Earth Skills -- Introduction to Procuring Food and Water
Hagood Mill Historic Site and Folklife Center 138 Hagood Mill Road, Pickens, South Carolina 29671
How long can I go without food or water? How do I find it? Is it safe to drink or eat? Follow up to the first basic skills class, "Introduction to Fire and Shelter." The purpose of this class is to familiarize you with methods of obtaining food and water in a wilderness environment. This course will familiarize you with harvesting food from insects, small game and edible plants. Students will build a trap and fishing tackle using the materials found in nature; identify and harvest edible plants, plus learn methods of finding and purifying water. Students will also take home the tools they make (trap, fishing tackle, etc.) and handouts for their notebook.
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