Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Pioneer Skills

Things I have made, am making, or would like to make (in no particular order):

foods:
cheese (fast, slow, goat, cow)
yogurt
sauerkraut
kombucha
bread/sourdough
kefir
amazake
idlis
vinegar
cider wine
capers (from nasturtium or oxeye daisy flower buds)

textiles:
string/rope (from nettle, cedar)
yarn
a drop spindle
a spinning wheel
a quilt/blankets
pants, clothes in general by sewing
jackets/sweaters, gloves & socks by knitting
hats (woven, knitted, crocheted, sewn, felted)
shoes/boots/moccasins/sandals
snowshoes
bags/backpacks
 
toothpaste
shampoo
tinctures
essential oils
calendula yarrow salve

baskets from pine needles/grasses/willow-like sticks
clay pots, teapot, dishes. tiny clay pots to store salve

at the forge:
a sword, knives
shovel
hooks with corkscrew end

arrowheads/knives/spear points (by flintknapping)
a bow
skin-on-frame kayak
a compass using simple materials
fire (with hand drill or bow drill)
candles (both the kind in a container that are filled, and the tall kind that are dipped)
oil lantern
journals (blank books)

larger:
greenhouse/glass house
a wickiup
functional tepee
a root cellar
a new variety of garden vegetable
massive herb garden, complete with boulders
compost/soil

What can I add to my list?

2 comments :

pea beetle said...

How about.....a living? or...a difference? a run for the border?

Earual said...

make a difference while making a living... if that doesn't work i'll run for the border