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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

Kaleva

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14. Pretty much the same for me too.

Reply to CaliforniaHiker (Reply #13)

Sun Nov 18, 2012, 11:50 PM

Nov 2012

I'd eat wild blackberries, wild strawberries and winter berries when I cam across them but I'd like to learn about as many useful plants as possible this winter and then go out in the spring and give it a try.

While doing some google searching a few days ago, i came across some posts made back in 2007 where a person said they had identified 36 useful plants where I live in the Western part of Upper Michigan and posted a link to a PDF file where he said that info was but when I clicked on it, it wasn't found.

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Harvesting ornamental & wild plants for food and other uses [View all] Kaleva Nov 2012 OP

Be careful out there. My father once got a bad mushroom and almost died. cbayer Nov 2012 #1

I'll probably stay away from mushrooms all together. Just to be on the safe side. Kaleva Nov 2012 #2

My uncle used to say every part of the pine tree is edible. eShirl Nov 2012 #3

Chewing gum from Spruce trees! Now that's interesting! Kaleva Nov 2012 #6

Adding lamb's quarter to a salad Curmudgeoness Nov 2012 #4

and there's Queen Anne's Lace (wild carrot) and Golden Rod Kaleva Nov 2012 #5

What do you do with goldenrod? Curmudgeoness Nov 2012 #7

Well, it's a darn good thing I didn't rush out and eat a belly full of lamb's ear!! Kaleva Nov 2012 #9

My husband was an Eagle Scout and led survival courses in the Smokey Mtns... Flaxbee Nov 2012 #8

Yes, I believe it would be fun thing to learn! Kaleva Nov 2012 #10

Late summer and fall, I munch on safeinOhio Nov 2012 #11

Chickweed, sorrel and dock (curly or yellow) are very common and often even grow Tanuki Nov 2012 #12

The extent CaliforniaHiker Nov 2012 #13

Pretty much the same for me too. Kaleva Nov 2012 #14

My favorites -- herbal wines hunter Nov 2012 #15

I have done this for years Mojorabbit Nov 2012 #16