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Table of Contents

SUNRISE: Earthskin | The Pony Millsite | Our Place in the World | Positive Impact | Participating in Nature | The Cost of Gold | Finding Home and Making a Stand.

MIND: Nature as Wallpaper | Discoidal Stone Knives | Saving the World | Technology Philosophy | Twined Baskets | Evolving Neural Networks | Primitive Living as Metaphor | Personas and Acting | The Information Age | Split-Willow Deer | Perceptions of Reality.

SHELTER: Goals | The Elements of Shelter: Shingling | Efficiency | The Elements of Shelter: Insulation | Adapting Shelters to the Environment | The Elements of Shelter: Fire | Recouping Your Investment | The Elements of Shelter: Air-Proofing | Impacts & Reclamation | The Earth Lodge | Choosing a Location.

FIRE: Bowdrill Fire-Starting | Bowdrill Technique | Starting Bowdrill Fires with Damp Materials | Survival Bowdrills: Fire from Nothing | Handdrill Fire-Starting | Handdrill Technique | Other Friction Fire-Making Methods | Flint & Steel Fire-Starting | Principles of Fire-Starting | Campfire Logistics and Safety | Splitting Matches | Energy Conservation.

WATER: Birch Bark Canisters | Giardia & Water Purification | Water Conservation | Crapping in the Woods | Fishing by Hand | Making Cordage from Natural Fibers | Twisting Fibers into Cordage | Primitive Fishing Tackle | Skinny Dipping.

COOKING: Tin Cans/Stainless Steel Cans | Cooking without a Pan | Coal-Burned Containers | Making Hollow-Log Drums | Cooking in a Gold Pan | Stir-Fry without a Pan | Ashcakes: Bread of the Modern Abo | Bamboo Spoon/Fork and Chopsticks | Stone Ovens and Steam Pits | Complete Proteins | Primitive Pottery: Harvesting Wild Clay | Adding Temper | Wedging the Clay | Making Pinch Pots | Making Coil Pots | Drying Pottery | Firing Time | Cooking in Clay Pots | Beliefs about Food | Mice and the Hantavirus.

PLANTS: Identification Basics | Common and Latin Names | The Digging Stick | Wild Food Economics | Wild Gardening | Natural Farming | The Ethics of Killing | Worthwhile Plant Food Resources | Edible Lichens | Savory Syrup | Starchy Roots | Fabulous Fruits | Harvesting Seeds | Nutritious Nuts | Mushrooms

ANIMALS: Sneak Stalking and Trust Stalking | Animals and Ecosystem Processes | Global Warming | Desertification and Holistic Management | The Quickie Bow | Flintknapping Thoughts | Bone Arrowheads | Making Arrows | All about Hide Glue | Sinew Preparation | Wildlife Laws | Butchering a Road Kill Deer | Gutting a Deer | Skinning a Deer | Butchering Basics | Primitive Hunting | Deadfall Traps

CLOTHING:Braintan Overview | Braintanned Buckskin | Freeze-tanned Buckskin | Smoking the Hide | Sewing Buckskin | Shoes, Moccasins and Sandals | Tire Sandals | Wool Clothing and Blanket Ponchos | Felting

SUNSET : Backpack Overview | The Bedroll Pack | Packframes | Mining and Wilderness | Trade-offs in Packing Gear | The Equipment Checklist
AFTERWORD: THE ART OF NOTHING
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX

See what the press is saying about Participating in Nature!

      "I've read MANY books on survival. Enough that I rarely find fresh ideas in a new one I read. But yours is full of things that I haven't read in many other books. Thanks not only for the fresh ideas, but also for the fresh format. The narrative is wonderfully inspirational. I almost feel like I'm out in the field with you. I don't know if we'll ever meet (I hope we do), but if not I feel like I know you through your writings."

--David W.
Attala, Alabama

      "I have your Participating in Nature book and read about the syrup. I have a big weeping birch in my yard and put 2 half inch taps in it last week and the last few days I have been getting 5 gallons of sap a day! I boiled 5 gallons of sap down to 1/2 pint of some of the best syrup I have ever tasted! I just wanted to say thanks for writing such a great book!"

-- Rob Simonich
Simonich Knives
Clancy, Montana

Please Note: The 5th Edition of Participating in Nature was essentially identical to the Lyon's Press edition of the book, Primitive Living, Self-Sufficiency, and Survival Skills.       Do you have an older edition of one of Tom's books? Check out our special Upgrade Offer for faithful readers!