Primitive Roots

Remembering the Wisdom of our Ancestors

Building a community of people who remember the wisdom of our ancestors and use this knowledge to create sustainable lifestyles.

Welcome to Primitive Roots

We are a 'tree roots" movement of individuals striving to remember our primitive wisdom which can be merged with modern knowledge to create a new era of conscious people. Our goals are to...

Remember the Wisdom of our Ancestors such as foraging, wild edibles, conscious hunting, fire starting, water purification, shelter building, cordage making, natural medicine, healing, food preservation, fiber arts, clothing/shoe making, tracking, container/basket making, story telling, community living, and much more.

Members

  • Kfir
  • Gary Peters
  • Candi Huber
  • Dave
  • jamie
  • El Cuchillo
  • Tia Sukin
  • Arthur Haines
  • Anthony Spangler
  • Mike
  • matthew cayer
  • Jeff Gottlieb
 

Forum

Dave

Salve Contamination? Help! 1 Reply

Started by Dave in Wild Edibles. Last reply by Candi Huber Jul 2.

Candi Huber

Raspberry Leaf Tea 4 Replies

Started by Candi Huber in Wild Edibles. Last reply by Candi Huber Jun 29.

Gary Peters

How is your summer foraging going? 1 Reply

Started by Gary Peters in Wild Edibles. Last reply by Arthur Haines Jun 26.

Blog Posts

Tia Sukin

Cattail Pollen Pancakes

The following link (and as pasted below) provides a recipe for Cattail pollen pancakes. Maybe we can make these next time we meet. However, I would suggest adding honey in the recipe and omitting the wheat flour.

http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/mattjp/Lecture%20Notes/CATTAIL%20POLLEN%20PANCACKES.doc.
CATTAIL POLLEN PANCACKES



INGREDIENTS

Cattail pollen
Wheat flour (optional)
Eggs (whole or artificial)
Evaporated milk
Vegetable oil

Harvest a goodly amount of pollen * (at least a quart would be… Continue

Posted by Tia Sukin on June 28, 2009 at 11:58am — 3 Comments

jamie

thanks

just wanted to say thanks to all of you maine schoolers for coming down . you all rule

Posted by jamie on June 21, 2009 at 12:35pm

Rob

Tent Plastic + pole

HI Jamie, I seem to have misplaced the rainfly and tentpole for my tent. The rainfly is the tan piece of plastic that goes over the tent. If I happened to leave it behind, could you let me know. Thanks

Posted by Rob on June 18, 2009 at 2:29pm — 2 Comments

Rob

Building Strong Naturalist Communities: Is anyone going to this event on Memorial Day?

http://www.flyingdeernaturecenter.org/events.html

Memorial Day Weekend: May 22–25
Hosted by Flying Deer Nature Center, New Lebanon, NY
Flying Deer is hosting the annual Building Strong Naturalist Communities Spring Retreat again this year! Last year we had an amazing time together playing, crafting, exploring the forest, singing, dancing, and enjoying wonderful local foods. Taking time to build community, nurture ourselves, and slow down is more essential than ever this year. We are thrilled to… Continue

Posted by Rob on May 16, 2009 at 11:45pm

Feralhuman

Recessionproofing one's life with earth skills

Years ago Sun Bear wrote, "The price of acorns hasn't changed in 10,000 years. You just go and pick them up." It being spring and the wild weeds are wantonly springing upward full of nutritious vigor it's a great time to make a start on recessionproofing one's life by incorporating more and more wild delictables into one's daily life.
A number of years ago I was living in a community in which my housing situation wasn't too stable. While I had a variety of biointensive gardening beds, fruit tree… Continue

Posted by Feralhuman on May 5, 2009 at 1:20pm — 1 Comment

Feralhuman

Swine Flu

The swine flu is in the news today. There's LOTS of stuff each of you can do to not plug into the fear based paradigm that the media swindlers and politicians might try to lead people into. Those of you who've been through the school's healing/plant classes might recall one very good remedy: Fire Cider

FIRE CIDER: Some other names: four thieve's vinegar, complete tonic, total tonic. Take equal parts of onion, garlic, ginger, horseradish and a half part of habanero peppers. Blend in the blender… Continue

Posted by Feralhuman on April 28, 2009 at 6:11pm — 6 Comments

Candi Huber

The Power of Pine Pitch

At the base of a 400 year old pine, Emma, Andrew, and I were discussing the knowledge that this tree must have. Which lead to a discussion on the benefits of our beloved White Pine.

Continue

Posted by Candi Huber on April 20, 2009 at 8:00pm — 4 Comments

Candi Huber

The Sweet Taste of Spring - Stinging Nettle, Sweet Potato, and Turkey Pot Pie

Today was an amazing day with the family. In York at the base of second hill near Mount Agamanticus, we took a hike in search of Spice Bush, Usnea, Burdock, and Wild Leeks . The Spice Bush, the only one we know of, was just starting to flower. Old Man's Beard was being allusive in the deep dark woods. But that didn't dampen our spirits. As we moved on, we found what we thought might be a large patch of Wild Leeks but were unable to get one out without breaking it. We didn't want to disturb more… Continue

Posted by Candi Huber on April 19, 2009 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment

Feralhuman

Advance Stalking and Tai Chi

Stalking is a useful skill for more than just getting close to animals. It's also an internal movement method comparable and with effects similiar to tai chi or pa kua. We start with the technical aspects of movement, the fox walk, the weasel walk, the basic stalking step, the hands and knees stalk, the belly stalk. These 5 forms cover most of the what you need to move across the landscape in a stealthy manner. It is highly useful to play them everyday, it takes time and repetition to build the… Continue

Posted by Feralhuman on April 19, 2009 at 12:02pm — 6 Comments

Tim Smith

Sustainability, Organic Gardening, Bushcraft And Guide Training Work Study This Summer

Hello folks,

Jack Mountain Bushcraft is running a work-study program this summer resulting in free tuition for our fall bushcraft semster program.

Duration: 12 Weeks
Location: Masardis, Maine
2009 Dates: 5/31-8/22
Positions Available: 2
Minimum Age: 18
Application Deadline: 5/9

You'll live on-site at our field school in Masardis and work on the grounds, gardens and sustainability projects. Duties include organic gardening, landscaping, cutting firewood and building an intimate relationship wi… Continue

Posted by Tim Smith on April 16, 2009 at 1:10pm — 1 Comment

Feralhuman

Emerging from hibernation with skills play

Finally the winter is letting up and mobility is restored back onto the landscape, the time of inward contemplation is being balanced by a time of increasing physical activity. We stretch and exercise just like the woodchuck coming up out of his winter hole. Time to start building the body back up for the demands of outdoor work/play that come with spring and summer. Primitive skills are amazing fitness builders.
Starting it off with archery, I had forgotten what a nice upperbody workout drawing… Continue

Posted by Feralhuman on March 30, 2009 at 10:50am — 4 Comments

Feralhuman

Knives: How little can we get by with?

Survivalists tend to enjoy knives and over the years I've spent hundreds of dollars on them. Tactical knife magazines and outdoor forums are full of knife talk and discussions about the latest greatest ultimate survival knife. It's funny though, as my experience grows my attachment to the knife quest decreases. More recently than I like to admit to I purchased the ultimate survival knife, the Tops Tracker knife. After years of listening to the hype I have found oout that hype is hype, and a heav… Continue

Posted by Feralhuman on March 28, 2009 at 2:31pm — 18 Comments

Paul Tobin-coyote Song

finding things on the the site

Mariette you left a comment I can't find it when i get home latter I'll try to figure it out

Posted by Paul Tobin-coyote Song on March 28, 2009 at 7:48am — 4 Comments

Candi Huber

A day for Sharing....skills, food, hugs, and gourds!

We had a wonderful day at Mal Stephen's new Wells Classroom an acorn of the Maine Primitive Skills School.

The weather was fantastic, the friends amazing, and the day was filled with bustling activity. I got to work on making a gourd bowl which is something I've been dreaming of doing for awhile. I've seen so many amazing gourds over the years, I often wished to make one myself. Today, Mike Douglas made that happen. Mike, brought gourds that he grew… Continue

Posted by Candi Huber on March 14, 2009 at 10:30pm

Mike

Trail Side Nibbles

I wanted a space where folks could post things that they have gathered from workshops, schools, or really cool experiences. For instance, Mal and Nick just came back from the desert. While they are both well rounded, I'm sure there were moments, or skills that really touched each of them. This area could be for those "gems" that really spoke to you from recent, or even past experiences. All too often I tell folks, beg them, to share with the rest of the community what they have experienced. Now… Continue

Posted by Mike on February 25, 2009 at 1:55pm — 1 Comment

Candi Huber

You won't be making this in the Wilderness!



But ohh is it fun to eat!

Today is Drew's birthday and we celebrated by making a pirate cake and matching pirate inspired cupcakes to take to school tomorrow. After 7 hours of baking, kneading fondant, and making little skulls, our fingers were black and blue (from food dye), ou… Continue

Posted by Candi Huber on February 22, 2009 at 9:11pm — 1 Comment

jamie

new england primitive skills

i know its a bit early but i figured id get a bit of a head count on how many of ya are coming down this year. we are also changing the format a bit . its gonna have a shoot set up of 20 or so novelty shots rather than a full blown competitive shoot. for those of ya not familiar with novelty shots read it as "bring a lot of arrows". its also gonna be more laid back this year (sorry deneen :) ). anybody who has something to share is welcome to show it off and teach it to others. the club itself h… Continue

Posted by jamie on February 20, 2009 at 5:43pm — 4 Comments

Jennifer Bourne

A Visit to the Yurt Foundation

On Jan 26th I visited the Yurt Foundation in Machiasport, Me. Bill Coperthwaite's yurts are made of cedar and are not intended to be portable as their historical predecessors in Asia. What makes his structures "yurts" is their circular construction as well as the tension band near the apex/skylight of the roof and compression cable around the top of the exterior walls just under the eaves.

Bill C. travels the world in search of what he calls "democratic" know-how; crafts and self-sufficient tec… Continue

Posted by Jennifer Bourne on February 3, 2009 at 10:11pm

Dave

Happy Marmota monax day!

A few pictures of my favorite yard critter....



Continue

Posted by Dave on February 2, 2009 at 10:24am — 3 Comments

jamie

fire and friends

yesterday i taught a workshop in washington ct. . it covered a little bit of everythingmostly i made stupid jokes most didnt get. andy dobos and deneencame by and helped me out. it was a most awesome day. getting together with some like minded people is exactly what i needed after a rough spell and also feeling quite stale. the point of this story is that certain things feel needed. there are things that draw us to action. the need to hunt is in my blood. eating, sleeping, time alone, time toget… Continue

Posted by jamie on January 25, 2009 at 6:21am — 7 Comments

 
 

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I think it cuts down on the liquid/water content. Especially if you plan to cook them over a fireplace with a flat rock.
14 hours ago
Is there any particular reason to use evaporated milk? I'd probably just use regular milk or cream.
yesterday
Kfir added an event
July 24, 2009 at 9am to July 26, 2009 at 4pm
This 3-day workshop is designed to guide the beginner or novice through the process of wet-scrape braintanning from start to finish and show you that anyone can do it, anywhere! Participants will gain hands-on experience in the wetscrape method of...
yesterday
Gary Peters added a discussion
I will be bringing along my Osage bow, and would like to meet up with any of you that would be interested in shooting a primitive round or 2. I'll be camped out there all weekend, the weather looks good, it should be a fun time again. Hope to see ...
on Monday
Dave, I think that may be normal but you will want to keep an eye on it for mold or off smells. Most of the oils that I've made have overflowed out of the jar as the plant matter swells. Not to mention that you are shaking the jar and increasing t...
July 2
Dave added a discussion
I am trying to make a plantain salve again, this time the "long way". I filled up a quart jar with chopped plantain leaves, then covered the leaves with olive oil, closed it up and stuck it in the pantry, and give it a shake or two once a day. Tod...
July 2
Yum, thanks Tia for the recipe.
July 2
Rob left a comment for jamie
Jamie, I'm driving to vermont Friday morning and I can stop by the club around 9 or 10am. Will it be open?
July 1
Gary, aren't those strawberries a tease. I love them but it's hard to get enough to do anything with. If you get a pie out of them, send pics and share the crust recipe please. We went hunting for cattail with the Homesteading Arts Cooperative thi...
June 29
Mal, that's a good question. I am not sure how the tannins work but I know that for skin inflammation they can be a great thing. If you are prone to stomach issues then they may have a negative effect on you since they must be acidic. My suggestio...
June 29
Hi Candi, Wouldn't the high tannin content cause intestinal inflammation not sooth it? It is an acid. Mal
June 29
That's great news. The company that makes the tent went out of business so locating a replacement would have been difficult. Tent poles are easy to replace as they are common. Would it be possible for you to mail it to me? I'll pay whatever the sh...
June 29

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