Knowledge is power, and that's why some would prefer you to be dumb and ignorant.

Though we live in "the information age" many still seem to lack a lot of knowledge. The purpose of this post is to be encouraging and inspirational, as well as to the point.

Purslane

FOOD

To survive, we need to eat. Unfortunately, many people do not grow their own food. This makes it very easy to cut you off from your normal food supply. That fact is dangerous.

For many months, I have been working on making a series of posts that I call "THE EDIBLE OUTDOORS."

The purpose of this series is to document my adventure in outdoor edibles and to educate others as well. Many of us are surrounded by food that we have not even tried yet. From "weeds" to common plants, there is so much free food growing all around us.

American Beautyberry

To get to know many of these plants as a hobby now is a great idea. We can supplement our food supply and decrease our grocery bill, often while increasing the nutritional value of our food intake, just by familiarizing ourselves with the wild edibles in our areas.

I am no expert, but I do enjoy learning and sharing. If disaster strikes and times get tough, I will be so happy that I learned about these wonderful plants ahead of time, and you may too! Even if your food supply is cut off for only a few days or weeks, this information could save your life!