The EDIBLE Forest: Into the Woods for WILD Food!

[@stephaniegradle]

You guys are so sweet. Thank you for sharing your adventures with us!

[@mariannecormier3021]

My daughter in law is a cree medicine woman, she's always foraging on her ten acres. I'm very grateful to her. I found out late in life, that I don't just look native on the outside, I'm also native on the inside. So many things make sense now.

[@eightysixcommunism2827]

Very special. Thank you for sharing. ❤

[@sharonshean2154]

You two are so blessed to be in agreement in your lifestyle. You are a wealth of Knowles in so many things. Keep on posting your wonderful U tube posts. Lord bless you both and thank you.

[@MarshaShelley-t3n]

Nice to have great wild foods on your land! Spiders are bad this year! They put webs on my lawn between mowing this summer. Never seen that here in my 24 years here! Yuk!! Black widows and hobo spiders are bad cause it's been so hot and dry all summer here in n. Idaho.

[@zephirinedrouhin3735]

I know that feeling, but for me I found out that I have Jewish blood from my grandmother. All my life, I thought I was mostly Swedish, lol, but am a mix of 6 different nationalities. I’m a mutt!

[@bevdixon9615]

@@zephirinedrouhin3735 I think we all are a mix. If we were all the same - life and this world would be boring.

[@dawnalowe2687]

Sarah and Kevin, thank you for taking us on another foraging walk across your lovely property and for teaching us about the medicinal uses of the food/lichen you foraged.

[@mrbim1954]

You both have a special way of including us in your homestead adventures. Your videos are like you are talking to forever friends, always happy and grateful to see us. God Bless your homestead, forever and a day ...

[@psalms125selah]

Sarah, you could let those wild blueberries dry out naturally, and utilize them in your herbal teas! They sell elderberry/hibiscus teas in the stores! So incorporating them in your herbal teas will add much needed antioxidants to your teas to combat colds and influenza in the winter months! Thank you for making these foraging videos, it helps us to become more motivated to go out foraging! God bless you and your homestead! Take care!

[@annamschnetzer4036]

I was born in Kansas City, the first daughter of the first generation off a farm outside of Osceola. My daddy said that they grew 40 acres of rocks! Your forage walk reminded me of the one time we had a family reunion and had a hayride over parts of my Great-grandfather Schnetzer's 120-acre farm just down the road a bit from my grandfather's 40 acres. I learned on that trip that both my great-grandfather's and my grandfather's houses, although wooden framed with clapboard siding, had homemade, sun-dried bricks for insulation inside the walls. Thank you for the jog down memory lane!

[@barbarabennett1233]

Love going to the woods with you since I can’t go myself anymore. I always felt closer to God when I sat by the creek. Your music is very peaceful and relaxing also

[@ohredbrd]

I can literally feel my blood pressure go down when I watch you walking through the woods. And yes Kevin, the beauty and the stillness is definitely the best place on earth.

[@Cherie5353]

Beautiful land. ❤❤❤❤ I feel close to God in the woods. ❤❤❤

[@marilynm8812]

You need a pole like for apple picking. You really do appreciate and respect your land and use a lot that is available to you. That is so nice.

[@madrabbitwoman]

I was thinking the same thing

[@debracorte-real7728]

I love watching you in the woods just looking at nature. It is so peaceful!

[@nancyvonseggern1280]

Watching this video my heart ached to be in MissourA, as my ancestors called it. It was always my hope to retire there, but it was not God's plan. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, wisdom, and your lovely piece of heaven on earth.

[@laurafall7846]

That was fun! Thank you! God Bless you both!!! ❤️❤️

[@deecooper1567]

Thank you for sharing your beautiful day with us. It was so peaceful & educational. 👵🏻❣️

[@smallfarmliving3362]

I love the way you started this video ( and a few of your previous) I just find it really peaceful and relaxing 😊. Thanks for taking us along, I enjoy this type of content!!

[@Revtyme7]

It would be fun if you take us along exploring that awesome cliff. What a beautiful piece of land with its sunny meadows and grassy hills, and now those rocky cliffs that drop into open spaces. Truly a landscape made from heaven's template. I enjoy your walks and talks so much, especially when the cows come to say hi.

[@marking-time-gardens]

Love your foraging videos! (Love ALL of your videos LOL!) Blessings on your family and your homestead Kiddos!🌻🐛🌿💚🙏💕👵

[@swianecki]

Your farm is so beautiful with all the wooded land. So peaceful!

[@abigailhumes4608]

Sweet! Calming! I loved the whole walk and excursion. We have only 5 acres here in NE Texas, but have found so many herbs and a few mushrooms that have been growing here naturally. Wild Lettuce, Holy Basil, Chickweed, Plantain, Beauty Berries, Self Heal, Dock,Lady's Thumb, Goldenrod, Wild Garlic, Lamb's Quarter, Blackberries, Purslane, and Honey Mushrooms. Some Turkey Tail, too but few. I saved my husband's leg with the Plantain using leaves as compress. We do have tons of persimmons, but they do not make fruit. So I enjoyed your tour. I have not found Usnea, yet, but you have inspired me to look again. God bless you both.

[@dalow65]

I'm a neighbor here in Ava on 40 acres. I love that you share the wonders of our area with the world, but even more that you are teaching us about how we can enjoy the fruits of the nature that surround us!

[@LivingTraditionsHomestead]

So great to hear! Howdy neighbor!

[@HorseyGal4ever]

Does Ava still have the 4 square center of town? I visited a family there 40 years ago, Beautiful land, but I couldn't find a job, so back to Iowa . I'll be an Iowa corn-fed for my whole life😅🌽🌽🌽🌽

[@cricketkane]

What a peaceful time I spent with you guys! I was a grand video.

[@NancyKontvis]

I lived in the Pacific Northwest over 40 years. The grandfather liken grows so much longer than that in your area is the moisture. That liken grows in the northern rain forest where it rains nearly daily, not like it rains in your neck-of-the-woods, but very misty. Your area is much dryer.

[@noramaegomez197]

This was great! I absolutely loved it! Keep on shining guys & have a wonderful week !

[@LivingTraditionsHomestead]

Thank you! You too!

[@msplum3306]

Nice video! Loved that you educated me and viewers on details of plant fruits, berries and healing plants. I always wanted to see a real Hawthorn bush. Always remember you both were gifted by God to be educators & good instructors you are. By honoring God’s desires for ur lives - many will thrive & survive better…hard-times or not. I personally am very appreciative of ur supportive efforts to us viewers & that u both strive to live a life that honors our Savior. I pray you never have to stop & that God keeps you both protected. Thank you for your obedience to God and all you have brought to my life. 😊

[@teresawebster3498]

This harvest area looks like it would be a great place for a deer blind.

[@jenthrasher5056]

Your hike was breath taking! Wow

[@gailstritzel9066]

Thanks for the wonderful hike. Love, love, love the foraging videos!

[@tammyhoushour8070]

Kevin you are so sweet with your anamils they just love you and want some attension. I remember how you loved your pigs. Several years ago at your other house the way you called them by name Dolly Donna Linda and pet them. You are a perfect person to raise animals . Ive known farmers who are mean to their animals. Patara also lives her animals. Doyg ans Stacy too.

[@philstocks7859]

Maybe, come next spring, you could take cuttings off the new growth on those persimmon trees and start trees to plant in your orchard. It would make a nice project to make videos on.

[@RitaMcCartt]

Very good idea!

[@lisaa3978]

I love that idea! Hope they do that.

[@noahvale2627]

We have never succeeded in transplanting persimmons but maybe you will. We have quite a few wild trees and this was not a good year for them.

[@philstocks7859]

@noahvale2627 In your trials, have you dug up wild seedlings and transplanted them? I'm suggesting taking spring new growth cuttings, rooting them, growing them up in pots, and then planting them. I've not tried persimmons, but I have had very good luck with wild plums.

[@noahvale2627]

@@philstocks7859 yes, have dug up seedlings, etc. They failed to grow.

[@HorseyGal4ever]

I love you guys and the hard work you put in to live the magical and beautiful lives you have. I would try an apple picker tool lined with mesh to keep the persimmons from falling thru, and a bucket to stand on, doubling as a harvest basket. God Bless!🥰😇

[@barbarasimoes9463]

Also, a tarp to spread out would make the shaking method easier.

[@robinweber4646]

Thank you so much for the walk around your property and the education you gave us.

[@sarahrizer6055]

Sarah and Kevin. First, thank you guys for sharing your videos with us. My husband first thing turned on the news and I had to put it on your channel to start out our day peacefully 😊. Just love the peaceful music and the sound of your voice😊❤

[@storiesinstones]

Again I really enjoy your foraging trips. Learn a lot.

[@vickilynn5717]

Kevin and Sarah, ya might consider making a pole with a catch on it to harvest the persimmons you can't reach. It's not hard to make. God Bless

[@lanaarpin6540]

An extension pole you could also use as a walking stick on those slopes.

[@tinaschantz5000]

My husband and I bought a small piece of Land in Arkansas and have been clearing it slowly and with purpose. We have found the wild persimmon trees, one fruited this year. We have found winged sumac trees, hickory nut trees and a wild black cherry tree, which is medicinal for coughs. And we have these shrubs call farkleberry/blueberry. I haven’t seen any berries yet, I think the birds are getting them. And also have a ton of beauty berry, which the chickens like to eat. Very productive land, I find it very interesting to learn about these plants.

[@rcgkreations]

I love persimmons, mother nature is a blessing, thanks guys

[@JW-es5un]

Oh this brings back such fawn memories. When we was first married 44 years ago I gathered persimmons from my in-laws yard they had 2 trees in their backyard a Male & Female. I continued to gather them until 1993 a bad storm blew both trees down, they was over 100 years old. My husband loves persimmon pudding & I make cookies too. I really miss gathering my own. Most in our area have cut their trees down because they make a mess on the ground & paper wasps love them. GOD BLESS from West Central Indiana Farmland

[@cynthiagayheart5673]

I just ate some persimmons from dad’s farm. I’ve never seen them ripen so fast before without a frost but they was delicious.

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

A great day in the woods. Thanks for taking us with you. Stay safe and keep up the great videos. Fred.

[@msplum3306]

It’s known that Hawthorn bushes grew/grow where Jesus was held prisoner and tortured by the Roman Guards. It’s believed that the thorns on these bushes in that area were extra long, strong/firm and were the branches collected that were formed into the The Crown of Thorns forced on our Lord’s Head. It’s interesting if that is true, because Hawthorn Berries are so healing for the heart.

[@jchai1343]

That was a fun day !

[@danagreen9264]

Very cool day thank you for sharing ❤❤ your land is beautiful

[@kaybusby7507]

Thanks for taking us along with you guys, love learning from both of you. Beautiful sunset. God's blessings to you and your family

[@truejoy3779]

I love your foraging videos!

[@veronicavatter6436]

Those blueberries would be great in a tea!

[@Susan-n3o3e]

Another great video Sarah you’re one intelligent young lady you really know your stuff. Thank you for sharing.❤🙏❤️

[@irili100]

The persimmons are ready to eat because of the first freeze. To enjoy them before that, maybe you just need to store them in the freezer for a day or two and that makes them tasty and good to eat.

[@ronniebrace2917]

Your property is beautiful- thanks for sharing.

[@jholcomb9532]

Foraging is so fun! We moved here to NC Florida 3-1/2 years ago, I bought a foraging Florida book with lots of color photos. Thanks for this video!

[@1288samson]

The zipline is a great idea, I was sorta' thinking the same so my wife could quickly bring cold beer refills from the house to my campfire..... I got about the same response that Sarah gave you, Oh well, God bless you and the family

[@stephencameron1709]

As a child growing up in PA we called those wild blueberries - Huckleberries. Always enjoy your videos. Val C ❤️🙏🏻

[@krickette5569]

Persimmons are a Favorite of mine! Every year I go out and harvest them, run them through my freeze dryer and then at Thanksgiving I make a Persimmon Lush (kinda like crustless pie) with them. I usually gather them from the ground, and if I Do pick them from the tree, I only pick the very squishy ones. The skins of the squishy ones aren't bitter. An IDEA for you Kevin, to help you Pick Persimmons that are higher up in the tree; get yourself a LIGHTBULB CHANGER. It Is 6 or 7 "fingers" at the top of a long pole and you can tighten the fingers which allows you to grip a smaller lightbulb. I haven't tried it for picking Persimmons, but I will try it tomorrow to see how it works.

[@barbaraflagg983]

tis so nice for you to live by a forest where you can go for relaxation.

[@TheBest-ob1kj]

Very enjoyable video. Tks❤

[@ygrittesnow1701]

Cows(general term) are very much like big dogs. They are curious and stimulus driven. Your presence particularly your familiar presence catches their attention. Couple of things cows love are the bristled back scratchers and some kind of ball to kick about.

[@Maria-ql3fc]

If you had grown up in the south you would know those berries are called winter huckleberries , I've eaten them since I was a small child . They grow in every wooded area of the southeast. Yes they are packed with antioxidants and make a decent jelly by steaming or just cooking them down with a cup or more of water, run it through a sieve, then cheese cloth and it's a pretty good jelly. I can almost taste those ripe persimmon. I literally grew up in the woods and us kids ate every ripe persimmon we could get to, they are so so yummy. I've tried the Asian persimmon but they don't compare with our native persimmon .

[@camicri4263]

Blessings!

[@mtnlindama8146]

Loved this video. So wholesome and heart warming! ❤

[@robingreany899]

That was very interesting. Loved getting the persimmons even tho they were so tiny. And your blueberries were cute. The whole trip was cool. Looked like a great place to just walk around. Hearts and flowers coming your way. ❤️💐

[@jkq9717]

Really enjoyed this video! Yep, time to fight the wildlife for the persimmons! Yes, carry. Always. We love you guys!

[@danagreen9264]

Oh gosh I’ve been waiting for this now I have to work but 2:30 this afternoon I’ll b setting down to watch ❤

[@jof1495]

I tried sweet persimmons recently for the first time in my life - OMG, they are so nice! 😋

[@tammymarple5347]

Good morning 🙏😊 Thank you again for such a great video! Always good information and fun to watch you guys working and enjoying life together. Have a blessed week 🙏

[@IrisAugustHill]

Guys, I love these videos lately! I find them so relaxing and informative! 💚 Keep up the good work!

[@juliannrowland6552]

What a fun video. Thank you so much for sharing with us.

[@gailthrone4426]

Really enjoyed this video. Learned something, didn't know there was such a thing as honeysuckle berries. So peaceful. Blessings from Arizona

[@cslapler007]

Sarah, you found a marbled orb weaver @20:00. They are absolutely gorgeous, I remember the first time I found one I was about 12 and absolutely mesmerized.

[@cpnkirk3365]

I like the Horns on the side by side 😊

[@HorseyGal4ever]

Me too!🐂

[@penniezilke9268]

❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉 maybe you already have and I missed those videos. But with your experience and explanation and your accuracy, which I think in today’s social media world, is so impressive, I would love to see how you make your tinctures and preserve your medicinal products. You are always very explicit on how you do things for your family. Thank you for sharing. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤

[@rhondalittle5179]

Kevin and Sarah thank you so much for these instructional videos. We will soon be on our property 58 acres off 14 near Ava. I have found so many things you have and learning more about what to forage. Thank you so much 😊 we hope to meet you and your husband in the near future.

[@terrywaters3062]

Thank you for this video. This is something I want to learn more about.

[@robertdknight]

Long time viewer and subscriber. I love your channel and when it's on my daily list, I always watch it first. The ending is always special to me and I make sure to watch to the very end. Just so you know, I have an even greater respect for you in the past week .Thanks for taking the time to express your concerns recently. There are many of us (at least 830,000 subscribers) that see reality, hear reality and focus on old fashioned, positive solutions instead of dwelling on blaming others, negativity and denial. Your channel is inspirational. Thank you for sharing and caring enough to open a few eyes around here. God bless

[@bonniebell1104]

Thank you for sharing. You guys are so funny.

[@barbarasimoes9463]

Have you thought about planting a few persimmons closer to the house? I have six American persimmons that I've planted here. They have not yet started fruiting, but it shouldn't be long. I am eager to get some! I also have planted a hawthorn and hope to get some flowers and fruit soon. What fruit I can't reach or use, I will leave for the birds and other wildlife.

[@Jennifer35678]

Hi Kevin and Sarah! I have enjoyed these videos. ☺ I hope you will do more. Maybe your cows just looooove you and that is why they can’t stay away, lol! 😂 They sure do look happy! Take care and God bless you too! 🙏❤🌸😀

[@sowandtare]

I was briefly involved in a DNA project extracting DNA from this cactus species. It is a small Opuntia, and it is suspected native peoples carried it with them to the midwest and spread it around. Extracting DNA happens from the roots where it can most easily be amplified from.

[@Ayeloroz]

You guys should use walking sticks on your foraging trips. It will steady you as you walk for safety and can be used to knock off things above your reach. Also as a critter detractor that you could even stick in some of those holes! Lol.

[@LivingTraditionsHomestead]

We do sometimes. In this case though, our walking stick was a tripod for the camera! lol.

[@elainebuchka6533]

❤Thanks For the Walk on the Property & Sharing Your Knowledge! I've lived in Mo All of My life & Learned New things at 65. 😊❤ God Bless and take That Gun Along Kevin!! There are to Many Critters these Days in Missouri and who don't want to Share the Woods!! ❤😊

[@rosariofarese3582]

Maybe you can use an apple picking stick. It’s a long pole with a small basket at the end of it. 😊

[@gigigigi2298]

Wonderful video ❤️🙏

[@leeslabach7427]

Such an enjoyable trek into your woods! My childhood was spent in hills and hollers. When I moved to 5 acres in northern Indiana. I was astonished at all the prickly pears in my yard. When they bloomed, the pasture across the road was a sea of yellow!

[@junewrogg6137]

:) Love you both! Such a sweet relationship!!! Loved this video!

[@tammyhill954]

I am newish to MO and I loved this video. I came from WA so I know usnea. When I took my granddaughters back to WA this summer I collected a bunch of "old man's beard" that had fallen. That was one of my goals while I was there. Glad to know what I can expect here in MO. THANKS!!!

[@beachcitybabs9487]

What a great video!! Love the tone that you set. I so enjoy the variety of videos your channel offers. I am just now learning plants that grow on our 40-acre property. Agree that local Facebook groups have been a great resource. Thank you and bless you both.❤

[@ANTOCOOKINGART]

Thank you for sharing and happy with your trip ❤❤❤

[@valfrasier39]

I enjoyed seeing the beautiful wooded areas.

[@mariannlyda9509]

Very, very interesting and informative. I love the way y'all share your knowledge!

[@LisaDeFrates-zf3rn]

I loved this video!! I would love to hear more about foraging and your apothecary!!! ❤❤❤

[@Earthmadegarden]

You guys are awesome and this video was amazing!

[@pamelag9168]

We live in your area as well and have learned to wait on the persimmons until they are starting to fall on their own and are quite squishy. I've learned to get some old king size sheets to lay under the tree and gently shake the tree and the ones that come off are the ones that are most likely ripe. If not, it will be quite disappointing. Ours actually are not quite ready yet. Hope this helps your next harvest.

[@danabinkley7337]

I’m blessed up here in Benton County to have a big beautiful persimmon tree in my yard, and my neighbor has 2 more. Last year my tree was loaded, but not so much this year. I made some persimmon cake recently. So good!

[@aessidhe6304]

Wild blueberries?!? So lucky to have those! Serviceberries are what are native to my area in iowa….. they are similar-ish in look and flavor but dont require the soil acidity that blue berries need. I grew up in TX…and we picked wild dewberries every year. Mom made jelly, juice, and homemade wine. I miss them quite a bit.

[@marieschieler1914]

Repelling down the hill would work. Another great video. Thanks.

[@marycontryman5496]

Really enjoyed this! Check for ticks!

[@stormraven4183]

Those blueberries aren't much for fresh eating, but they make great pemmican!

[@MiladaKaiser]

Do you have some mushrooms growing in your forest? I come from Czechoslovakia and all people in my country are passionate mushroom hunters. We pickle them, dry them and mostly eat them fresh. We eat RAELLY A LOT OF THEM.

[@jimmylittle9393]

Me, with no idea what a persimmon is: fascinating

[@EmbracethechaosPortugal]

I use a garden rake to pull branches down to reach our oranges and satsumas.

[@renestewart604]

Thank you for sharing

[@zeviono4562]

I so enjoyed being shown around your wilderness area, seeing what you could harvest. My ears pricked up when you were showing the honeysuckle bush as I know spikenard is made from the roots of a honeysuckle plant that grows in the himalayan region, nardostachys jatamansi. There is also an american spikenard, aralia racemosa. Maybe you could correctly identify your plant and if suitable, play around with it when you have time or inclination. Watching Mary rub it onto Jesus feet in The Chosen sparked my interest.

[@herbertwerner2287]

Maybe you could do some video's on making tinctures with different medicinal plants. I heard you mention black walnut. Great long lasting pantry item. Loved your wild edible search. You know little by little it does add up. It can get you by for sure in a pinch or the long run either way. Great stuff thanks.