She's picking that out of a neighbors yard. I'm sure she got permission from the property owner.
Posted on 05/27/2009 4:10:07 AM PDT by appleseed
PORTLAND, Ore. – Becky Lerner is hungry - but determined.
She is trying to live off “wild” food for a week in Portland, foraging the parks, yards, open spaces and even sidewalks for edibles as a way to not only connect with the land but to learn a valuable survival skill.
“Should the trappings of modernity become unavailable to us one day, knowing how to find food without grocery stores or even farms will surely come in handy,” the 26-year-old Northeast Portland woman said.
She is not allowing herself to Dumpster dive or feed off gardens during her week-long challenge, but an herbalist and survivalist are helping her find food.
(Excerpt) Read more at katu.com ...
She's picking that out of a neighbors yard. I'm sure she got permission from the property owner.
I guess she hadn’t heard of hooks and lines.
Two words: Castle Doctrine.
I guess using a gun to find food is not part of the equation?
If TSHTF and the grocery shelves are empty, so too will the dumpsters be.
Keep your pets (and children) indoors!
Cheers!
I picked some wild grape leaves and chives to go in salad last night. We had a great morell season this year too.
(A warning for those who would try a similar challenge. You need to educate yourself on what plants are edible and what plants are poisonous.)
Thank goodness the MSM is there pointing out the obvious for us who can't think for ourselves.
There's nothin like roasted reporter.
We had a below average morell season this year. Found most around elms. May be because of the excessive rain we have had.
Self Reliant/Survivalist ping list
Or spearguns, LOL. 
has she raided the mouse traps?
Carp are useful? Like lawyers, I guess.
Here boy, come on! Nice doggy....
She’s part of the reason I left the PNW.
She’s a pretender.
Going for a week is nothing more than a diet.
Without the “panic” factor of having no end and no fridge to resort to, a lot changes. The “panic” factor is what must be dealt with to survive.
If she wants to test her self, she needs to do what Tom Brown, Jr. did. Go into the middle of the Northern Cascades for one year starting off with nothing but a good knife.
Smart girl.
Preparing for the Obama economy where 300 calories a day is considered normal.
(obscure Monty Python reference)
Of course you could survive, unless you ate something poisonous or fell off a cliff. It takes much longer than a week to experience any significant harmful effects from not eating.
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