An interesting link for the foragers in the crowd...

[chromedome]

It turns out that Purdue University maintains a database of "famine foods," things that weren't/aren't ordinarily harvested or cultivated but could serve as survival foods in time of need.

https://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/famine-foods/

[donk79]

That may be the best thing that I have seen this year.   Redemption for 2020!

[chromedome]

Yeah. I considered it a happy bit of serendipity, and filed it under "really cool stuff I find while legitimately working." This is, sadly, a much smaller file than the one called "really cool stuff I find while I'm allegedly working but really procrastinating for all I'm worth."

[heidih]

36 minutes ago, chromedome said:

Yeah. I considered it a happy bit of serendipity, and filed it under "really cool stuff I find while legitimately working." This is, sadly, a much smaller file than the one called "really cool stuff I find while I'm allegedly working but really procrastinating for all I'm worth."

 

Hey we all have our unique skill sets.  Thanks!

[TicTac]

I wanted to like the site, I really did...(as I love this sort of topic)...

 

It is just so poorly presented and organized - very tough to navigate (functions like their map do not work) and limited information.

 

I think they are trying to cover far too large an expanse rather than focusing and specializing on something more local. 

 

I cross reference a few links typically....

 

https://northernbushcraft.com/

 

https://ontarionature.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Ontario_Nature_Forest_Foraging_Guide_official.pdf

 

Among a few others.

 

 

[chromedome]

I visit the Northern Bushcraft site frequently, but hadn't looked at the Ontario one. I've only just started to up my foraging game over the past year or two, so this still rather new to me.

As for the Purdue link, its focus on famine plants probably excludes things that are more widely used. And yeah, the interface is definitely academic...