The Hundred-Year Harvest: The Complete Survival Guide to Food Trees in the Continental United States

What if the most reliable investment you could make wasn't in the stock market — but in your backyard?A single mature pecan tree produces 465,000 calories per year — 64% of one adult's annual needs — for the next 300 years. A $200 investment in trees replaces $12,000 to $24,000 in grocery spending over 20 years. No stock, bond, or savings account offers that return.The Hundred-Year Harvest is not another gardening book full of pretty photos and vague advice. It is a field-grade reference covering 16 food-producing trees for the continental United States — every one selected for caloric output, climate adaptability, storage potential, and survival value.What's Inside• 16 trees with hard caloric data: calories per pound, yield per tree, years to first harvest• Zone-by-zone planting strategies for every US region• Complete harvest, processing, and no-refrigeration storage methods• Cross-pollination guide — know which trees need partners before you buy• Quick-start regional guides — your first 3 trees based on where you live• Soil preparation, drainage testing, and mycorrhizal inoculation• Recipes and practical preparation for every tree• Toxic lookalike warnings with side-by-side identification charts• Caloric yield tables, storage shelf-life charts, and a botanical glossaryThe 16 TreesFruits: Mulberry · Fig · Apple · Persimmon · Pawpaw · Pear · JujubeNuts: Hazelnut · Chestnut · Black Walnut · Pecan · Oak · Pinyon PinePod Trees: Carob · Honey Mesquite · Honey LocustWho This Book Is ForHomesteaders building food independence. Landowners who want productive property that appreciates in value. Survivalists planning for supply chain disruptions. Anyone who has looked at a grocery bill and thought: there has to be a better way.From the chestnut blight that killed 3.5 billion trees to Lewis and Clark surviving on pawpaws — history, science, and hard-earned practical wisdom in one guide you'll actually use.The best time to plant a food tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is today. Read more