We have a new video available for purchase titled "Wild Food and Herbs." Two popular videos, Wild Food Nature Walk and Wild Herb Nature Walk, sold previously have been re-edited and combined into one extremely informative and fun video. It covers wild food and herb identification and use. If you would like to see some pictures from the video look below.
Following is Marty's Bio
Owner and Survival Instructor:
My outdoor career began at age 9 when I was introduced to scouting. I stayed with the Boy Scout program until I was 21, working my way up to Explorer Advisor, council level.
After that approximately 3 years was spent hiking, camping, fishing, hunting and trapping throughout southern New Jersey and northern New York.
In 1963, I was inducted into the US Army. After basic and advanced infantry training I was sent to explosive ordinance school, combat demolitions school and jungle survival school in Panama and then off to Vietnam. After returning and being discharged I went back to my love of camping and the outdoors.
In 1970, I reenlisted in the army, eventually serving over 17 years, mostly as an instructor. During this time I also attended small arms specialist school, arctic and temperate survival school, desert survival school and back to Panama for instructors survival school.
In 1978 I became an advisor for the National Guard. While in this position I further attended many schools including recruiting, career counseling, army professional education center, land warfare, BTMS and other schools. In 1984 I left the US Army returning home and establishing The Wilderness Training Center. In 2000 I changed the name to The Wilderness Learning Center.
Also during 1984 to present I have taught at North Country Community College, Clinton Community College and Mater Dei College, teaching programs on survival, land navigation, herbs, wilderness medicine and health.
During my career I have taught US Army and Air force, Italian, German, and Canadian troops. I also served on the Quebec, Canada council of Boy Scouts as training officer for adults during which time I received my Wood Badge.
All together I have over 40 years experience teaching outdoor survival and related subjects. I am a licensed New York State Guide, American Red Cross First Aid & CPR, Wilderness First Aid instructor and a member of NY State Guides Association.
To learn more about Marty check out his web site and school in upstate NY http://www.weteachu.com/
Do you know this edible plant? You will after this video.
How can this plant stop insects from bothering you?
Did you know you can make sugar from this common plant?
How can this plant help you wash up?
Why is Marty holding Poison Ivy? and why you shouldn't.
How do you eat a Pine tree?
How these berries make great lemon aid.
What you don't know could make you sick or kill you.
Do you know the common plant that makes a great salt substitute?
Why you will never go hungry in a swamp.
This square stalk will teach you something that you need to know.
How you can have cheese without a cow.
Just one of many herbs shown in this video. This one is reported to help heal bones.
Why this herb makes a great sedative.
SHIPPING TIMES:
Most, but not all orders leave our warehouse within 1-7 business days. Allow time from the day we ship for UPS or the USPS to deliver it to you from Upstate NY. Please call for rush orders before 2:00 Eastern time. That means that some items, to some locations could take two weeks or more. Remember, we're a 50 year old family run business, so feel free to call us for a rush. We can get most of our items out the same day and use next day air and get it to you tomorrow, but you need to call before 2:00 Eastern time.
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