by Mic Roland • • Comments Off on Pine Fries: A Survival Food
If you’ve read my books, or listened to the podcast/audio version, you might be asking, are pine fries really a thing? I didn’t make them up. They are a thing. Actually, some Native American tribes were known for their eating…
Cold and flu season is a good time to remember that In a post-SHTF world, you will need more than just food and water. You will need vitamins to stay healthy. Vitamin C is important for a strong immune system. …
by Mic Roland • • Comments Off on Maple Syrup Season Begins
It’s maple syrup time again. The days are getting longer. For sap to flow, the days need to be above freezing (and ideally, sunny) and the nights below freezing. This has been a mild winter, overall, so President’s Day weekend…
by Mic Roland • • Comments Off on DIY Sweetness: Maple Syrup
Producing your own food is an important goal. Gardens grow veggies and grains. Hunting (or husbandry) provide meat. Sweetener is another matter. Making your own maple syrup is useful and rewarding. Winter: everything is frozen and buried under snow. It’s…