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We have a piece of land with these plants growing, our livestock will not eat them so i guess they are toxic, they look like a yucca or fire poker , there leaves are soft like the fire poker and not hard or spiky. The flowers are just coming out now. does anyone know what they are? we are...

After a successful 1 day event in 2009, the 2010 Celtic festival will be a 2or 3 day event . It with be held in the Celtic stronghold in poitou-charente france, For all those wanting to participate there will be free pickup at St Malo sea-port, you can take the ferry as a foot passenger or...

yep french love the good Celtic/viking reenactments too! The new Pixie association recently had their first gaulois (Celtic) gathering/festival with pig roasting, battles and crafts going on all day. It turned out to be a great success with a surprising number of public interest. :cool...

I am living in france at the moment (on our smallholding) I'm looking to take a break/learning working holiday in England ( i am English). I'm looking for a placement in a medieval / viking / Celtic /bushcraft type village or community. That is building a village or needs a helping hand. Would...

A friend came around today saying he had found some strange animal tracks in a ditch near his herb field. After seeing the tracks on camera, it was clear this was something I have never seen. First thought was a wallaby but its unlikely they would walk in a ditch. The photos are taken in...

I been tanning furs with alum for years ( and Taxidermy) but I would like to learn how to brain tan. I have tried several times but I can not get it right.:( I have been reading up on the internet and in books but theres nothing like 'monkey see's monkey do' for helping speed things up. So...

Hi Just got my first canoe, we sunk it in our lake, to let it swell up because it had been in a garage for a few years and dried out. I been paddling around our lake with it but she is letting in water. I found some cracks that need filling. Anybody idea of something natural I can use to...

Hi everyone Do any of you know what this newt is? Is it rare? We have alot of them around us, I hand reared some from eggs once. This one has taken up residence in our bathroom. :D Not joking we have all sorts living in are bathroom tree frogs, these newts,slugs :eek: , snails, mice and...

Saw these berrys while picking wild grapes today. Anyone know what they are? Are they edible? Can you make jam out of them? I think A is hawthorn but I'm not sure. The berry has a single pip and white flesh. B also has a single pip but flesh like a cherry. Any help would be great .Thanks

I was looking at are pile of glass bottles this morning and was thinking if its possible to melt them down and make them into beads? I thought if I was to brake the glass into small pieces with a hammer and put it in a cast iron pan, then melt it over an open fire ( outside) when it melted, if...

Is it possible in this modern day, to be totality ' self sufficient' ? We ( I say we because we live together as a Clan , my mum & dad, two sisters and their two boy friends and my 3 year old niece) We live a 'self sufficient life' growing are own veg,fruit and meat for the table. Mum and I...

Greetings everyone! :lmao: I have been tanning sheep skins and furs for years. I recently decided I would have a go at Brain-tanning ( to make myself some buckskin trousers). I keep failling some how? Its a problem with the dehairing. Here's my explanation:, I am putting the goat or...