Now i wanna go eat the whole desert

@Mabbdaa

3 жыл бұрын

Ikr rock sandwiches are the best

@bw8972

3 жыл бұрын

at least there are enough toothpicks there 😁

@Li0niii

3 жыл бұрын

@@bw8972 high quality tooth picks, straight from nature itself! 😏

@abdidarwiish740

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@juteeb4955

Жыл бұрын

😄

I love that you are doing these videos! I live in the southwest and can give you some ideas or critique. Soaproot Yucca is wonderfully gentle shampoo for your hair and also incredibly strong hand wash for mechanic greasy hands. Amazing that it can do both. The Yucca fruits are from the Banana Yucca, and when they are ripe you cook them just like you did and they are sweet. Green ones probably use like plantains. For the prickly pear pads, what you are doing is great minimalist survival food. But for camping, much better to slice the pads into pieces (after removing thorns and glochids). Simmer in a little water in a pan and cook them down till they are soft, and mix with eggs. They are tart like tomatillo or green tomatoes and thicken like okra. This is a traditional way to use them. They can be bought in grocery stores in the Southwest. Just ideas, and I learned things from your video. So thanks!

This is a very important skill for someone that lives in the mojave

@7:33 you'll notice the majestic natural beauty of the miller light. This is an indigenous water source to the desert.

@fernandomillan1843

3 жыл бұрын

@@todddavidson1332 you guy’s meant NATIVE AMERICANS.

@t3stella

3 жыл бұрын

@@todddavidson1332 they sure do call themselves native, or indigenous although quite a few reclaim the i-term as slang and the older population uses it more

Excellent video brother! You are a virtual Encyclopedia of what I would ever need if I'm in the desert.

I grow yuccas on my farm, in semi-arid central Victoria, Australia. My plants are too young to be making fruit, but one day they will. I didn't know they had seeds like corn kernels, so thanks for that! I have always struggled to grow corn here.

@JunkyardFox

3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful!

@PsychicIsaacs

3 жыл бұрын

​@@JunkyardFox I thought the information on the Ocotillo was interesting as well. I went onto eBay and was able to find three Ocotillo plants for sale, so I bought them. Thank you for your useful info, it is a lot of help to me in setting up my permaculture farm in this difficult climate!

@ddsmiles6382

Жыл бұрын

I regrow them w seed’s. I have pink, yellow and a friend just gave me red yucca ( the flower’s) so planting like crazy. Such a wonderfully beautiful useful plant. I love them.

@splashafrica

4 ай бұрын

Yuccas are invasive here but I think the variety that is closest to me is toxic so I can't eat it

@PsychicIsaacs

4 ай бұрын

@@splashafrica Thinking of species as being invasive is often not helpful. There is usually a reason why a species does well in an area and if you just think of them as being "invasive" and concentrate on killing them, you will never get rid of them! If you find out why there are so many of them and correct that problem, the species will go away on its own! For example, a little while ago, I had too many rats, hundreds of them, and they were destroying my garden and my home, chewing on wood, raiding food stores and ravaging plants. The reason why I had so many rats is that I didn't have a cat! This makes sense, right? But cats were becoming hard to obtain in my area, because of this, there were too many rats. Now I have two cats and a lot fewer rats! Also, even toxic plants usually have some function or other. Yucca leaves are bitter and poisonous as they contain high levels of saponins (soaps). Soap is bitter and toxic, if you eat it, but it has a function, right? Yuccas also have a function. You can crush the leaves into washing water and make suds to clean yourself with. It does have edible seeds, though, they can be eaten green like peas or they can be dried and crushed to make a flour, like grain. I hope that all of this helps you and I wish you all the best!

Thank you so much for being the only desert survival channel. You rock.

I live in Nevada where a lot of the cacti you showed we have as well. It's thanks to videos like yours I can take my teenager on hikes and show her these skills. You've become a favorite channel. Stay awesome!

@JunkyardFox

3 жыл бұрын

So nice of you, we apprecaite the love!

@mikeburrill779

Жыл бұрын

I'm from Nevada also. I always wondered about eating the desert plants

The Sonoran desert is a very rich place to live the people that lived here had it made. Thank you for showing us some of the things out there. It’s a beautiful place.

Love how you leave some for the other animals.

@DesertMoon

2 жыл бұрын

Allowing the wildlife to eat (and spread) seeds helps create more plants also.

Thank you for this video and your shared wisdom. 🌵 🌸

Another good thing about mature yucca seeds: I hear, from another desert-based KZreadr, that their flavor and texture are similar to barley, so whatever you'd use whole barley grain for (barley soup, sausage additive, etc.), mature yucca seeds work as an acceptable alternative.

@JunkyardFox

3 жыл бұрын

were planning to make some yucca seeds videos this coming year, including making yucca cakes

Enjoy your show Tucson Arizona Sonoran desert,🌵

I love the desert landscape. I live in Florida, which is more forests, beaches and swamps than anything. My brother is movin out to Arizona soon, so I'll have the opportunity to get out there and venture into the desert. Finally.

@JunkyardFox

5 жыл бұрын

arizona is a beautful land! ill be camping there soon

I love occatilo plants, the leaves taste great, like green apple skins, i havent tried the flowers yet but they sound good

Awesome video brother. I would really like to see the yucca seed bread video you plan to make. Sounds really interesting. Keep up the good work.

@JunkyardFox

5 жыл бұрын

hoping ot use it for our stone oven we jsut made too

@auberthere3737

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder when dry the seeds and season them like a nuts for a snack?

For a long time I subscribed just because I like your style. Now I'm living down south in San Antonio Texas. You and Bob Hansler are great sources of skills regarding southern survival and woodcraft

@JunkyardFox

4 жыл бұрын

awesome brotehr, im glad you like our stuff. im hoping to meet up with bob on an adventure later this year.

It's cool as hell that you can make a fence out of the ocotillo. I'd love to see that!

Woooow!!! I’ve lived in a desert my entire life and never knew any of this. Definitely gonna appreciate the desert more!! So interesting

@JunkyardFox

2 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure!

From Alamogordo, NM. Great videos. Learning many 'survival' / Naturalist info here. Thank you.

Very informative! I do a lot of hiking in the desert. Thanks!-Ron

@JunkyardFox

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you for the good quality desert info.

Sweet video bro, you can also eat the black seeds from flower pods that grow on top of barrel cactus

@brasstard7.627

5 жыл бұрын

Ive seen roasted ones for sale on the internet but have only tried the raw ones fresh from the fruit

@JunkyardFox

5 жыл бұрын

yup, we have a video on cholla and barrel cactus coming later this summer

Very nice, glad these videos are out and available for the people to learn the basics.

this brings back a lot of memories. i lived south of tucson for 30 yrs eating those plants along with manzanita, quail, and rabbit. with some fish occasionally. salt from tumbleweeds. at 70 i'm wanting to do it all again. you gave me the fever.

@JunkyardFox

4 жыл бұрын

sounds like wonderful times. its always a magical experience to spend time in nature.

Thanks much. This is the channel to really learn. Like the series Survivor Man with Les Stroud is some things may not taste the best but will keep you alive. Now I have to go back and watch the last 7 years of your content.

I keep watching the food video ! ! ! ! ! Over and over ! ! ! ! ! And God bless you and your family ! ! ! !

@JunkyardFox

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. be sure to watch our wild edibles playlist to check out other wild desert foods

This is a fascinating video! Coming from Northern California and Oregon, I know nothing about the South West desert, and it was so fantastic to see your amazing authentic ancient knowledge of such an amazing and beautiful terrain. I will definitely subscribe and look forward to seeing more. Thank you. I'm so glad you decided to do these videos. They are historical -- perhaps the smithsonian museum would like to collect your videos; give them a call and find out. Awesome videos and such a likeable, friendly, personable presenter that is a true native of this land.

@JunkyardFox

4 жыл бұрын

i ma very thankful for your kind words. im glad you enjoyed our video!

@Horserider75

3 жыл бұрын

Theresa, glad you loved the vid, but PLEASE, love our So. west desert from afar. The unfortunate result of people from ALL of CA & OR, is you come here to change US into YOU. NO THANKS!

Knowledge is power, this video can save someone's life. What may seem strange to some, are quite normal to Native Americans & Latinos. In fact, You can buy prickly pears, and cactus pads (called Tunas, and Nopales in Spanish) in most supermarkets in the southwest and in every Latino market in the United States. To me, Nopales taste like green beans that have been sprinkled lightly with lemon juice when eaten plain, although, I prefer them scrambled with chorizo and eggs or cooked with beef in a red chili sauce "Chile con carne". (cut nopales into small pieces, boil them in salted water and drain them in a colander/sieve and the cooked pieces can be stored in the fridge for a couple of weeks, easily added to salads, soups, and meals) Also, not all tunas/prickly pears are red/purple when ripe, there is a large variety that is green/greenish-yellow when fully ripe and extremely sweet that taste similar to a pear crossed with a watermelon. Here's a 20 second video on the correct way to peel a tuna/prickly pear---> kzread.info/dash/bejne/q22nrpmhiqe-kso.html

@casper14301

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info!

My wife and I learn a lot from your videos. Thank you.

@JunkyardFox

5 жыл бұрын

im glad we can help, i appreciate your support! new video coming tonight

Love that bag!!!

I always love are American plants Thank you. For showing a way of cooking and eating them

Incredibly useful! Thank you for sharing this! Even the desert has bounty.

@JunkyardFox

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

always interesting to see what plants can used as food from different regions of the country enjoyed watching James

Wow! You are awesome! I love how you prepare the food with the forraged items instead of just telling us how to do it. I really appreciate it! You have such kind eyes and are super knowledgeable! Definately subscribing! I would love to learn more from you! Do you ever offer classes?

@JunkyardFox

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! im glad this was helpful. we had some classes planned but then all this covid stuff happened so we had to put the brakes on that, hopefully next year we can start planning them again.

ThankYou Junkyard Fox for the instructional video I do have three types of prickly pear and will try your recipe. I am a strong believer that hunger is the best sauce.

So good to be able to see these.

I really like your videos, not only are these informative about what is edible in the desert, but you also use natural items to do most of the work, I liked the rock usage to harvest and scrape the prickly pears, I have lived in the desert most of my life, currently in El Paso, and especially with everything that is going on in the world I think that information like this is going to be invaluable in the near future, I am about to start some Palo Verde trees and prickly pears in my yard, I had thought that yuccas were edible but was not 100% until searching for what edible plants we have in El Paso. Thank you for creating good videos on KZread and imparting knowledge.

@JunkyardFox

3 жыл бұрын

im gald our content is helpful! if theres anything 2020 has taught us, its that we are far less in control thatn we like to think, so planning ahead can make a big difference.

Excellent Video Keep going...Thank you

Thank you. You always come through with wonderful information.

@JunkyardFox

5 жыл бұрын

thank you very much barbara, i very much appreciate your love and support!

Thank you! Great video.

Those first flowers 🥰 boy, what a fast transition of taste-chamomile to DISH SOAP, haha! I’m new to the channel. I love yucca, and have it around my neighborhood. I didn’t know of the saponins in them! Great info!! I’ve heard the needles being used for sewing. I’m goi g to subscribe so I can see more of this content!!

@JunkyardFox

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! 😊

Always look forward to watching your video. Thank you and I hope to watch many more.

@JunkyardFox

5 жыл бұрын

a new video will be dropping tonight!

Very nice cook set I love learning about what is edible in the desert.

@JunkyardFox

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for visiting

Great video. I'm excited I e found a "regular" size prickly pear cactus that survived a Missouri winter. There's a native prickly pear that's pretty small and stays close to the ground, but this puppy looks like I brought home it from the Texas hill country. Enjoy your channel, thanks again.

Excellent video. Thank you!!!!

@JunkyardFox

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I'm loving this video! Thank you so much.

Enjoyed your video man, I'm from the UK but would love to venture out to the desert! Interesting to watch what's edible out there! Nice work

Love your content, keep pumping them out, thanks!

@JunkyardFox

5 жыл бұрын

new video coming later today!

As usual well done and informative..... awesome video

Those yucca seed pods . If you boil them . They're kind of like boiled okra .

While out at Terlingua as a kid, we were there when the "strawberry" cactus fruit was ripe. Absolutely fantastic.

Great video I went to boss before spend time in Utah it was very tough what a great experience you have a lot of great wisdom and knowledge thank you👍🤙✌

Thank you for sharing these videos I live in Colorado and never think about what it it will be like trying to camp out for a few days in the desert conditions but you make it so satisfying and you can drive out there thank you brother can't wait to see more!!!

@JunkyardFox

5 жыл бұрын

awesome! the desert is harsh but if you look closely, theres resources to be found everywhere. except water, that can be a real pain lol

I really do enjoy your desert food videos as most of it is available in my back yard or just across the street, here in southwest Az. I also like the music!

@JunkyardFox

5 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching, plenty of cool new content coming this summer!

Nice! Always enjoy your wild food shows.

@JunkyardFox

5 жыл бұрын

i appreciate your views, greg!

Yet another good video. Blessings

Truly enjoyed the video! More tools for the tool box and looking forward to using them next time in NM and SW Texas.

living in the desert now. thanks for more knowledge. will be checking out more of your videos.

@JunkyardFox

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you! be sure to check out our playlist section!

Great video, thank you!

@JunkyardFox

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

This is awesome, Thank you

A excellent video! Genial for deserts survival. Congrats.

@JunkyardFox

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly!

Thanks friend for another great Video.

I’m all about that wild foraging life but my desert wild edibles could use some work. I’ll be at Big Bend soon and will be on the lookout for some of these! Thanks!

@Perktube1

5 жыл бұрын

Woo Permian Basin foraging. All these videos are informative.

@JunkyardFox

5 жыл бұрын

yucca fruits and young prickly pear should be found in that region. im hoping to visit big bend later this summer too

@trooper2221

3 жыл бұрын

I love big bend

First time watching your show. My friend grew up in a Navajo Rez. She told me about some of this, very cool.

@JunkyardFox

4 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard!

Great information on wild cactus edibles. Love to learn more. Will definitely sub. 👍

wandered over to your amazon shop, nice gear lists, and tested items, good stuff

@JunkyardFox

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you! its only a few cents per sale that amazon gives us but its a few bucks to help us get outdoors and film cool stuff.

OUTSTANDING tutorial on edible desert plants and fruits !!

@JunkyardFox

5 жыл бұрын

thank you very much!

You’re awesome! Looking forward to seeing more content!

@JunkyardFox

3 жыл бұрын

More to come!

Quarantine time i rewatching all those video :D

@JunkyardFox

4 жыл бұрын

youve got great taste lol

just what I’ve been waiting for! Thanks James

@JunkyardFox

5 жыл бұрын

i hope you liked it! we got more wild food videos coming soon

Great job. Love the videos

Enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing 🙂

@JunkyardFox

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Great video and music James!

Loving this! I am a forager and grw up on the east coast. Moving to AZ near nm border in the highlands. It's so hard to find videos on that part of az which is so different than what typical people think of when they hear arizona. This video is great! Please do more!!

@JunkyardFox

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! be sure to check out our playlist on desert edibles videos

Total Awesomeness

Oh my God I love your videos its so clear and at the point

@JunkyardFox

3 жыл бұрын

thank you so much, our mic actually broke while filming this video lol so audio is a bit lower than usual

Thanks you! I had no Idea Ocotillo were edible!

Another good one James!!

Cactus foraging is why I like to have tongs handy in my edc

Great videos! Keep it up!

I love cactus fruits in general. My personal favorite comes from the peruvian apple cactus. due to living up in the northwestern united states, it's a rare treat for me that I enjoy whenever I get to spend time in arizona.

Thank you for the videos

great video, thankya for the knowledge my friend

Thanks for the information

I really like your videos because you do things rather that just talk about stuff. It's always so interesting and informative.

@JunkyardFox

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! I believe actions speak louder than words, especially in survival skills. We just released a new video, be sure to give it a watch.

I really enjoy seeing you in the Sonoran Dessert Region. Making use of the flora and fauna. I lived, worked and played, explored there (Tucson) for fifteen years. Can you tell us the general area you make your video’s? I used to eat the Cow Tongue Fruit Cactus once a year. So very super sweet. I always used the Alow Vera leaves on my skin regularly. That was thirty five years ago.

@JunkyardFox

5 жыл бұрын

hello marina, im actually in west texas here. im planning to film in arizona about a month from now, can twait to film some adventure out there

This is excellent! I want ocotillo tea now!!

I live in the NM desert (off-grid) and I've been very interested lately in learning more about the wild fauna that is edible. If you have Monsoon/Pre-Fall recommendations to try, I'd love to start experimenting. That way, heaven forbid, it ever becomes a survival situation, I will already have some ideas and experience :)

@Bleepbleepblorbus

2 жыл бұрын

How do you get electricity then?

@Bleepbleepblorbus

2 жыл бұрын

Solar panels? Biodiesel? ...... Hydroelectricity?

@retard_activated

2 жыл бұрын

@@Bleepbleepblorbus Those don't sound very appealing, lol And I have a vehicle I use to charge various items. I had a solar panel but it was stolen. :(

Very interesting! Thanks for the info.

Good video. Thanks

Just found your channel yesterday, I live in the Texas panhandle so I'm loving these!!

@JunkyardFox

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them! be sure to check out our playlist section so you can see more videos on native edible plants or other playlists like catch and cooks and knife reviews!

6:45 When in the desert, when you don't have bread or spread, try this rock and cactus sandwich... more of a rockwich. Low in calories, hard to chew, but loaded with minerals and fiber, and a thorny surprise in the middle. Yum!

Thanks

Love to see other territory survival technics! We in Oregon have a lot to eat 😉

@noahgilbert8630

Жыл бұрын

I would definitely rather be in AZ with sane people

Thanks for the video :)

Thanks for the video, very useful information in case you ever need it.

love your vids I like trying all the survival food

Thank you!

Excellent video!