Finding, Identifying, and Preparing Food

Finding edible food that we can digest is a must. Remember ever plant isn't edible. Some will kill you. Learn your basics. All food resources can go here.

  1. Finding Edible Animals and Bugs

    Discussions about finding edible animal products and bugs in the wilderness.
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    Finding Edible Animals and Bugs

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    1. Bug Eating

    Latest: Ants EarlyMarksman, Apr 4, 2020
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  2. Trail Food

    Foods on the go that can sustain energy without being a burden.
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    2
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    21
    Latest: Dried, Parched & Popped Corn. Keith H., Mar 24, 2019
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  3. Edible Plants, Berries, and Roots

    Find edible plants, berries, roots, fruit, nuts, etc. How to prepare and store them.
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    Latest: Foraging And Storing Black Walnuts poltiregist, Oct 25, 2021
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  1. Sourdough

    Food

    Sourdough, Sep 3, 2019 ... 2 3 4 5
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    lonewolf
    Apr 10, 2024
  2. Levi Seller

    Best Animal For The Apocalypse?

    Levi Seller, Jun 19, 2018 ... 2
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    CountryGuy
    Aug 3, 2019
  3. Vash

    What food should you store?

    Vash, May 19, 2016 ... 2
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    Keith H.
    Jan 12, 2019
  4. remnant

    Would you eat birds?

    remnant, Jun 17, 2016 ... 2
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    Keith H.
    Mar 27, 2019
  5. Arctic21

    Is grass edible in a emergency?

    Arctic21, Jul 1, 2016 ... 2
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    varuna
    Jun 6, 2020
  6. TexDanm

    Cooking After Teotwawki

    TexDanm, Sep 8, 2020 ... 2
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    lonewolf
    Sep 27, 2022
  7. Alaskajohn

    Producing Cooking Oils When Shtf

    Alaskajohn, May 3, 2020
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    2,715
    Old Geezer
    May 5, 2020
  8. Corzhens

    Salt To Preserve Meat

    Corzhens, Jun 3, 2017
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    2,352
    Blitz
    Jan 9, 2024
  9. Robin

    Fishing For Food

    Robin, Aug 23, 2020
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    1,736
    TexDanm
    Aug 27, 2020
  10. WildSpirit

    How Long Can You Stay Without Eating Anything?

    WildSpirit, Jul 5, 2017
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    Ystranc
    Sep 2, 2018
  11. watcherchris

    Mead......

    watcherchris, Jul 12, 2022
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    Max rigger
    Jul 30, 2022
  12. FuZyOn

    Eating the same thing everyday

    FuZyOn, Jun 21, 2016
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    m33kuh
    Jul 18, 2017
  13. John Snort

    What To Eat If There's No Food?

    John Snort, May 21, 2016
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    Keith H.
    May 30, 2016
  14. lucidcuber

    Do you grow potatoes?

    lucidcuber, Jun 4, 2016
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    3,571
    jeager
    May 14, 2017
  15. remnant

    How to eat less food

    remnant, Jun 16, 2016
    How to eat less food 5 5 1votes
    5/5, 1 vote
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    2,801
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    overcast
    Jul 19, 2017
  16. Lexcion

    How Do People Trying To Survive Find So Much Food?

    Lexcion, Jun 5, 2017
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    3,067
    lonewolf
    Nov 2, 2017
  17. John Snort

    What To Do When Cooking Will Attract Hungry People Your Way?

    John Snort, May 28, 2016
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    20
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    1,768
    Old Geezer
    Jul 5, 2017
  18. Sourdough

    Dwuble Drunk, Twipple Dwunk Fruit Cake.

    Sourdough, Jul 14, 2019
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    1,171
    GrizzlyetteAdams
    Jul 23, 2019
  19. branchd77

    What type of salt should I stock up on?

    branchd77, Jan 19, 2016
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    19
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    4,924
    Ystranc
    Jul 15, 2017
  20. Vinaya

    Food That Lasts Long

    Vinaya, Jul 2, 2017
    Replies:
    18
    Views:
    2,273
    TexDanm
    Jun 21, 2019
  21. lexinonomous

    Must have travel food

    lexinonomous, Jul 4, 2016
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    18
    Views:
    1,990
    lonewolf
    Apr 13, 2019
  22. ziskasun

    Expired Cans Of Food - How Long Does Can Food Last?

    ziskasun, Jul 4, 2016
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    18
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    3,864
    m33kuh
    Jul 18, 2017
  23. Xilkozuf

    How Long Could You Go Without Food?

    Xilkozuf, May 21, 2017
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    17
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    1,789
    airfightermax
    Jul 20, 2017
  24. Toast

    What Insect Tastes The Best?

    Toast, Jun 20, 2016
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    17
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    2,047
    jeager
    Apr 7, 2017
  25. Justin Baker

    Easiest Beginner’s Shrooms To Identify!

    Justin Baker, Jan 8, 2020
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    3,791
    Justin Baker
    Feb 1, 2020
  26. Wes Morgan

    My favorite meal.

    Wes Morgan, Jul 23, 2016
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    16
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    2,262
    TexDanm
    Sep 15, 2017
  27. Aneye4theshot

    Foods That Last the Longest

    Aneye4theshot, Jan 20, 2016
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    16
    Views:
    2,821
    Deeishere
    Jun 2, 2016
  28. Corzhens

    Hunting For Eggs In The Wilderness

    Corzhens, Jun 4, 2017
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    15
    Views:
    1,652
    Patience
    Mar 24, 2020
  29. randyt

    Acquiring Salt In A Primitive Environment

    randyt, Jul 4, 2019
    Replies:
    15
    Views:
    1,514
    Pragmatist
    Jul 5, 2019
  30. BigD

    What's the best kind of food to have stored in your car?

    BigD, May 19, 2016
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    15
    Views:
    1,717
    Caribou
    Jun 8, 2019
  31. Nero-Bianco

    Poisonous food

    Nero-Bianco, Jun 7, 2016
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    15
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    2,494
    hades_leae
    Jul 3, 2016
  32. Jay Logan

    Sugar Storage

    Jay Logan, Apr 4, 2020
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    14
    Views:
    944
    danil54grl
    Jun 30, 2020
  33. RichE8475

    "Rotating" through Food Supply

    RichE8475, Jul 2, 2016
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    14
    Views:
    1,983
    m33kuh
    Jul 19, 2017
  34. joshposh

    Solar Cooker

    joshposh, Jun 13, 2016
    Solar Cooker 5 5 1votes
    5/5, 1 vote
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    14
    Views:
    2,262
    Reviews:
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    overcast
    Jul 19, 2017
  35. acheno84

    Favorite food while on a hike?

    acheno84, Jun 11, 2016
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    14
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    2,129
    kamar19
    Jun 1, 2017
  36. Corzhens

    Surviving on frogs and snails

    Corzhens, Jun 18, 2016
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    14
    Views:
    2,092
    iseeyou
    Jun 23, 2016
  37. Deeishere

    Quick and cheap food ideas

    Deeishere, May 23, 2016
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    13
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    1,818
    remnant
    Jul 4, 2017
  38. QuakeringInTokyo

    City foraging

    QuakeringInTokyo, Jul 6, 2016
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    13
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    2,306
    lonewolf
    Jul 13, 2016
  39. remnant

    Which insects would you survive on?

    remnant, Jun 7, 2016
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    13
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    2,147
    ToTang45
    Jun 12, 2016
  40. lucidcuber

    What is the cheapest protein source per gram?

    lucidcuber, Jun 1, 2016
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    13
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    2,085
    judyd1
    Jun 2, 2016
  41. schiavonecalvin

    What is the most exotic animal that you have ever hunted?

    schiavonecalvin, Jul 5, 2016
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    12
    Views:
    2,249
    Doubletap45
    Jul 21, 2016
  42. Eric Graham

    Bring your own food?

    Eric Graham, Jun 21, 2016
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    12
    Views:
    2,364
    emmaruthnagano
    Jul 8, 2016
  43. Derek Moore

    How to get food in the wild?

    Derek Moore, Jun 5, 2016
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    12
    Views:
    2,312
    tb65
    Jun 10, 2016
  44. cluckeyo

    Sustainable Farming

    cluckeyo, May 24, 2016
    Replies:
    11
    Views:
    1,532
    lonewolf
    Jan 26, 2022
  45. John Snort

    Learn How To Cook Low Cost Meals

    John Snort, May 31, 2016
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    11
    Views:
    3,388
    Keith H.
    Jun 2, 2016
  46. DecMikashimota

    Substitutes For Toilet Paper In The Wild

    DecMikashimota, Jun 10, 2016
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    10
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    2,773
    OfTheEarth
    Jun 12, 2016
  47. remnant

    Maintaining weight with little food

    remnant, May 24, 2016
    Replies:
    10
    Views:
    1,550
    HealthandVitality
    May 30, 2016
  48. Jason

    Food is everywhere

    Jason, Jan 17, 2016
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    10
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    1,971
    lonewolf
    May 20, 2016
  49. branchd77

    Are Are Snakes Edible?

    branchd77, Oct 8, 2017
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    9
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    2,975
    Tom Williams
    Oct 25, 2017
  50. CarlosTL

    Where to buy legit MREs?

    CarlosTL, Jul 5, 2016
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    9
    Views:
    6,026
    Old Geezer
    Mar 5, 2017
  51. richj8am30

    Eating Tree Bark?

    richj8am30, Jun 13, 2016
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    9
    Views:
    2,060
    carkli23
    Jun 14, 2016
  52. Lunasurvivor

    When to Eat in a Survival Situation

    Lunasurvivor, Apr 26, 2016
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    9
    Views:
    1,855
    OfTheEarth
    Jun 14, 2016
  53. airfightermax

    Consuming Food Beyond It's Expiration Date?

    airfightermax, Jul 20, 2017
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    8
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    1,984
    Dallas845
    Jun 6, 2019
  54. SirJoe

    Poisonous berries.

    SirJoe, Jun 20, 2016
    Replies:
    8
    Views:
    2,328
    John Snort
    Jul 1, 2016
  55. SirJoe

    Square Foot Gardening

    SirJoe, Jun 18, 2016
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    8
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    3,011
    SirJoe
    Jun 30, 2016
  56. cyclistbabe

    Seeds in survival pack?

    cyclistbabe, Jun 6, 2016
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    8
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    2,070
    DecMikashimota
    Jun 14, 2016
  57. Damorale

    The very basic essentials for a dried food stash

    Damorale, May 31, 2016
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    8
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    1,748
    Deeishere
    Jun 8, 2016
  58. Corzhens

    Food in the grassy field

    Corzhens, May 24, 2016
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    7
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    1,481
    lonewolf
    Jul 22, 2021
  59. Bev Hapner

    Storing Pails On Concrete

    Bev Hapner, Mar 18, 2020
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    7
    Views:
    878
    Bev Hapner
    Mar 20, 2020
  60. Justin Baker

    Wild Turnip Bread

    Justin Baker, Feb 5, 2020
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    7
    Views:
    1,849
    Justin Baker
    Feb 6, 2020
  61. SuperBugMan

    Military Surplus Mre Vs. Civilian Mre

    SuperBugMan, Jul 18, 2017
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    7
    Views:
    1,930
    LastOutlaw
    Jul 2, 2019
  62. tominwash

    Arugula

    tominwash, Dec 3, 2017
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    7
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    2,888
    Keith H.
    Dec 4, 2017
  63. Koala

    Pressure Cookers

    Koala, Jun 6, 2017
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    7
    Views:
    2,156
    overcast
    Jul 20, 2017
  64. SirJoe

    Dry meat.

    SirJoe, Jun 30, 2016
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    7
    Views:
    2,191
    joshposh
    Jul 1, 2016
  65. SirJoe

    Mushroom picking.

    SirJoe, Jun 11, 2016
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    7
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    8,420
    DecMikashimota
    Jun 14, 2016
  66. cluckeyo

    Glenn's Campfire Potatoes

    cluckeyo, May 26, 2016
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    1,406
    cluckeyo
    Jun 3, 2016
  67. Corzhens

    The coconut

    Corzhens, May 25, 2016
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    7
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    1,889
    Kev Brown
    May 29, 2016
  68. branchd77

    How do you know if a Berry or Plant is poisonous.

    branchd77, Jan 17, 2016
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    7
    Views:
    2,334
    Dustin
    Jan 19, 2016
  69. Pragmatist

    Identifying Food; New Names Can Make It Edible

    Pragmatist, Feb 9, 2021
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    6
    Views:
    690
    Pragmatist
    Feb 11, 2021
  70. randyt

    Shrub

    randyt, Aug 26, 2019
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    6
    Views:
    1,475
    randyt
    Aug 27, 2019
  71. Tumbleweed

    Foraging For Edible Greens.

    Tumbleweed, May 24, 2018
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    6
    Views:
    1,870
    TexDanm
    May 25, 2018
  72. lucidcuber

    How cheaply could you supply your pantry for a month?

    lucidcuber, May 31, 2016
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    6
    Views:
    1,542
    overcast
    Jul 20, 2017
  73. Keith H.

    Jerusalem Artichokes. You Will Never Starve.

    Keith H., Jun 4, 2016
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    Views:
    2,900
    Tumbleweed
    Jul 14, 2017
  74. Corzhens

    Surviving on cassava only

    Corzhens, May 31, 2016
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    6
    Views:
    1,976
    explorerx7
    Jul 1, 2017
  75. LoneSurvivor

    Is The Quiver-fly Larva Eatable?

    LoneSurvivor, Jun 17, 2017
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    6
    Views:
    1,324
    dero56
    Jul 1, 2017
  76. beepete

    How to harvest protein using your eyes, ears, nose and hands.

    beepete, Oct 8, 2016
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    6
    Views:
    2,091
    beepete
    Oct 9, 2016
  77. Deeishere

    Survival and couponing

    Deeishere, Jul 1, 2016
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    6
    Views:
    1,727
    amelia88
    Jul 9, 2016
  78. cluckeyo

    If your lucky enough to have land...

    cluckeyo, May 24, 2016
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    6
    Views:
    1,322
    PracticalToby
    May 25, 2016
  79. Pragmatist

    Mushroom Hunting Tips

    Pragmatist, Apr 6, 2021
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    1,111
    poltiregist
    Apr 6, 2021
  80. remnant

    Raw Food Is King

    remnant, Jul 18, 2017
    Replies:
    5
    Views:
    1,260
    eyinka
    Jul 20, 2017
  81. Xilkozuf

    Hunger And How To Fight It

    Xilkozuf, Jul 7, 2017
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    5
    Views:
    1,431
    airfightermax
    Jul 8, 2017
  82. Endure

    Preparing plants for cooking

    Endure, Jun 8, 2016
    Replies:
    5
    Views:
    1,817
    PriscillaKing
    May 18, 2017
  83. ally79

    Pressure Canning

    ally79, Jun 22, 2016
    Replies:
    5
    Views:
    2,260
    JimLE
    Nov 6, 2016
  84. SirJoe

    Eating seaweed.

    SirJoe, Jul 2, 2016
    Replies:
    5
    Views:
    2,173
    emmaruthnagano
    Jul 9, 2016
  85. SirJoe

    Living in the wild for 25 years

    SirJoe, Jul 1, 2016
    Replies:
    5
    Views:
    1,697
    Endure
    Jul 4, 2016
  86. richj8am30

    Delicious Survivalist Recipes

    richj8am30, Jun 13, 2016
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    5
    Views:
    2,175
    Corzhens
    Jun 17, 2016
  87. lucidcuber

    Have you ever let your stash go out of date?

    lucidcuber, May 30, 2016
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    5
    Views:
    1,214
    lonewolf
    Jun 2, 2016
  88. tb65

    When living off the grid, we can learn alot from the Amish when it comes to food.

    tb65, May 30, 2016
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    5
    Views:
    1,504
    lonewolf
    Jun 2, 2016
  89. cluckeyo

    Keep a generator on hand

    cluckeyo, May 24, 2016
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    5
    Views:
    1,753
    Arkane
    May 24, 2016
  90. Lunasurvivor

    How Much Food Do You Need to Survive?

    Lunasurvivor, Apr 26, 2016
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    5
    Views:
    1,764
    Corzhens
    May 20, 2016
  91. Darrell

    Snacking on Bugs?

    Darrell, Jan 19, 2016
    Replies:
    5
    Views:
    1,581
    lonewolf
    Jan 30, 2016
  92. Lisa

    Food preservation.

    Lisa, May 29, 2016
    Replies:
    4
    Views:
    3,367
    lonewolf
    Jul 25, 2022
  93. Snyper

    No Pot, No Pan? No Problem

    Snyper, May 17, 2019
    Replies:
    4
    Views:
    948
    Snyper
    May 18, 2019
  94. Tig Steele

    Lamb's Quarters / Goose Foot

    Tig Steele, Dec 8, 2018
    Replies:
    4
    Views:
    1,374
    Old Geezer
    Dec 10, 2018
  95. Corzhens

    When there is shortage of staple

    Corzhens, Jun 19, 2016
    Replies:
    4
    Views:
    1,703
    My3Sons_NJ
    Jun 19, 2016
  96. John Snort

    Bee Keeping

    John Snort, Jun 8, 2016
    Replies:
    4
    Views:
    1,655
    joshposh
    Jun 13, 2016
  97. Keith H.

    Drying Foods.

    Keith H., May 29, 2016
    Replies:
    4
    Views:
    1,873
    HealthandVitality
    May 30, 2016
  98. branchd77

    The Universal Edibility Test

    branchd77, Jan 20, 2016
    The Universal Edibility Test 5 5 1votes
    5/5, 1 vote
    Replies:
    4
    Views:
    1,792
    Reviews:
    1
    acheno84
    May 22, 2016
  99. bubba man

    Ramen Noodles

    bubba man, Sep 20, 2018
    Replies:
    3
    Views:
    2,160
    watcherchris
    Sep 23, 2018
  100. Corzhens

    Mre – Meal Ready To Eat

    Corzhens, Jul 6, 2017
    Replies:
    3
    Views:
    3,288
    overcast
    Jul 20, 2017
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