🤯🤯 A DIY carbonated pine soda??

Did you know that you can make carbonated soda out of pine needles?

Before we get into that, I’d like to introduce you to Briar Albaugh. She’s a agricultural student with a passion for plants, animals, and foraging.

We created a video collab to tell YOU how to make carbonated soda out of pine needles! It’s easy, it’s fun, and most of all, it’s mostly healthy (see further in the post about health concerns).

It’d be great if you dropped by and gave it a like and subscribe!

For my Texas audience: We have about three main types of pine in Texas, and most of them are toxic. It’s not in the video, but I had to do a lot of research to find out which pines I had access to. If you have a white pine, which has five needles in a cluster, that should be safe. In East Texas, we also have a shortleaf pine—which is considered toxic and should not be consumed. More common than a shortleaf, we’ve got loblolly and ponderosa pines—both of which are also toxic in their own way. Even the pine that I had had its own safety concerns—it was known to cause serious issues with cattle.

I don’t intend here to give you a complete rundown of the subject, but there are some basic details to get you started on your own research. This information should not be taken as scientific, and especially if you’re unsure of your strength and resistance to toxic plants, don’t consume pine!