874 Před 4 měsíci

    The ponderosa woodlands beyond our back fence in New Mexico were full of wild onions. For reasons unknown our beagle/dachshund mix dog loved wild onions. As soon as we pulled one out of the ground he was there to eagerly gobble it down.

  • @BryanKirch
    @BryanKirch Před 4 měsíci

    I’m looking at a 30 acre property in the Sonoran desert. Instead of a traditional garden I’d like to repopulate the land with native perennial edibles. How would you suggest I go about something like that?

  • @jaypete3500
    @jaypete3500 Před 4 měsíci

    Lol

  • @lostvisitor
    @lostvisitor Před 4 měsíci

    Good thing your faking it, other wise you would die wasting so much energy on a bed. Like most modern city people you have no clue about nature. only what you read in books.

  • @ArthurCollette-rc2ng
    @ArthurCollette-rc2ng Před 4 měsíci

    Onion smell like onions and poisonous ones do not

    • @1HorseOpenSlay
      @1HorseOpenSlay Před 3 měsíci

      Thank you, that is exactly what I was wondering.

  • @mikerandle5713
    @mikerandle5713 Před 4 měsíci

    What size Zebra pot, 16cm?

  • @mikerandle5713
    @mikerandle5713 Před 4 měsíci

    Thanks for not editing out the failures.

  • @ThomasD66
    @ThomasD66 Před 4 měsíci

    There are toxic camas in the east as well (e.g. Nuttall's death camas) but they are not as common in the mountain. The more common cause of toxicity in Appalachia is people mistaking young daffodils for wild onions or ramps. Thankfully this is merely unpleasant, not life threatening. Trust your nose, if it does not smell strongly of onion do not eat it.

  • @ChristmasLights2
    @ChristmasLights2 Před 4 měsíci

    Any idea if one could find a seed supplier for these plants?

  • @MmmHuggles
    @MmmHuggles Před 4 měsíci

    I guess I've never noticed "wild onion". The "wild onion" I'm used to I guess is wild garlic (hollow stem). What I don't get is there are two kinds here. One is a very oniony smell and smaller while the other is a very garlicy smell and is bigger. I always called the oniony one wild onion, but it doesn't look like either of those (has a hollow stem). The garlicy one also has a hollow stem.

  • @dougsimon9788
    @dougsimon9788 Před 4 měsíci

    Thank you!

  • @qparxiii
    @qparxiii Před 4 měsíci

    I don't believe the authenticity of this video... in Southern California inland empire, it gets so hot that before noon, that all of society banishes you from the fringes of all human dignity for looking like zombie apocalypse, hills have eyes, Sla from the Goonies, and Quato from Total Recall without incessant air-conditioning ... I'll be using this channel as my sermon against all lies lies lies yeah!!! Thanks

  • @naesews
    @naesews Před 4 měsíci

    This might be a long shot but at this point i'm asking everybody. Any ideas on cheap motorhomes /tiny houses for a young pregnant couple? We are in Colorado and need any help we can get. They need stability and a camper is all they can afford to buy. Anyone reading this, thank you for your time.

  • @marievay.den4165
    @marievay.den4165 Před 4 měsíci

    Wow, just found this video today and it saved my life and the lives of my family😮😮😮❤

  • @adina226
    @adina226 Před 5 měsíci

    Thank you for the so useful tip of square steam , this is so easy to remember ..!

  • @charlesrs
    @charlesrs Před 5 měsíci

    wild onions have hollow leaves

  • @rcrossmbigcountrycooking927

    Lakota, timpsila

  • @Berley_1234
    @Berley_1234 Před 5 měsíci

    i loved finding wild asparagus when i lived in wyoming - Powell near Yellowstone

  • @michelleslutpuppy4355
    @michelleslutpuppy4355 Před 5 měsíci

    Books 📚✨ are everywhere on plants good & bad ones I've gotten books on them about 5/10 of them i had one 🕐🕜 i kept all the time. I'd read it all the time iloved the book

  • @michelleslutpuppy4355
    @michelleslutpuppy4355 Před 5 měsíci

    I had a book of herbs some eatables other poisonous even mushrooms 🍄🌈🍄🌈

  • @michelleslutpuppy4355
    @michelleslutpuppy4355 Před 5 měsíci

    Yaeh the green part onion is hallow the other aint it solid

  • @cgallagher5023
    @cgallagher5023 Před 5 měsíci

    Thank you!!!

  • @bigal25938
    @bigal25938 Před 5 měsíci

    Aren’t wild onion leaves hollow?

  • @PatrickStone-bu2ve
    @PatrickStone-bu2ve Před 5 měsíci

    Umbrella, great

  • @danieljonhson6367
    @danieljonhson6367 Před 6 měsíci

    The wild onions I usually come across have a hollow leaf like an onion from the garden.

  • @IhaytFukkingsocialmedia
    @IhaytFukkingsocialmedia Před 6 měsíci

    death camas doesnt have the unique onion smell

  • @davidbrand5326
    @davidbrand5326 Před 6 měsíci

    Good informative video!!👍👍

  • @starmhz1
    @starmhz1 Před 6 měsíci

    Thank you so much for the video. It is just what I needed help me learn more about plants.