Survival skill #5 – Find food

April 2011

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April 2011

Insects can be eaten raw and are full of protein
If you know where to look, the New Zealand bush can offer sustenance in extreme situations Hunger If you conserve your energy and have water you can last weeks without food. “This isn’t ideal but it’s good to know that we need not panic when released from our overfed normal lives,” says Steve Porteous from […]

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