Interesting challenge…I’m not into walking long distances plus I’m not at all knowledgable about things growing in the wild (a situation I’ve decided I should address); however, rather than just giving up on today’s challenge, I suddenly realized I have a number of mature pine trees on my property. A quick Google search brought up an excellent article on how to eat pine trees to survive! Immediately, I discovered that knowing whether my particular pine trees are edible as opposed to poisonous varieties is critical. So step one is to find somebody who knows what mine are. According to the article, the pine nuts are usually best around Sept and Oct so that’s a positive thing. The article went on to describe several parts of the pine tree that are edible and how one should prepare them to eat. As I can’t identify my pine trees, I will pass on doing anything today with them but have determined to give it a try. Why not? Just gives me another outdoor activity which is important in staying as healthy as I can.
