posted 1 year ago
My goal is a perennial survival food forest (hardiness zone 5b). I have planted chestnut, pear, and mulberry trees and they are doing well. I tried planting butternut, hazel, and persimmon trees, but they died. I would like to try them again though. I'd love for it to be all perennial. I also have some native pawpaw trees, hickories, and berry bushes, but that isn't survival calorie production. I tried planting Siberian pea seeds but they never grew.
I am not sure how to get enough protein (or fat), without adding in some animal products, or annuals such as beans. I am considering geese for animal protein and fat, but I'd rather not be tied to animal husbandry and slaughter, if there is another option. I am going to do some nutrition number crunching to see if it possible to get enough protein and fat with nuts and fruit.