Plants and mushrooms: your supporters in the wild

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There is so much more to plants than we humans think. Discover plants for food, healing or for your craft. Acquire comprehensive knowledge about different herbs and how to use them for your purposes.

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Wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella): Find, gather, eat.

Finding, collecting, and using wood sorrel – the complete guide

Discover the wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella) – a native perennial that grows in deep shade. Learn more about its location and its edible leaves.
Coal fungus: natural fire starter in the forest

The coal fungus: your unexpected fire hero in the forest (King Alfred's cake, cramp balls)

The coal fungus (King Alfred's cake / cramp balls) is your natural ally in the forest. Learn everything about location, uses and ecological importance.
Wild Garlic Guide: Identifying, Collecting, 30+ Recipes

Wild garlic: Identifying, Gathering, Harvesting and Utilizing - Tips and Recipes

With my wild garlic guide, you bring the forest to your plate. Learn all about identification, collecting, and preparation of the green gold piece.
Guide to Ribwort Plantain - Discover its healing power

From weed to health bomb: The power of Ribwort plantain

Discover the healing power of Ribwort Plantain. In my detailed guide I share with you how you can use this plant for your health.
Yarrow is Not just an herb – A survivor's aid

Yarrow: The Secret weapon for wilderness living

Learn how yarrow as a power plant amplifies your survival skills in nature. Must-have knowledge for Bushcrafters and nature enthusiasts.
Build a forest in a glass - a bottle garden instruction

Create a forest in a jar - this is how you bring ferns, moss and lichens onto the windowsill

Do you love the feeling of moss under your feet and the scent of fern? Find out here how to bring a forest in a bottle (terrarium) to your windowsill.
What is the difference between seeds and nuts?

What is the difference between seeds and nuts?

Are you curious about the difference between seeds and nuts? Immerse yourself in the world of plants and learn their secrets.
How can I make my own oil from plants? (+List of plants)

How can I make my own oil from plants? Discover the secret of nature

Discover how to make your own plant oils and enjoy healthy, sustainable oils in the kitchen, body care, and more. Which plants are suitable?
Sorrel - The healthy and ideal vitamin C superfood

Plant portrait of sorrel - the vitamin C bomb from nature

If you're looking for a source of vitamin C, sorrel is an excellent choice. Learn more about the health benefits of this powerhouse plant.
From birch to walnut: Trees for tapping for syrup

The liquid gold of the trees – 16 trees that you can use for syrup

Syrup from nature - doesn't that sound tempting This guide will teach you how to obtain valuable and delicious syrup from 16 different trees.
18 Healing Trees for Health – Power of Trees as Medicine

18 trees for your health – the healing power of trees

Trees like birch, lime, or maple can be incredibly useful and provide valuable medicine. Find here 18 trees that have healing properties.
Collecting, processing, and eating beech nuts - this is how it's done

Beech nuts: crunchy snack from the local forest - How to gather and process

The fruits of the beech tree, beech nuts, are edible for us humans. Learn here how to collect them and what to cook with them. [including beech nut recipes]
Healing plant daisy in profile (edible and delicious)

Versatile daisy – wild and medicinal plant of our native flora

The daisy is not only a medicinal plant, but can also be eaten entirely. Find here all the information and a plant profile.
Harvesting watercress: Healthy medicinal herb with vitamin D

The watercress: spicy and healthy wild herb and medicinal plant with a vitamin D boost

The watercress: used to be cultivated because of its health benefits. It is among the best wild and medicinal herbs, providing you with many vitamins.
The rose hip in portrait – medicinal plant and wild herb

The rose hip – how to harvest and process the underrated vitamin C bombs (+recipes)

Rose hip is a plant full of vitamin C and good for the immune system. The red fruits can be processed into rose hip tea, jam, as well as purée.
The dandelion: Weed? No! Survival and medicinal plant

Survival artist dandelion - Weed? No! The dandelion is a survival and medicinal plant.

Dandelion is one of the best medicinal plants known to science. Read in the guide how the power source dandelion can also help you.
White goose foot - edible plant and ancient medicinal herb

The white goose foot, an ancient and edible medicinal herb

The White goose foot is a widely distributed wild herb with a long history of traditional use. Learn more about the plant here.
The medicinal plant meadowsweet: versatile and pain-relieving

Meadowsweet - a wild herb and medicinal plant - versatile effective and helps with pain

Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria) is a pain-relieving medicinal plant that has been used for centuries. Learn more about this plant and its uses.
The chickweed, native power, wild and medicinal plant

Wild and medicinal plant chickweed - nutritional value, usage, recipes, history, and more

Chickweed is an edible and medicinal power plant that grows in most parts of the world and is widespread and easily recognizable.
Winter foraging: 41 edible things from the wilderness

Food search in winter: Over 41 edible plants, nuts, roots and more for emergency food in cold weather

This guide to winter food foraging is full of facts and fascinating traditions about emergency food that grows in the snowy months.
Micronutrients from wild herbs are vital for survival

A guide to micronutrients and how wild herbs ensure your survival in an emergency situation

You need micronutrients for long-term survival. In this guide, you will understand how important it is to intake enough micronutrients.
Plant your own natural medicine cabinet with medicinal herbs

With these effective medicinal herbs, you plant your own home pharmacy

There are many medicinal herbs that can be grown in your garden. Learn in this guide which ones they are and how they help you stay healthy.
The garlic mustard: delicious wild herb, easy to find

The garlic mustard: the wild vegetable that tastes slightly like garlic and can be found almost throughout Germany

The garlic mustard is a great herb to eat, including the fact that it is a medicinal herb and can help with many complaints.
Collect these 11 edible wild herbs in the spring

Collect these 11 edible wild herbs in spring – which wild herbs will give you the necessary power now?

Learn how easy it is to identify the eleven most common edible wild herbs in spring and what you can do with them. These wild herbs bring power.
Can humans eat grass and if not why not?

Can people eat grass? And if not, why not? (+alternatives)

Do you also wonder if you could really eat grass to survive? After all, many animals eat grass every day and are well-nourished. Is that really true?
Sycamore, Mountain and Field maple differ by leaves

How to differentiate between sycamore, mountain and field maple (with pictures of the leaves)

Using pictures and memory aids, this guide teaches you how to quickly distinguish Field maple, Mountain maple, and Sycamore maple based on their leaves.
Can tree leaves be eaten? – 9 types that are edible

Can you eat tree leaves? – 9 types that are edible

Tree leaves are found worldwide, but not known as a food source for ourselves. However, there are tree leaves that we can eat and are healthy.
Healthy and free: Collect these 6 wild herbs in autumn

Healthy and free: Collect these 6 wild herbs in autumn (+applications)

To benefit from the power of herbs, I present to you my six favorite herbs for salads, healing teas, and snacks in autumn.
What are lichens? Usable as emergency food and medicine?

What are lichens and why can they serve as emergency food?

Lichens are true survivors, and we humans can benefit from them as remedies or even as food in a survival situation.
The Chaga: learn how this tree fungus supports you

The chaga: with this fungus you will make big eyes

The Chaga, also known as Inonotus obliquus, can support you outdoors in the wilderness. Not only as tea, but also as tinder for making fire.
Eating tree bark to survive? What does tree bark taste like?

Can you eat tree bark to survive? – How does tree bark taste

Trees can be found almost everywhere. And every tree has a bark. Is bark suitable as food? Read the article now and find out if you can eat bark.
Emergency food: Edible Plants from the forest

Edible plants: these emergency foods can be found in the forest (list + pictures)

You are unsure which plants you can eat in an emergency? Then let's learn together, and I'll show you how you won't starve in the woods.
Stinging nettle: power plant for outdoor, food, healing

The nettle - this versatile power plant should become your outdoor friend

Learn all the facts about the versatile power plant nettle and how to use it in the wilderness as food, for ropes, and as a medicinal and strengthening agent
The birch polypore - the wonder mushroom from the Stone Age

The birch polypore - miracle mushroom from the Stone Age

Do you already know the great birch polypore? Anti-inflammatory, hemostatic, against gastrointestinal complaints, etc. The application is fantastically versatile.
6 trees every Survivalist and Bushcrafter needs to know

6 trees that every survivalist should know

Trees are your lifesavers in survival situations It is advisable to take a close look at some trees to make tea, glue, tinder, or salad.
Identify 5 well-known coniferous trees by their needles.

Identify and recognize 5 familiar coniferous trees by their needles

Get to know 5 popular conifers quickly and easily. I'll show you how to identify the conifers just by using their needles.
What is a tinder fungus helpful in the wilderness

What is a tinder fungus or tinder mushroom?

The Tinder fungus is a tree fungus that mainly grows on dead birch and beech trees. It has versatile uses, such as tinder.
Birch bark: the survival miracle [Examples of use]

Birch bark: the survival miracle [examples of application]

The tree with the white bark: the birch. Birchbark is versatile and usable. You will learn more about this in the article.