Wild Food Foraging- Tree Bark- Cambium- Emergency Food
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- čas přidán 1. 04. 2016
- Sometimes, wild food sources can be scarce. Especially during the winter months. But did you know that many kinds of trees contain an emergency food source, which can be accessed all year round?
Certain trees contain an edible inner bark, known as cambium. The cambium layer in edible trees contains loads of starches, minerals, vitamins, and some sugars.
Knowing which trees to harvest from, and how to harvest them could save your life one day.
However, cambium is known as an emergency food. That means it should not be harvested under normal circumstances, because doing so can cause severe damage to the tree.
By far, the most popular tree for harvesting cambium from is the pine. Most pine species contain edible cambium, although not all. This is why it's good to thoroughly research the trees in your area so that you can become familiar with the edible species, and also the ones that aren't good to eat from. - Jak na to + styl
so cambium is basically tree jerky
Akaryusan yes XD
Akaryusan XD yes.
Or wood bacon
@@easybakedkike8030 Look up an image of 'vegan bacon.' I don't recommend doing it while eating, however...
HEY GUYS! I JUST FOUND OUT YOU CAN MAKE BREAD FROM TREE JERKIES!!! >:D
This is actually the coolest thing about trees. The cambium is basically the living part of the tree, whereas the bark on the outside is like the protective outer skin layer, and the wood inside is like the bones.
Tree bones
tree tissue
@@bellpebber63 boneless trees
@@ebiosh2032 just gotta love me some boneless trees, little bit of cajun seasoning de-licious!
Yes, except their bones are dead. So trees are therefore zombies.
Eating cambium raw will only provide the nutritional value from the juice, the bark itself is indigestible. However, roasting the cambium makes it digestible, and better tasting, kind of like potato chips.
You lose a lot of nutritional value cooking the cambium.
What if you boil it to get most of the nutrients and then roast it? Would it be worth it?
It's probably vomit inducing raw, at least for most trees, so if cooking it makes it more palatable, and it's completely non palatable for alot of people raw, it's irrelevant whether or not it's more nutritious that way, if it's still at least some kind of food.
Guide Fisher Tree chips.
I'm not sure I buy the idea that roasting it makes it more digestible. Bark is cellulose. Humans just can't digest cellulose. Cooking it isn't going to break that down into anything but carbon, and somehow I don't think that's particularly digestible either.
Here in the American West, there are old trees with scars on one side of their trunks where Indians once harvested the cambium during lean times. These are traditionally known as "squaw trees." I've always wondered how it was done and what it tasted like. Thanks for this very informative video!
+Jeanette Waverly Ah neat! It'd be really something to see one of those trees and know the kind of history behind its scars.
I remember reading about that, and I've seen scars like that (basically a patch of removed stuff).
I imagine in a survival situation, the extra nutrients would have been really helpful.
Jeanette Waverly I
Native Americans*
poplug kiss me nigga
Vegan crispy bacon
true
This is just vegan bacon holy crap
Don't say that they'll wipeout pine trees within the next year.
When you fried that cambium you made it look darn tasty! And that was a good tip about drinking the water afterward if you boil it. I hope I never find myself in a survival situation but it's nice to know that I could fall back on this if something did happen!
Reminds me of bacon, mmm.
John Winstead pine needles and Manzanita berries are allegedly two of the best sources of vitamin c in North America and both were made into "tea" by native Americans, i haven't tried pine needles tea yet but i have tried it with Manzanita Berry's
Tree Bacon hehe
Dank Ear Rape are you my brother?
You just have to remember to keep a hand axe.
How did I not know this? I've cut down thousands of pine trees and never knew the cambium was edible. Needles, wood, nuts, pitch, and now cambium... is there any part of the pine tree that isn't useful? What a wonderful species.
damn, don't cut fucking trees nigga
@@wizdog5840 bet you'll smoke them though. Hahaha
@@spencerwells1328 just a little bit, but i dont cut a full tree for a cigarrete
@Gustavos Revenge the cigarretes help the environment because kill the worst plague in the world, the humans...
@Gustavos Revenge so shut up special Ed
"don't do this unless its a survival situation"
"its an acquired taste for some"
You gotta do it before you are in a critical situation to Know that you'll eat it and not just waste Time/energy/morales and ressource
Survival olive oil and a survival cast iron pan is recommended.
"an acquired taste" only means that you may get used to the taste of something offputting after eating something multiple times, but as he said, he found it to be pleasant from the start
You're saying "so after multiple survival situations"
Well, that just means the first time might suck lol
Now I'll never go hungry. Gonna go eat me some trees.
ChArLiE BeAtZ if you want extra seasoning a handful of dirt adds a good taste
Our new dinner
TomDelonge's FunnyPicture with a hint as grass for that earthy flavor
Tom DFMA: Thems the ones that has all the vitamins and flavonoids.
😂.
The Lorax ain't gunna like this video
An Actual Breadstick LMAFOOO
An Actual Breadstick lorax gonna lay the smack down
An Actual Breadstick XDDD
yummmmm Truffular trees,tastes like cotton candy...aaaaahhhhh
Dude lol
This was a food source in Norway as well, in hash times.
Latest during WW 2.
This was used to make bread.
"Barkebrød"
I love it when people show respect to trees. They are most likely older than you, so don't hurt them unless you are desperate.
I'm from Finland and as I started to watch this I was about to comment that we've made bread out of this but you mentioned it later in the video ^^ , It's not commonly made in Finland, it was most used when farmers didn't get enough crop and they needed to survive so they added some cambium flour in the mix. Trees harvest is called "pettu" in finnish :P "pettuleipä"=bark bread
lol Way ahead of yeah. Thanks for the extra info! I was hoping someone from Finland would comment.
torille toveri xD mitäs sinne?
+OutsideFun1
im finnish too and i have a tip for you to try,i once stumbled upon an anthill,and remembered that my dad once said to me that the ant eggs can be eaten as cereal,and if you throw a stick in the ant hill they will "pee" on it and after about ten minutes in the anthill,the stick would be completely covered in salty like ant acid
i tried the stick thing and it was pretty good but i didnt even try to dig out the eggs....could you show it and taste them in a video? make sure the ants you are taking the eggs arent poisonus,in finland we only have a few ant species,and the safe one is the most common in forests and easily identifieable
Tilakkaa NIBSU2 X,mun oikee kanava ants that you see in finland arent poisonous and i doubt that they are anywhere. They are a poor protein source but eggs are really good and easy protein
+sub to NIBSU 2
yo wtf
Good video.
+The Wooded Beardsman Thanks again my friend!
I followed you both and I'm enjoying the videos keep them up
I just watched your version. Good video
I just watched your edible wood video
How do u not have a verifacation badge on ur channel?
seems to me that the most efficient way is: step 1) either chew on it raw and spit it out or boil it and only drink the boiling water ("tea"). then after that roast a portion and eat some for the fiber which will have been broken down by the dry heat. it's important to do them separately because raw or boiled fiber is not digested well - yet on the other hand when you roast it you will kill too much of the nutrients. so it seems you gotta do both if you want the best of both.
Which nutrients exactly are destroyed by the heat?
@@asuka813 Probably some of all of them, heat is an antibiotic, that's why fire kills parasite/bacteria in water when you boil it
@@confidential5743 Nutrients and microbes are not the same
tanyuu I’m pretty sure bio means life, and nutrients are considered biotic
@@confidential5743 OK, I'm going to refain from going down that rabbithole in the youtube comments regarding what constitutes life. But for your consideration, there are extremophiles (Latin: lovers of extreme environments, in our perspective anyway) who thrive at high temperatures or radiatian levels which would kill us. Life is not confined to the narrow environmental window that our species is. Thus, each nutrient has different factors which destroy or damage it, each one a different temperature. When people say 'heat' destroy a nutrient, what heat are you talking about? In comparison to 0° kelvin, we live in a pretty hot place, our existence made possible by the application of heat. Some nutrients are destroyed/damaged by freezing, some much more by oxygen and sunlight than any temperature encountered in regular cooking over a fire (as opppsed to say, industrial processes). In short, far from all nutrients are destroyed in normal cooking temperatures. Some yes, but if cooked food were devoid of nutrients because cooking is antibiotic... The species would have died out when we started cooking food rather than getting smarter because we had more access to those nutrients.
Great responsible instruction on wild food. It was a VERY important warning to refrain from harvesting from the tree needlessly.
Out of a few vids Ive watched now, you are the first to mention to use caution as not all cambium is edible and to do your research first (and in your pine needle tea too). **Subscribed** Thank you for being so informative!!
I like he actually ate it instead of jus saying it like some videos. Thanks.
Lol when a vegan goes hunting
Bustin Feelsgood lol, that's me XD I don't eat "fast food" get it? Because animals run off a lot. 😤 I suck at jokes....
Try not to cook the cambium too much or it'll ignite since it's a thin layer of wood which is made for starting a fire. :)
Oh for the upset victory ::holds your hand up:: our new best youtube comment of the day!
Legend
haha yea men
Very good video! Your editing and narration is very good. Thank you for the thorough information. :)
This was a truly informative how-to video, my deepest thanks! This one skill alone could save someone's life.
I find it tastes best when either just chewed like gum, or when cooked (or burned) to max crispiness so it's like chips.
Not just Sweden and Finland but also to a large degree in Norway too.Not long time ago since they ate it here in Norway. Even my father in law,remember eating it,when he was a boy. And he is 65 years. Under the WW2,we Norwegians ate lots of barkbread(barkebrød) also a little of it was used in the coffe substitute.
I think I'll go harvest all the cambium from my local park for dinner. Thanks.
Believe it or not, this is the kind of information that will be very useful in the near future.
fightthedead-twd feartheliving Piss off, Tin Hat.
Someone should tell this to the North Korean peasants. Much better than the sawdust they've been eating.
He literally said only do this in a survival situation or if you are going to harvest the tree, because it can easily kill the tree. Don't kill trees that aren't your property dummy.
@@Alex-uo4qq everything if your property if you're brave enough
Your incredibly high level of respect for nature earned you another sub. Keep it up! Awesome channel!
I now have slightly more respect for Pine trees.
My mom died a couple of years ago, she taught me this when I was a kid while at the river.... thank you for that memory release and thank you for sharing.
where can i find a guy resourceful as you? seriously, there is something so attractive about a guy who can take care of himself outside the constraints of modern society!
I loved that you said not to harm a tree 🌳 shows you are a good person
Thanks for sharing, eating elm tree bark can be found in some old Chinese stories, the flowers and young leaves of elm tree can also be food resources, but elm tree bark and root are always ready, in case of food become an issue.
Thanks for this well presented video! Two thoughts...
If you cut the cambium strips into short bits (about an inch), fiber length is reduced for better digestion. Too long can be physically dangerous in the gut.
Cambium transports a tree's nutrients vertically, so removing more vertical cambium does relatively less harm to the tree than wider patches of any length.
Consider longer, narrower harvest patches.
Just gave this a try. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) My initial experience with harvesting the cambium was quite good. It's not terribly difficult to gather though it does require a slow and patient approach. To my daughter's shock I also attempted to fry and eat the 'chips'. Interesting. To be honest, the thicker pieces were inedible. On the other hand, the super thin, very crispy bits were quite tolerable. I definitely recommend peeling it and cooking it as thinly as humanly possible. Whether one has oil and salt available in a survival situation is another question altogether!
You can also brew a drink with green pine needles for some quick vitamin c! And it doesn't taste too bad!
Realized I have the exact same ring as you in this video. Had it for about 5 years now. Cheers man, loving the videos
That plus pine seeds and you got quite the complete meal. Thanks for the info!
Thank you for showing respect for nature. You clearly warned against harming trees for the sake of doing so. Our ape curiosity is rather strong and I'm sure you warded off a few curious people from doing this just to see how it works or tastes. Thanks for the knowledge and may we never end up in a situation to have to resort to it but it was fun to learn about that's for sure.
Helpful hint, cambium is best harvested in spring when the nutrition and water contents are much higher. Also when it's stripped in spring, it strips very nice. Not little pieces. Best to harvest for winter stock if not in an emergency situation.
I always carry some EVO and sea salt and a frying pan as my only means of survival when I plan on getting lost in the forest.
Good plan
EVO??
Dom Squaaa extra virgin olive oil maybe? hahahha just my best guess after further research i discovered that i was correct, it is in fact olive oil :)
this kind of videos is comforting for some reason. You earned a subscriber!
With winter coming & worrying about emergencies, THIS was exactly what I was looking for!! Any other information on winter foraging would be greatly appreciated!!
wow! very nice, thank you for sharing. I had never heard if this before and will definitely research what trees in my area this is good for. If i ever am harvesting a tree that has edible cambium i will have to try this.
+thenextarcher My pleasure. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Great video!! Thanks
Great Video. Thanks a lot. Greets from Switzerland
Felix
+Taschenmesserbuch Thanks Felix!
Canada in da house! You should market that fried cambium snack as Beaver Chips. Put a maple leaf on the label, maybe add a little maple syrup to the oil, we'd all buy it. Great video! Bradford Angier called this stuff "tree noodles".
Love it. I like your video style and editing as well.
+darfirst Thank you very much!
What a great video to watch after reading "The Giving Tree"
Very informative video, I never would have expected tree bits to look so tasty.
I'd like to add a couple of tips. First, when frying or toasting cambium, put the pan at the edge of the fire instead of directly over it. Turn the handle a bit every 30 seconds or 1 minute for even heating with less risk of burnt food or actual flame-up. Second, add a couple of trees to the list-basswood is a good one, as buds, leaves and seeds, are edible, too. And Tamarac also has edible cambium. Good video for the beginner.
I've taken that stuff off a pine tree before when I was a kid when I was messing around in the woods on our property. The tree I did it too still has a scar from it, though it's fine.
I do remember it tasting kinda sweet and woody. But I just did it because I was curious why this tree layer was so different.
Don't cook it over flames wait and cook over hot coals when using oils
Your video was the best by far ~ on this subject ~ thank you for sharing job well done!
Love your videos! Very informative and shot nicely!
I always wondered about cambium.I try as much stuff as I can so I know what it tastes like and how my body reacts to it as well.Better to know what works for you right? great vid!
This channel needs more subs
I'm so glad you showed this
Informative and no frills , your channel reminds me of old 90's documentaries which happen to be my favaourite style.
I have not eaten in 3 minutes it is an emergency situation
yes. now you shall consume bark.
TREE BACON :^D
million dollar idea!
Awesome! I can't believe I have spent so much time in the woods and never knew this!
I now realise something imp that how much work your lumberjack grandpa and later on have put in managing tha forest! it makes it very valuable and beautiful man
In my village it was a winter food. We would go and collect firewood and strip the cambium. Then gently dry it and mix it with pigs blood to make tree omelettes.
whaaaat? Thats some crazy buisness you got going on there. How do the omelrttes taste?
here is a man who can literally say "it tastes just like tree bark!"
another great vid bro, I knew about the tree benefits but never fried em thx for that!
I just stumbled upon your channel for the first time, I really like it. Thank you for the wholesome content, my friend.
+altrogeruvah Thank you for subscribing!
anything is edible with enough determination
Cyanide lol
Your best friend
Great attytude
my shit
I want that bumper sticker
Im starving,..(saw a tree)
Ohh look there a snack over there
Great stuff. My dad cuts trees for his wood furnace. If we end up dropping a pine I'm definitely going to harvest some cambium first.
I guess this shows what cambedun....... Get it! Great video, useful to know.
For the love of all mushrooms - please learn to pick them! Hurt to watch your technique on that morel. You grab closer to the base and gently twist up - it shouldn't break off - especially in a survival situation.
great videos and quality
Interesting! I didn't know that is how people eat tree bark! Thank you for sharing!
I've read accounts of frontiersmen resorting to this in harsh winter/no meat scenarios, but I've never seen it done. Thanks for the video.
+ANXIETOR Yes I've read of those accounts too. It's amazing what food nature can provide in desperate situations.
I've had birch cambium (we were harvesting the tree) we boiled it and some of the bark was made into birch beer. The stuff we boiled was kinda like spaghetti. Ive also had maple we were thinning some trees that were need the house.(we also used to make maple syrup.)
teach me how to make the beer.
hmm that was not what i expected from bark
Fantastic information and demonstration! Great video!
Finally I truly learned something today! I never knew this!
When cooked with some salt it sames that it would be pretty tasty.
Still better food than school food
Excellent video! Nicely done.
Awesome video! We will have to try this next time we harvest some trees! Thanks for sharing!
+FatherAndSonFun 2015 Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks again.
I'm obsessed with this channel and I've only watched 3 videos so far xD.
"Human life takes precedence over trees"
I don't think the tree would agree with you
The tree does agree and gives glory to God. All things came from him and all things give praise back to God. You know nothing about trees or nature. God made it for us to live and to use. It's the modern people who are using plastic and petroleum based products who are destroying the earth. Using the earth doesn't necessarily destroy it. But if you are destroying it then you will be destroyed yourself. And isn't this the apocalypse that everyone is talking about and trying to "prepare" for? So you (mankind) know you are about to be destroyed because you've destroyed and attacked the earth but you're not willing to repent and go back to when we lived at peace with the earth and with one another. This was before capitalism, before we were all hunting each other with a net through our business, before global markets even existed but there were only local markets and everyone had a job. I could go on.
@@traininggrounds9450 Training Grounds I made a joke. Why try to attack someone out of no where with a nonsensical comment that is longer than the bible itself.
Either you know I was joking and chose to try and belittle someone you don't know on the internet, imposing your bullshit on them to make you feel good about yourself, or you honestly were too stupid to realize I made an innocent remark.
Either way, please direct your bullshit at someone else.
Trees are mad. Rioting
Can I just say, your voice and narrating is just perfect. Like a lighter and smoother Paul Sorvino. (When her narrated the old documentary series The Big House and earlier episodes of LockUp)
Thanks for sharing!
Bruh whos the madlad who decided to eat trees in the first place
Probably some desparate fucker who was like shit, I'm hungry can trees be eaten? Tried it and found out he could actually fucking eat a tree.
Many a beaver can give a testimony on how good cambium is.
Kick ass video. I'm going to try this out.
Great video thank you so much for the information very cool.
Here in Florida we have the live oak. A neighbor trimmed his so I harvested a 6 inch by 3 foot section. It was edible - I roasted it, fried, boiled, dried and ground it. I made a soup with several other edibles. Not bad.
I been watching since your videos had little to no views, im assuming prepping becoming more widespread probably attributed to your viewcount becoming bolstered but my point in writing is to compliment you on how watchable your videos. You have one of the most practical formats on wild edibles that I've seen. The only suggestion I have is to go into differences of similar plants maybe linking a couple of the plants/trees that can be misidentified in your description. Keep making videos ya fuckin' herbavore
Awesome video ! Thank you ..:-)
Very good video! I'm inspired to go out more in the Danish woods now 👍
It would be much better to use something other than olive oil due to it having a far lower smoke point than other oils.
It is not a concern. It is not a flammable gasoline. It's better to use plant oil on plant food anyway since it aids digestion. But all these comments concerned about the oil flaming up are misguided. It's not going to happen if you just sit there the whole time ready to move the pan when it gets too hot. Anybody who can cook won't have the problem or even be concerned about it.
very informative for survival. thanks!
looks GREAT!!
This man needs more subscribers....
In one of these videos you should show us how to harvest that cookin oil from nature that you suggest all wild survival food be fried in...
Nick Boronda LOL
You can just boil most things... But the best tasting will be olive oil and butter, deal with it
Or replace with something similar.
in the days of yore, people used to eat their leather shoes or bag, if they were short of rations
I really Dig all your videos Man!!
The Crunch sound makes me salivating... 🤤