Why buy pine nuts from China? Take the family and go get your own!

I have been in love with wild things since I could stray from my mother's knee. I believe that collecting wild foods has to be one of the most effective ways to help children understand the connecting between the land and their bodies. There has been a lot written about children becoming afraid of the outdoors. I have seen kids who were afraid of being dirty. This post linked to this article talks about how to collect your own pine nuts. Look next time you purchase shelled pine nuts and you will see that they are from China. Any shelled pine nut purchased in the United States has come from China. Yet, the United States is home to the best pine nuts in the world, P. Monophylla. Just in case, you live in the Southwestern United States or plan on travelling through, check out this article on harvesting your own pine nuts in 2009.