If you have wild roses growing near you why not gather the rose hips for your use. They are full of vitamin c and other nutrients and can be used in multiple ways. They can be used to make tea, syrup, soup and even wine. many uses, plenty of nutritional value and all that from a free for foraging food. Backwoods home gives you info on drying and using them.
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