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Summary
Picture a world where humans exist, like all other living things, in balance. Where there is no separation between "human" and "wild." Unlearn, Rewild boldly envisions such a world, probing deeply into the cultural constraints on our ability to lead truly sustainable lives and offering real, tangible tools to move toward another way of living, seeing, and thinking.
Part philosophical treatise, part hard-core survival guide, this unique and thoroughly unconventional manual blends philosophy with a detailed introduction to a rich assortment of endangered traditional living skills, including:
Harvesting and preparing unconventional proteins Feral food preservation Dealing responsibly with waste Natural methods of birth control Tanning and processing animal skinsLyrical, humorous, surprising, enlightening, and thought-provoking by turns, Unlearn, Rewild is essential reading for those who wish to heal themselves and the earth, live gracefully into the future primitive and experience their wildest dreams.
Miles Olson has spent the past decade deeply immersed in learning and practicing earth skills. While foraging, hunting, gardening, and gathering for his livelihood, his experiences have given him a unique perspective on rewilding, radical self-reliance, and the impact of civilization on the natural world.
Author Notes
Miles Olson has spent the past decade deeply immersed in learning and practicing earth skills While foraging, hunting, gardening and gathering for his livelihood, his experiences have given him a unique perspective on rewilding, radical self-reliance, and the impact of civilization on the natural world.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. ix |
| Introduction | p. xi |
| Part 1 Ideas | |
| 1 Sustainability and Wildness | p. 3 |
| 2 What is Rewilding? | p. 9 |
| 3 Subsistence | p. 19 |
| 4 Technology, Ethics and Freedom | p. 27 |
| 5 How to Walk Away from Civilization | p. 33 |
| 6 Reflections at the End of the World | p. 43 |
| 7 On Being White | p. 51 |
| 8 Veganism or Radical Sustainability? Tough Questions About Diet | p. 59 |
| 9 Something in the Rain | p. 69 |
| 10 Succession | p. 75 |
| 11 Killing the Most Beautiful Thing | p. 83 |
| Part 2 Endangered Skills | |
| 12 Learning How to Live | p. 89 |
| 13 Honoring the Bodies of Animals-By Eating Them | p. 91 |
| 14 Feral Food Preservation: Unconventional and Traditional Methods of Putting Things By | p. 103 |
| 15 Meet Your New Friends: Indispensable Plant Allies for Hard Times | p. 123 |
| 16 Feral Food Cultivation: Thoughts and Strategies on "Tending the Wild" | p. 133 |
| 17 Hunter-Gatherer, Gardener-Trapper | p. 141 |
| 18 Dressing and Undressing Our Food: How to Skin and Gut a Creature | p. 155 |
| 19 De-Industrializing Contraception: Birth Control for Sustainability and Survival | p. 163 |
| 20 Working with Skin | p. 171 |
| 21 Getting to Know Nuts | p. 187 |
| 22 Exploring Entomophagy: Bugs as Food | p. 193 |
| 23 Fire and Light | p. 203 |
| 24 The Tao of Poo: Notes on "Giving Back" | p. 211 |
| Conclusion: The Future Primitive | p. 217 |
| Index | p. 219 |
| About the Author | p. 225 |