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Now this is a list that makes people laugh and poke fun as they look down their nose on common folks. Many pretentious, uppity folks who didn’t grow up in these mountains, that is. Yes the ones wearing their northface and dining at Laughing Seed.
I know how to do alot of these things because my father taught me and his father taught him. I teach my child to know which roots help heal and which plants sting and which snakes are dangerous and which snakes to leave in the yard to keep the bad ones away. How to find north, make candles, beekeeping and can.
I also teach her to braid rugs, knit, cook and sew. My uncle teaches blacksmithing, Dad teaches all his grand kids about ginseng, making sassafras tea, poltices and which type tree to cut a branch from to find water.
I guess it is that folks from elsewhere do not understand our die hard independence and we don’t like big government doing things for us. We like doing it on our own and for our community.
Just rambling a few thoughts this evening.
Thanks Gordon! Fixed it!
Two of the things in that list kind of jumped out at me: Basic car repair and Veggie oil conversions. Where’s Bicycle repair in their list? At least they have Moccasin making.
Bad link to Firefly gathering, yo.