Melanie Sawyer: Surviving 43 Days in the Wilderness on History's 'Alone' using 18th-Century Foraging
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- Опубліковано 9 тра 2024
- Dive into the world of historical foraging and survival skills in this special episode of Woodland Escape. We're delighted to welcome Melanie Sawyer, a seasoned forager and contestant from season 10 of the survival reality show "Alone," to our peaceful retreat in the Adirondack mountains. Melanie shares her remarkable experience of surviving 43 days in the wilderness, utilizing her deep knowledge of 18th-century foraging techniques and living history insights to thrive in extreme conditions.
Join us as Melanie and I explore the lush landscape around her home, discussing and demonstrating the edible and medicinal plants that played a crucial role in her survival strategy on "Alone." From chaga tea preparations to identifying and using various local plants like rock tripe and daylilies, Melanie offers a masterclass in utilizing nature's bounty for nutrition and health. This episode not only highlights Melanie's survival skills but also delves into the fascinating intersection of historical knowledge and modern survival techniques, showcasing how understanding our past can be a vital tool in contemporary wilderness challenges. Whether you're a survival enthusiast, a historical forager, or someone curious about the natural world, this episode is packed with valuable insights and inspiring stories.
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Love Melanie's enthusiasm as an educator, and woods woman. Thank you Melanie, Peter, and Cathy
Rather infectious I’d say!
This video is so informative and so very interesting! I knew that Melanie was an expert forager, but it’s AMAZING to me that she didn’t even have to eat her supply of pemmican during the 43 days of living in the woods! I learned many new things from this excellent video! Thank you and Melanie!😃👍
If I’m ever in a survival situation I hope that Melanie is close at hand.
@melaniesawyer2595 Man!!You really know how to find good food in the woods!
Vegetarian: old Indian word for "poor hunter." This was an excellent video. Awesome. Thank you. I subscribed to Melanie's channel.
Awesome! Thank you!
@@TheWoodlandEscape You're very welcome!
Our pleasure, thanks for watching.
I loved this video Melanie is so enthusiastic and happy to share her knowledge, I will have to watch it again to take it all in.
Glad you enjoyed it! I’ll be watching again myself.
It is 5 am here in Ontario Canada and , unable to sleep have spent this wonderful time with two amazing people teaching me the most interesting things I knew nothing about. Thank you Melanie and dear brother Peter Kelly.
Pity about your sleepless night, Pat. We’re an hour behind you here on this beautiful Missouri morning.
Probably my favorite episode ever.. I wish more people would try the “old ways” so much knowledge was shared today. Thank you.
It was certainly one of our favorites as well.
Peter! I had a blast doing this and look forward to talking more with you at Kelly Station!! Thank you for this opportunity 👏👏👍
Excellent information, thank you for sharing your knowledge. I've subscribed to your channel. 🏴🇬🇧
We anxiously await your visit!!!
You were wonderful! Didn’t want this to end. So much knowledge to learn from the both of you
Yes was so awesome, i love learning more about wild editables n medicines , i fear wer gonna need them soon. Thank you both. God bless.
This was wonderful. I can't wait to share this with my children.
This was incredibly informative. Thank you for sharing the knowledge.
Glad it was helpful!
What a great video,thank you.🌿
You are so welcome!
Loved making this video series unfold and how it all ties in. 18th century technoloy and knowledge.
Most charming and interesting lady. I will try to find any and all episodes of Alone season 10 to follow her 43 day journey.
You should also check out her UA-cam channel.
Thank You Peter for introducing us to Melanie Sawyer she's like "the Mother Nature of Foraging" great insight and her enthusiasm for Living History and Foraging is contagious I'm definitely checking out her website
So nice of you, you’ll not be disappointed.
Great video. I've eaten some of the items shown. Burdock stems are like asparagus if picked early. And multiple mushrooms. I planted Jerusalem artichoke. And have a huge patch. But have yet to try the tubers. She's another treasure trove of information. Thank you
She is indeed and we thank you for your interest.
A Lovely and very informative show within the arms of Earth Mother! Thank You So Much! Love, Peace, Light and Joy of Being! DaveyJO in Pennsylvania
Well said, Davey.
This one is extremely awesome..loved the information
Glad it was helpful!
another great vid. that is the kind of info I want more of!! Thanks so much,Peter
More to come! Glad you enjoyed it.
WOW ! And Peter takes us away to another great location. Sir, she was fantastic, it's so easy to tune in and watch your friends and you discuss the many different historical things that make up our past. Again, she was full of knowledge about the outdoors. Thanks Peter.
Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it
Melanie is a goldmine of knowledge with native plants and their uses. It was fascinating listening and watching her teach. I just wish there were more closeups on some of the plants she was discussing! Overall, thank you all for sharing this with us. I never realized there are so many plants around us you can use to stay alive. Great video!😊
So nice of you. Please check out her UA-cam channel, it is a treasure trove of information!
Peter/Cathy;
That was an excellent subject. Forraging has always been of interest to me, and Melanie is such a vibrant, enthusiastic presenter! I didn't want this episode to end. There is so much more knowledge I'm sure she could share with us.
Best Regards my friends!
Thanks Robert. Cathy and I are down in Missouri right now.
It was pure enlightenment! I never thought that those stone grinders that are often found on stone age archaeology sites were not only cooking equipment, but also storage equipment to keep food safe from mice robbers
Ive been looking for books on edible plants and haven't known where to look until now!!! Thank you yet AGAIN Peter!!!
Happy to help!
Nice to meet you Melanie and nice to see you again Brian. I never expected a vid like this nor on this / these - topics. What a surprise. Thx guys for doing this, filming it and sharing it with us
Glad you enjoyed it!
I really enjoyed.this. I have a record of my maternal great-great grandmother's identifying foraged weeds and roots for medicinal purposes.
Wow, did she actually write down and record the plants, recipes and intended applications? If so you are indeed a lucky great-great granddaughter!
Bushcraft at its finest!… ooo that reminds me I have Chaga in my pantry! She’s amazing! Great episode!
Try Chaga with mint as a different way to drink it other than adding it to coffee or by itself..it's very refreshing!
What a brilliant and most informative video. Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Wow she is such a fountain of wonderful wisdom and history. I have only recently become interested in the 18th century way of life. Right now I live in the Sonoran desert in Arizona. I am thinking of moving much farther north .
Always happy to have someone new in this fascinating hobby. Cheers
Hi Peter, what a knowledgeable lady. Thanks for your videos. (Old guy from Arkansas)🇺🇸
Hello Steven, I'm happy you enjoyed our conversation!
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the wonderfull presentation. Definitly need to meet with Melanie and Brian someday!
I’m sure they would find you as interesting at a fire as I do my friend.
Best episode to date. She is fascinating and inspiring. So much knowledge and information. Hoping Melanie has a channel
We’re flattered by your kind words, thank you.
Heelloooo! Thank you! I do! It's in its baby stages but I'm making a rule to put at least one video a week up.. Peter encouraged me to do so..he and Kathy are awesome
Beautiful place having staycation. Relaxing views overlooking the lakes.Enjoy and have fun in your off grid vacations. Thanks for the sharing.
Thanks so much
I really enjoyed this episode it is so Jam Packed with information, I will need to watch it a few times to take it all in. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it! Kinda like the information in Melanie’s he’d “ jammed packed”!
Appreciate your efforts and dedication! Melanie is a wealth of knowledge. Great guest. Thanks again, and keep your powder dry!
Thank you Ashley!
Indeed, Ashley … watch yer top knot!
Thx guys for doing this, filming it and sharing it with us
Thank you for watching!
It’s our pleasure.
What a fun and edutaining video. Great guest, I really enjoy hearing from foragers especially those who are so enthusiastic about the skillset.
Thank you
Melanie’s enthusiasm flows over like a good pot of stew with her foraged food!
It is an absolutely wonderful place to explore. Awesome and interesting place for camping. There are so many hidden gems in this part of the world! Perfect footage video.. 👍👍
Couldn't agree more!
I've heared that dried burdock leaf aswell as nettle will take a spark from flint & steel.
Excellent video, thanks Melanie.
I did not know that, Ed.
I like your videos and learned so much about history and the way the lived in those days. I watched Alone season 10 and was amazed that people where able to last as long as they did. Keep up the good work you do and thank you for doing it.
That is awesome, thanks for your interest and support.
I'm so glad i found your videos
As are we and we sincerely appreciate your interest.
I needed a good 'space of time' for this one and what-a-dilly it was! Just WONDERFUL information and the filming was just lovely Empress Catherine...I thank you both for this vid. I hope that this AMAZING Melanie takes a liking to your Fort project and plans a stay with her soon-to-be hub. WHAT a team they would be to your; 'Fort Kelly' refuge! The knowledge and the beautiful vivacious character of Melanie are quite the combo. I luved hearing how she is a 'Foody'...as one may think, (as I do) that all 'yummy stuff' has to take a back seat to this way of life. I do take occasion here to shame you a bit Peter, for not liking porridge (LOL)! Look what it's done for Melanie = YIKES! This was simply RICH! "It isn't how you die. It's what you live for." (Daniel Boone) Health and blessings dear ones! :) Happy Mother's Day dear Catherine! P.S. Hope you foraged for some flowers Peter! LOL!
Oh my, Marie, you’ve put me off me oats with your comment on oatmeal … I’ll take Melanie’s foraged greens for breakfast any old day!
Good afternoon from Syracuse NY United States of America brother and everyone else thank you for sharing your live history adventures videos
Wonderful video I loved it. Your expertise in the plant world is admirable. I hope you continue to inspire people to learn more about the wonderful world of plants. Thank you for the mention from both Brenda and me. Stay safe out there Dave H
Our pleasure!
You should check out her sites listed in our description.
Thank you for sharing brother
Peter, when notification of this show came up I discounted it. But, this is a wonderful video I enjoyed it very much and will watch it again. Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it
What a great episode!
Thank you.
Fascinating subject. Melanie is a wealth of knowledge.
Thank you kindly
She is indeed as is her partner Brian.
She's amazing! Loved watching this..
Melanie certainly is a knowledgeable forager! Thanks for watching.
I learned so very much from her and how wonderful a person is she. Thank you both so much. I'll be wanting to learn more about editable nature and foraging. ❤❤❤
Glad you enjoyed Kelly. Happy Mother’s Day.
Excellent episode !
Great video. She is such a wealth of foraging knowledge.
Thank you!
We agree! Thanks for watching.
Great episode. Thanks! Lots of valuable foraging information there. My wife really wants to make some chaga tea now. We have lots of chaga around here. Flour from cambium looks like a really cool idea. My dog definitely knows about the food value of cambium as he's always making a great nuisance of himself by chewing on the birch firewood I'm trying to chop.
Thank you! Yes, Chaga is an amazing thing to add to your daily routine..and your dog sounds pretty adorable!
Melanie’s comment sums it up.
Great video, foraging for food. Inspirational what this lady has to share. Just goes to show you that we can learn from anyone if we take the time to listen. Keep your powder dry and thanks again for another video
One could certain learn a lot from Melanie and her partner Brian and they truly love to share their knowledge. Watch yer top knot.
Entertaining and informative. The Woodland Escape has become by far my favorite channel on UA-cam. Great work Peter and Cathy and kudos to Melanie for this outstanding segment.
Wow, thanks!
@@TheWoodlandEscape Clearly the producers of Alone missed a great opportunity to showcase your talents. Have they not heard that 70 is the new 40? 😀
@@danvanhorne4086 Right!
My Respect.
Thank You.
Thank you too!
The FIREWEED grows all over the moors and open land here in the UK. We call it. ROSEBAY WILLOW HERB , a beautifully couloured weed xxx found your programme riveting xxxx
I suspect it is quite a beautiful site across the moor. We appreciate your interest in our channel .
"Adirondack" = "bark-eater" indeed. Grew up with the 'Daks as my backyard, and looking to relocate there now. What a special area.... nowhere else quite like it.
From the cliffs and road noise, I'd guess the beginning sequence was from around Poke-O-Moonshine? I did peruse M****n H****w Road a few months ago, looking for your home/business, and couldn't quite figure where y'all were situated. Perhaps you prefer it that way!
Maybe we'll cross paths in the future when I'm a local again...
Already hip to the "Townsends" channel, this new-to-me channel seems to focus on similar content......I look forward to more.
It most definitely is a great place to call home and Melanie and Brian showed us some great Adirondacks hospitality .
Excellent Peter!
Thank you.
Well Peter, that was quite interesting and informative .. The world would be a better place with more women like Melanie.
It would indeed, she has a very infectious personality.
A very fascinating video! She is a very skilled woman and definitely enjoys what she does! Blessings.
We agree totally, we learned a lot.
Peter this video with Melanie was so interesting and enjoyable. She is a fountain of knowledge and a terrific teacher. Thank you for this. 😊
Glad it was helpful!
What a fascinating video. Melanie is an even more fascinating woman.The depth of her knowledge is quite obvious and very enviable.
A very wise lady thank you
Thank you kindly :)
She is indeed and a lovely person to boot.
Enjoyed this so much as I like to forage as well as herbs. This was fun. Thanks for sharing .
I like people how like getting their hands dirty …. Thanks for watching.
Most excellent episode. You and Cathy be safe going to Justine and Ron's wedding. Have fun my friends.
We are in Missouri as I type. Got to ride a magnificent horse today to boot.
@@TheWoodlandEscape Sounds like a fantastic time.
Loved this episode. Melanie is like a breath of fresh air
Indeed she is, thanks for watching.
A SUPERB video. So much interesting information. The hour flew by.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome pairing of knowledge
That is a flattering compliment, thank you.
How wonderfully interesting. I learned so much. Thank you.
That makes me so happy to know you learnt !
You are so welcome!
Thank you for these very informative and fine videos.
Glad you like them!
Fabulous! I wish I could spend a day with her learning about foraging.
You might need more than a day.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING ! I very much appreciate that you are taking us along on your adventures.;so much knowledge.
Glad you like them!
This is in my top five favorite channels on UA-cam, and very near the top of that list of five. Great episode!
Wow, thanks, we’re flattered.
The Cherokee made blowguns and darts from river cane to hunt small game. the fuzz on the darts was made from thistle down.
Thanks for sharing, I did not know .
Absolutely wonderful episode!
One of favorites to film and produce.
You meet the most amazing people! Thank you for sharing!
Absolutely!! And I count you as one of them, Ian.
Such a great video!
Glad you liked it!!
Very interesting, once more!
Glad you think so!
What an education on foraging. Things I have never heard of before. Great video.
Glad you enjoyed it
Great info, thanks Peter! Safe travels, see you tomorrow my friend.
Thanks 👍. I look forward to meeting you.
This is wonderful.
I’m glad you think so and we thank you.
What a totally charming and knowledgeable lady. I've subscribed to her channel and look forward to learning more. Excellent as usual Peter, thank you 🏴
Thank you kindly, Melanie’s content is amazing.
Fantastic show thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Peter i will have to say this one of best videos yet. I would love to come up when Melanie and her husband to be are there, i will help do all the cooking LOL 😁 You have those bunk beds in that block house? Cathy great job on this video. Be safe IIByrds
Still waiting on time for bunk beds … chinking is going to take a couple of weeks. Waiting for it all to settle first.
LOL I have subscribed to Melanie's UA-cam channel have watched all the videos on her time on Alone she seems to be one amazing person love meet her her husband to be may have make a trip up her way speaking of trip I have no idea when we would make it back up there to see you and Cathy???? You thought of doing a work party and get those palisade walls up? Be safe guy's.
That was perfect.. great information.. as always great content ..
Onward and Upward is the Watchword..
Yes! Thank you!
I have to ask sir if the theme music that always warms my heart is played by yourself. When I hear it, I know great things are coming.
It is not, although when I go down east I play with my two good friends that recorded the tunes. I thank you for your kind words.
"Get out....." Glorious
Thank you!
Wow! Fantastic video. Wealth of knowledge and passion of the foraging. 🐾🙏🏻✌🏻
Melanie certainly has both!
@@TheWoodlandEscape indeed sir.
Excellent!!!!
Glad you like it!
Great interview video.
Much appreciated! Glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you I always wondered how my ancestors survived when they first arrived.
Foraging was certainly a big part of it.
Very interesting ❤
Glad you think so!
Well that would keep you alive but im really attached to a can opener and beef stew 😅 very interesting i would loke to try some of the old foods thanks for the education its fun
Beef stew..a winner in my books too! Ever had snapping turtle stew? Foraged and just as good!
As they say Dale, you never know until you try, perhaps you might even throw that can opener away, lol.
Also salt can be extracted from colt's foot.
Ya think theres still much left of Old Samuel?
Thanks for sharing.
Great vid, I believe that stinging nettle also has a agricultural use as well. I just can't recall the details.
Interesting!
Peter you meet so many amazing people and you are ver knowledgeable yourself and one day you need to come to stones trace pioneer festival in Ligonier Indiana so we could meet 😊
Maybe one day, it is indeed on my list, Michael.
I always called the fire weed (milk weed) makes a great fire, from KY,,,,
Hello :) milk weed is an excellent plant, fire weed has small purple flowers and grows to about knee height. :)
The seed pod material from milk weed is indeed a good fire starter
Great episode Peter. Melanie is a treasure. Let me know if you could use some help on Kelly Station. Are you presently at Martin Station?
In Ste. Genevieve Missouri at a wedding, back home Wednesday. I’d love you guys to come for some fort building. I did have a few fellows lend a hand, but I’m back solo and it’s a wee be slow.
I can't believe u didn't know about pemican as a reenactor that was a favorite in the 1700 up to civil war nice video
I’m quite aware of the food source. It was the fast food of the day as early as the 1600’s and well into the 1800’s. The Métis in Canada turned it into a multi million dollar industry in today’s dollars.
Hi Peter, nice video but I'm a bit confused, or have a different understanding of skunk cabbage I.D. than Melanie and hope you might elevate my confusion. First, the photography in the presentation on skunk cabbage is not detailed enough for me to accurately I.D. With that understanding, from what I can see, shape, and growth characteristics, I think the skunk cabbage you present is actually false hellebore, a toxic plant. The scene of Melanie washing here hands in the stream also has what I know as false hellebore in it. False hellebore has parallel veins/ribs in the leaves whereas skunk cabbage has net veins and broader leaves with an obvious petiole (not provided in Melanie's ID). Also at this time of the year an observant person should be able to see the spadix flower on skunk cabbage, though showing only on larger mature plants. Did the plant you were looking at smell strongly sort of like skunk musk?
Given the Melanie the expert, I’ll pass this one on to her to answer. We appreciate your feedback.
I heard that, comforting thought isn’t it? 🤣
I’ll just stick to my no mushrooms for me thanks, although I feel like one sometimes, kept in the dark and not told anything 🤷🏻♂️
Wish I knew what she does!
In a word, educate and She’s darn good at her job.
You can survive anywhere with a beautiful lady like that ❤
She is amazing and proud that she is my fiance
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