Visiting Jake from Rawutah.com

Im so proud of what youve created brother!!

Oh by the way - Jake has really taken the barefoot lifestyle to

heart and after one year he has the control of his feet back!

This is astounding! I feel paralyzed and domesticated when I see Jake

walking around barefoot with those alive feet!

On my drive up to Minnesota, I made it a point

to stop thru Hurricane UT to visit my long-time online brother

Jake from Rawutah.com.

Jake has been creating paradise in his back yard since 2008 and

I couldnt be any happier for him and his family.

The food, the fresh air, the springwater...they are truly living it.

Here's a vid that Jake made right before I took off -

I have more footage that Ill be editing on this windy April day.

Daniel V on Pine Pollen

He really breaks it down about why its so special -

The season is starting for harvesting, but if you miss it

or dont have the time or will to forage it yourself,

get the goods from Surthrival HERE.

They are WILD trees from the pristine areas of Mongolia!

BIG difference from the streets of Los Angeles!!

Daniel's mission is to ReWild Planet Earth, and I am fully behind

this endeavor. He is a good friend of mine and I fully support his vision.

Pine Pollen - Its About Time

First off - If you arent blessed to have these majestic

trees in your area or don't have the time and/or passion to harvest

your own pollen, check out Surthrival.

Their pollen is harvested from the pristine forests of Mongolia,

which is VERY different from the streets of southern california where

I happened to come across this stuff....

Read about their pine pollen HERE...it will give you a good briefing

on why people are so crazy about it, and why I would spend hours

collecting it and then many more processing it.

I lucked out...I was at a casting (which I didnt get but I am happier

because it led me to this swath of pine trees) and after it was over,

I walked out to my car and looked up the street and saw them all in

their full glory....just a bit too late because all the flowers seemed

to have been spent by the wind already.

Im making the second vid for this now, but here is the first.

I really wish I could have had someone filming that day

after the casting...I found so many plumpers just bursting with pollen afterwards..

They made the AZ pine pollen harvest seem really tiny!

That happened exactly 364 days ago!

Im now making tinctures with vodka and freezing the powder for later.

I do have to wonder about the air quality of LA and its effect on the plants.

I know that organic veg can be grown in similar conditions,

but when I think of the fresh mountain air and what those pines must

be like...It really gets me thinking about heading north.

Im hoping to get up to Northern AZ and hunt for more the next

time we go on a springwater run...maybe that will happen within

the next week. Foraging is definitely one of my favorite things to do...

its so therapeutic and it really puts someone in the moment while

they are foraging and looking for food and medicine...its so great.

the next movie is coming soon!

Im sorry for not posting enough...I highly recommend staying up

to date on my fb page...http://www.facebook.com/Anthony.A.Anderson

I have been foraging so much this year. The food is everywhere.

Its hard to beat dumpster diving and central park wild foraging

in NYC, but I really think Phoenix has that potential.

Just yesterday I picked pine pollen, ripe olives, tangelos,

oranges, grapefruits, lemons...gojis are coming soon,

saguaro cactus in june...picked barrel cactus fruit a week ago..

pecans are finishing up now too...the list goes on!

Forage! Gather! Put your ecosystem into YOUR system...

with wild water and wilder foods...it really changes a person

on so many levels. That step alone will completely alter a person's life.

Much love to all of those spreading the word!

Spring is here! Get out there! If you cant find good wild food near you,

grow some of your own!

Kombucha Experimentation

Since Ive grown so many scobys now,

Im definitely branching out and trying some new blends.

The one above is astragalus, goji berries, chaga, and black tea.

Ive found that the best sugar to use truly is straight up org. CANE

sugar...turbinado works well too and so does maple ($$$ though).

I highly recommend branching out - Im trying a sarsaparilla

variety too and the classic ginger...I just love kombucha.

Be sure to cut it with water when youre ready to drink it though.

Kombucha is really acidic, and drinking so much of it can be

a bit hard on a person. I make mine for about

25 CENTS A GALLON

(TAKE THAT GT! YOUR WIMPY NEW BREWS STINK!)

and the power of homemade is truly tangible.

again...the theme...Do...It..YOURSELF! and with love!

A

Picked, Cured, and ENJOYED!

These ended up better than I ever expected.

The olives I picked in this vid:

are still in their brine. However, I did a salt pack with

the really ripe ones, and they became edible so fast and ended up

so tasty that Im completely sold on the method.

I used a burlap sack, which ended up leaving little burlap

hairs that had to be picked and washed off - big pain in the butt.

The best way would be to use a nut mylk bag or a cheese cloth.

Wrap all the olives with salt so the salt roughly touches most of

the olives. They dont have to be completely engulfed in salt.

They should hang so the water pulled off from the salt can drip.

I would let this moisture drip into a can so you can use it for

mixing with your water for your vegetable garden. Good minerals!

I can't see it taking more than one month. There are still ripe

olives hanging on the trees in Phoenix and Im going to make it

a point to collect as many as I possibly can before they all fall and shrivel up.

To think that SUCH AMAZING ABUNDANCE gets swept up and trashed

every single year completely reflects the insanity of this culture.

All you need is a cheesecloth and some sea salt! COME ON!!!

The abundance is everywhere my friends...all you have to do is

just look around and open your eyes and your heart.

The world of lack belongs to the domesticates...to the wild and free-range

people out there, food and medicine abounds and we are all happy.

Ill keep you posted on the brine cure...they are getting close but

still a little too bitter to enjoy...stay tuned!