Wisdom of the Woods

Photo by Brian Kelley
Photo by Brian Kelley
The Woodsrunner founder distinguishes between edible and inedible wild mushrooms
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Joshua and Janna Barnes envisioned a place where their shared interests could inspire and educate others.
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He’ll craft a bowl from this bamboo shoot that will be used for boiling water or steaming grains.
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Joshua will teach students how to turn these dried plants into a cup of tea.
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Joshua stresses the importance of improvisation when cooking in the wilderness.
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Even self-reliance is better inside a community.
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Joshua is as passionate about teaching—passing along his knowledge—as he is about the value of wild places.
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Bushcrafters-in-training seek out the wilderness school to reconnect with nature.
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Water can be boiled in the hollow inside of bamboo.
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Cleaned branches form a simple spit for cooking.
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It may be hard to believe, but the finished feast was prepared with just a knife and nature.