Make use of natural resources

**Dancing Lotus** · 06-20-2008, 03:57 PM

Today we will have a ton of Mango's dh is bringing home. He said he has to go to a house where the lady has a giant mango tree but she is very allergic to them. She can't even touch them , so when dh showed interest she practically begged him to pick them.

**Luv2BeFrugal** · 06-20-2008, 04:23 PM

Good luck with your fishing!

Sounds like you'll have a freezer full in no time!

A lot of people up here both fish and hunt to keep their freezers full... It's fairly plentiful (and regulated so it'll stay that way). The only trouble is you have to drive really far to do a lot of it...we're realizing that it's not worth it since gas costs so much any more...

**Pemberleyan** · 06-20-2008, 07:58 PM

Throw away barrels of citrus!?! Arrghhhh. :-D

We live in a family lake, but rarely fish. Unfortunately, I prefer it fried and my weight doesn't need that. I may have to develop a taste for baked fish.

**Pemberleyan** · 06-20-2008, 08:02 PM

Love those scuppernongs and muscadines. I take care of watering in my father's vineyard.

Throw away barrels of citrus!?! Arrghhhh. :-D

We live in a family lake, but rarely fish. Unfortunately, I prefer it fried and my weight doesn't need that. I may have to develop a taste for baked fish.

We do serious wild blackberry-picking, complete with weedeater, lopping shears, bug spray, sun screen, etc. We make jelly mostly.

**brainyblonde** · 06-20-2008, 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by AnnK

All sea food is a given around my area. And in December citrus is not only given away but many people actually throw away barrels of it. At my parents, I can get mango's, grapefruit,bananas, oranges. Yes most of them are in peoples yards but most of the time they are more then happy to give it to you.

I have a co-worker that ships up citrus from his yard each winter for us to share. The lemons are enormous, and so juicy!

**Clutterbug Jen** · 06-21-2008, 10:28 AM

Sounds like a great idea but not sure it'd work for me.

1. I don't eat meat or seafood

2. No berry bushes here in the middle of town.

Love,

Jen

**Didi** · 06-21-2008, 10:48 AM

Some berries, brambles, rosehips, camomille, hazelnuts, chestnuts (edible ones). Usually in small quantities because we do not have that much 'bare, unpossessed land'. I don't think you can actually keep the fish you've caught (even with a licence) it's mainly just for the sport

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I forgot nettles: we do have bunches of that! (I think you can use it for soup and it's rich of calcium).