Acorns are probably the richest single food source. They contain tannic acid and must be leached. There are numerous online resources describing this process and the many ways of cooking the mast. Acorn and oakleaf remains were found in the burial thought to be Phillip of Macedonia. Ancient Saxons and Nordic peoples put acorns on the window sill to ward off thunder. The pull cords on old curtains still have plastic acorn shaped tips ( until you explain to your grandmother what they represent.) <img src="images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> I would claim gathering rights on all the groves before those bedsheet Druids read about them and claim another ancient,unbroken hereditary right. <img src="images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Don't forget Dandelions! Any local farms untenanted? oftentimes small bits of crop will self propogate in odd places. I worked on Bing Crosby's old thoroughbred farm here in California. In spite of continued subleasing for crops, I discovered an heirloom variety of squash growing near the breeding shed. The idiot contemporary actor/owner wanted it sprayed as a weed <img src="images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />.