In the case of a natural or man-made global catastrophe such as an asteroid strike, supervolcano eruption, or nuclear winter, agricultural disruption in the aftermath of the disaster could have as large of a global human cost as the event itself. In this project, we attempt to find creative ways to address global food scarcity by exploring the use of a universally acquirable material: inedible lignocellulosic plant material. We tap into the nutritional potential of a complex carbosaccharide-rich plant substrate, willow (Salix sp), using a pretreatment of a renewable source of lignocellulytic enzymes from two white-rot fungi strains, Pleurotus ostreatus and Lentinula edodes, and an enzymatic hydrolysis treatment. Our goal is to suggest a lignocellulosic pretreatment strategy in order to maximize nutritional content and to evaluate biomass as a potential source of emergency human consumption.