Mike @ Forgotten Skillz

How to Help Bees Thrive on Long Island Have you ever wondered how to help bees thrive? Bees are more than just honey-makers—they are foundational pollinators in our ecosystems, responsible for fertilizing around one-third of the crops we consume. On Long Island, where human development often pushes up against natural spaces, bees hold the line between abundance and ecological collapse. Yet pollinators are in trouble. Habitat loss, pesticide use, disease, and climate change have all contributed to steep declines in both managed and wild bee populations.

How to Help Bees Thrive on Long Island

Have you ever wondered how to help bees thrive? Bees are more than just honey-makers—they are foundational pollinators in our ecosystems, responsible for fertilizing around one-third of the crops we consume. On Long Island, where human development often…

Traditional Games of Strength, Strategy & Camaraderie Exploring traditional games from cultures around the world.

Traditional Games of Strength, Strategy & Camaraderie

Exploring traditional games from cultures around the world.

Primitive to Practical: Emergency Shelter Techniques Primitive to Practical: Emergency Shelter Techniques In a true survival situation, shelter isn’t a luxury—it’s a necessity. Exposure to the elements can become life-threatening within hours, especially in extreme cold, wind, or rain. If you're heading into the wilderness, preparing for emergencies, or just brushing up on outdoor skills, knowing how to build a solid shelter can be the difference between comfort and catastrophe.

Primitive to Practical: Emergency Shelter Techniques

Primitive to Practical: Emergency Shelter Techniques In a true survival situation, shelter isn’t a luxury—it’s a necessity. Exposure to the elements can become life-threatening within hours, especially in extreme cold, wind, or rain. If you're…

Traditional Root Beer Recipe Brew Your Own Root Beer Traditional Root Beers, Birch Beers, and Ginger Beers: A Taste of the Past Before soda fountains and modern soft drinks dominated the beverage scene, communities around the world enjoyed naturally fermented drinks made from roots, herbs, barks, and spices. These old-world brews not only satisfied a sweet tooth but also offered nutritional and medicinal benefits. Today, we explore the fascinating world of traditional root beers, birch beers, and ginger beers—their histories, how they were made, and how you can make your own.

Traditional Root Beer Recipe

Brew Your Own Root Beer Traditional Root Beers, Birch Beers, and Ginger Beers: A Taste of the Past Before soda fountains and modern soft drinks dominated the beverage scene, communities around the world enjoyed naturally fermented drinks made from roots, herbs, barks,…

Walk With a Possum Mindset The Possum Mindset: A New Way to Walk the Land There’s a subtle but powerful difference between walking through nature and moving with it. At Forgotten Skillz, we teach that survival isn't just about gear or knowledge—it’s about presence, adaptability, and the ability to notice what others miss. This is the heart of what we call the Possum Mindset.

Walk With a Possum Mindset

The Possum Mindset: A New Way to Walk the Land There’s a subtle but powerful difference between walking through nature and moving with it. At Forgotten Skillz, we teach that survival isn't just about gear or knowledge—it’s about presence, adaptability, and the ability to…

Colonial Cooking Tips & Tools Colonial Cooking: Rediscovering Outdoor Heritage In a world of modern stoves, prepackaged meals, and microwave dinners, there’s something deeply grounding about colonial cooking and preparing a meal the way our ancestors did—with fire, iron, and instinct. Historical cooking, especially from the colonial American period, is more than a novelty. It’s a chance to connect with the rhythms of the natural world, learn practical survival skills, and bring forgotten flavors back to life.

Colonial Cooking Tips & Tools

Colonial Cooking: Rediscovering Outdoor Heritage In a world of modern stoves, prepackaged meals, and microwave dinners, there’s something deeply grounding about colonial cooking and preparing a meal the way our ancestors did—with fire, iron, and instinct. Historical…

Spring Foraging on Long Island for Beginners Reconnecting with the Land: The Forgotten Skill of Foraging Foraging on Long Island is more than just gathering wild plants—it’s a practice that has sustained humanity for thousands of years. Long before supermarkets and industrial agriculture, our ancestors relied on their knowledge of the land to find food and medicine. Every civilization, from the Indigenous peoples of North America to early European settlers, carried deep traditions of harvesting from nature’s pantry.

Spring Foraging on Long Island for Beginners

Reconnecting with the Land: The Forgotten Skill of Foraging Foraging on Long Island is more than just gathering wild plants—it’s a practice that has sustained humanity for thousands of years. Long before supermarkets and industrial agriculture, our…

Palpatine orchestrated the crisis that sparked the Clone Wars, creating chaos to justify emergency powers, which he used to sideline the Senate, control the military, and eliminate opposition. Claiming it was all "temporary," he declared himself Emperor, all under the guise of "peace and security."

Life imitating art... this is textbook Palpatine: Give me absolute power to solve this emergency, and I pinky promise I'll give up the power as soon as things are back to normal. Oh yeah... and execute Order 66