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Food from the Fire

Firewood, campfire cooking and the shared hearth

Can I cook a thank-you feast for my neighbours?

Follow a meal from the invitation to the final thanks: choosing fuel, preparing firewood, managing cooking heat and recipes to share around the hearth.

Gather and prepare firewood, build a cooking fire and cook a meal over it, then share it around the hearth.

  • The ebook
  • 33 Wilding activity guides as printable PDFs
  • Templates and charts the activity guides need
Coming soon. Jay is giving this book and its activity guides a final proofread before they go on sale as downloads. Ask to be told when they're ready.

Safety first. Outdoor activities carry real risks. Each activity guide has safety notes, but you are responsible for yourself and anyone in your care. Supervise children, get permission, never eat anything you cannot identify with certainty, and only light fires where it is allowed and safe.

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The activity guides in this collection

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Fire lighting and fire lays

Which wood?Live wilderLaying & using a criss-cross fireLive wilderLaying & using a long log fireLive wilder

Tools

Handling & using a pair of secateursLive wilderCross cutting with a bow sawLive wilderAssembling & cross cutting with a folding buck sawLive wilderGetting to know a small camp axeLive wilderHandling a small camp axeLive wilder

Techniques for cutting & carving with a sheath knife

Batoning with a sheath knifeLive wilder

Techniques for cutting & carving with a small camp axe

Splitting wood with a small camp axeLive wilder

Practical uses of natural materials

Making a feather stick fire lighterLive wilder

Woodcraft

“Peeling a stick”Live wilder

Wooden tools

Making & using a small splitting wedgeLive wilder

Useful campcraft items

Making a ‘tippy tap’Live wilder

Cooking methods and equipment

Making a plank & cooking on itLive wilderMaking & using an adjustable pot hanging systemLive wilderMaking & using a tripodLive wilderMaking & cooking with a skewerLive wilderMaking & cooking with a cleft stick frameLive wilderMaking & using a campfire grillLive wilderCooking on & caring for a griddleLive wilderUsing a cast iron camp ovenLive wilderSeasoning cast iron pans & ovensLive wilder

Recipes and drinks

Making damper breadLive wilderMaking fire breadLive wilderCooking fishLive wilderMaking bannockLive wilderMaking Scotch pancakesLive wilderBaking breadLive wilderMaking pizzaLive wilderSteaming vegetablesLive wilderCooking applesLive wilder

Enjoy your sit spot

Be alone with a treeEnjoy your sit spot

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