Self reliance 2
Food- hunt and gather.
You would be amazed at what you can find just growing in between the cracks of the sidewalk that you can eat.Purslane grows everywhere, people think it’s a weed.(do your research, make sure you know what you are picking)purslane is highly nutritious, and the main ingredient in fancy $400 face creams. I peel the stems and rub it straight on my face.My profile pic is recent- friends, I’m 50 years old.For reals. This summer I found a ton of medicinal herbs growing as weeds in my yard.Get a good reference book, or get online and look up what’s growing in your yard before you pull it out. Don’t have a yard? Go hunt and gather in a local park or public wilderness area. Use discretion and make sure you know what the laws are. Make sure that what you pick hasn’t been sprayed.Offer to weed a friends yard,in exchange for taking the weeds home.Dandelions are nutritious and medicinal.Get a hunting license- go fishing.Fill your freezer with local wild food.