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    Bulk order of firesteels

    Thanks very much for your help
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    Plants and medicine lectures

    Thanks for the heads up Seoras.......May try and get to this. Fascinating stuff..........The Complete Herbal Tutor (Anne McIntyre) is also an excellent book for those interested in their wild plants and medicinal uses.
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    Bulk order of firesteels

    Hi all, Am after a bulk order of firesteels. Between 50 - 100. Does anyone know a good place to get this quantity?. I'm not after the cheap steels that dont spark very well. I'm after good quality at a good price. Thanks for any help in advance FR
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    Bushcraft Instructor Insurance

    Thanks Stringmaker and one and all. Knew I could rely on you folks for help and advice. Gutted I couldn't make it to the moot after all, so hope everyone is having a blast!! :-) - Yes indeed 'Personal Indemnity Insurance is vital too. I teach the bit I know about wild plants for food & medicine...
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    Bushcraft Instructor Insurance

    Excellent stuff thanks very much everyone. Yes my courses WILL involve fires and knives, Axes, plants, funghi etc. £500 is a lot of money but I've got myself a very good deal to train staff for a fairly large company and some work in colleges so will be able to afford it. I'm actually extremely...
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    Bushcraft Instructor Insurance

    I've been lucky enough to have been given some work recently for various places like colleges and a big company in UK - I must get some good bushcraft Instructor Insurance so can anyone recommend a good reliable and most of all 'Straight' company to go with for Bushcraft/outdoor Insurance. I DO...
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    Dandelion Dolmas

    Ooohh like the sound of that! will give this a go definately. Thanks for the post.
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    bushmoot courses

    I'm happy to offer to run a course on medicinal plants and plants for food if anyone is interested. I can bring jars/bottles for folks to prepare some remedies to take away and am happy to run this free of charge with maybe £1 - £2 to contribute to cover the cost of oils/vinegars etc. Could also...
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    Big Meal on the Tuesday

    I'd be happy to do some 'panassed' salmon or trout (finished with a honey & mustard glaze). It would be a good demo for folks who have never tried or seen this method of cooking fish before. Only problem is money! Would have to have some system for a workshop and then anyone wishing to take part...
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    What' available

    Lots of beech mast too developing. Think I'll have a go at pressing some for beech nut oil later in the year. Never done it before but would be fun to have a go.
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    Very Rare Tree - Sorb Tree of Wyre

    Ah right - True service tree then. The one's i've seen at Shotover are wild service trees and also quite rare. Very slow growing.
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    Elderflower Cordial

    Going to give this a go this year - made some ramsons pesto a few weeks ago yum, was lovely spread over a couple of pork chops and grilled, and dandelion infused oil for salads. I mean every year to make elder flower cordial so am going to get my backside out to pick some when the sun eventually...
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    Does it really work? Plant remedies and your actual experinces.

    The plantains I'm talking of are wild plants that grow in Britain and I believe the US (I read somewhere that it was taken to the US by the settlers and know as 'white mans footprint' by the native indians as it grows near hard packed soil where the wagons had been) It does indeed like hard...
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    Does it really work? Plant remedies and your actual experinces.

    Well nothing beats a 'wee dram' for the evil ache of ye tooth'!!!. Yarrow for wounds....
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    Very Rare Tree - Sorb Tree of Wyre

    'Wild Service Tree' maybe..............I think the latin name has sorbas, sobus or something like that in it. Maybe in the 'acer 'family.............and yes i'ts very rare. I's a very specific tree that has to have the right soil and absolutely the right conditions. The wood was used for...