Gathering Greens | Life Below Zero

you ready but I got to flip over my

you ready but I got to flip over my shoes so they don’t get rained on the

shoes so they don’t get rained on the

shoes so they don’t get rained on the hailstones spend their summer along the

hailstones spend their summer along the

hailstones spend their summer along the Kowalik River where they only have a

Kowalik River where they only have a

Kowalik River where they only have a brief window to gather resources before

brief window to gather resources before

brief window to gather resources before the freeze returns for chip and Agnes

the freeze returns for chip and Agnes

the freeze returns for chip and Agnes teaching their daughters how to survive

teaching their daughters how to survive

teaching their daughters how to survive in the Arctic is a priority and a valued

in the Arctic is a priority and a valued

in the Arctic is a priority and a valued native tradition we can start with

native tradition we can start with

native tradition we can start with soured ox

soured ox

soured ox since the sour docks are ready what we

since the sour docks are ready what we

since the sour docks are ready what we call sour docks in English they call

call sour docks in English they call

call sour docks in English they call hogs in a new pack and their local green

hogs in a new pack and their local green

hogs in a new pack and their local green that we like to eat with their little

that we like to eat with their little

that we like to eat with their little salt is slightly on the sour side so

salt is slightly on the sour side so

salt is slightly on the sour side so they’re good with vinegar and oil a

they’re good with vinegar and oil a

they’re good with vinegar and oil a little bit of salt and pepper and

little bit of salt and pepper and

little bit of salt and pepper and they’re a really good green and they’re

they’re a really good green and they’re

they’re a really good green and they’re really fresh and the time to pick them

really fresh and the time to pick them

really fresh and the time to pick them is now well you can spot these red

is now well you can spot these red

is now well you can spot these red stocks that are up and around them there

stocks that are up and around them there

stocks that are up and around them there will be a nice succulent greens and

will be a nice succulent greens and

will be a nice succulent greens and they’re pretty tasty actually I like

they’re pretty tasty actually I like

they’re pretty tasty actually I like them I grew up eating stuff but we

them I grew up eating stuff but we

them I grew up eating stuff but we should go gather them you know on

should go gather them you know on

should go gather them you know on riverbeds not much different this you

riverbeds not much different this you

riverbeds not much different this you know got to make sure you pick the right

know got to make sure you pick the right

know got to make sure you pick the right correct green so we don’t get sick one

correct green so we don’t get sick one

correct green so we don’t get sick one year we thought we picked all greens and

year we thought we picked all greens and

year we thought we picked all greens and then there happen to be a few poisonous

then there happen to be a few poisonous

then there happen to be a few poisonous flowers mixed in with those and I happen

flowers mixed in with those and I happen

flowers mixed in with those and I happen to eat them and I got really sick and

to eat them and I got really sick and

to eat them and I got really sick and after that when the girls started

after that when the girls started

after that when the girls started watching every plant we pick and they

watching every plant we pick and they

watching every plant we pick and they have it in their head if they don’t pick

have it in their head if they don’t pick

have it in their head if they don’t pick the correct path somebody’s gonna get

the correct path somebody’s gonna get

the correct path somebody’s gonna get sick so it’s very important for the

sick so it’s very important for the

sick so it’s very important for the girls to know what they need to look for

girls to know what they need to look for

girls to know what they need to look for it’s important for them to know where to

it’s important for them to know where to

it’s important for them to know where to go to pick these things and how to

go to pick these things and how to

go to pick these things and how to preserve them if they don’t have this

preserve them if they don’t have this

preserve them if they don’t have this experience and if they don’t know what

experience and if they don’t know what

experience and if they don’t know what flowers to eat they might go hungry

flowers to eat they might go hungry

flowers to eat they might go hungry being out here there’s no reason to go

being out here there’s no reason to go

being out here there’s no reason to go hungry if you know what you’re doing

really not scoring too high here are we

really not scoring too high here are we yeah we picked most of the big ones

yeah we picked most of the big ones

yeah we picked most of the big ones already and there’s just quite a few

already and there’s just quite a few

already and there’s just quite a few smaller ones we should just go downriver

smaller ones we should just go downriver

smaller ones we should just go downriver you guys want to go a couple miles yeah

you guys want to go a couple miles yeah

you guys want to go a couple miles yeah we could probably they’ll be bigger

we could probably they’ll be bigger

we could probably they’ll be bigger leaves we’re heading down to the coast

leaves we’re heading down to the coast

leaves we’re heading down to the coast we’ve pretty much picked out this whole

we’ve pretty much picked out this whole

we’ve pretty much picked out this whole little Valley here you don’t ever want

little Valley here you don’t ever want

little Valley here you don’t ever want to impact an area too heavy that it

to impact an area too heavy that it

to impact an area too heavy that it wouldn’t grow back we go for quality not

wouldn’t grow back we go for quality not

wouldn’t grow back we go for quality not quantity so we’re gonna go wherever it’s

quantity so we’re gonna go wherever it’s

quantity so we’re gonna go wherever it’s wet wherever you see Lakes wherever you

wet wherever you see Lakes wherever you

wet wherever you see Lakes wherever you see rivers creeks things like that

see rivers creeks things like that

see rivers creeks things like that that’s where we’ll be and that’s where

that’s where we’ll be and that’s where

that’s where we’ll be and that’s where the will be