This
thread is were I will document the food that I am foraging as I strive to achieve the 200,000 calories required to earn the
Wood Badge in foraging.
To complete this
BB, the minimum requirements are:
- Forage 200,000 calories from at least 10 sources
- 6 species of at least 10,000 calories each
o No more than 4 of the 6 can be animal species
o For reference, the following have approximately 10,000 calories:
o 14 lbs of venison
o 17 lbs of duck
o 15 lbs of trout
o 42 lbs of apples
o 100 lbs of
morels
o 30 lbs of sunchokes
o 3 quarts of maple syrup
- at least half of the calories need to be dried for storage that could last more than a year at room temp - possible twofer with Food Prep and Preservation
o can include
o charcuterie
o smoking
- at least 10% is canned - possible twofer with Food Prep and Preservation
To document your completion of the BB, provide proof of the following as pictures or
video (<2 mins):
- foraging each type of food
- show the weight of each food and describe the number of calories it represents
- preparing the food for storage
