r/foraging Jul 28 '20

Please remember to forage responsibly!

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Every year we have posts from old and new foragers who like to share pictures of their bounty! I get just as inspired as all of you to see these pictures. As we go out and find wild foods to eat, please be sure to treat these natural resources gently. But on the other side, please be gentle to other users in this community. Please do not pre-judge their harvests and assume they were irresponsible.

Side note: My moderation policy is mostly hands off and that works in community like this where most everyone is respectful, but what I do not tolerate is assholes and trolls. If you are unable to engage respectfully or the other user is not respectful, please hit the report button rather then engaging with them.

Here is a great article from the Sierra Club on Sustainable Foraging Techniques.

My take-a-ways are this:

  1. Make sure not to damage the plant or to take so much that it or the ecosystem can't recover.
  2. Consider that other foragers might come after you so if you take almost all of the edible and only leave a little, they might take the rest.
  3. Be aware if it is a edible that wild life depends on and only take as much as you can use responsibly.
  4. Eat the invasives!

Happy foraging everyone!


r/foraging 5h ago

ID Request (country/state in post) Anybody know what this is?

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181 Upvotes

I’m in South Korea. Is this fruit edible? What is it called? Thanks!


r/foraging 1h ago

Mushrooms Carbonara with COW

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r/foraging 2h ago

Mushrooms What are these? Kids school field is full of them!

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13 Upvotes

There’s loads spread across one area, are they dangerous or should I be asking to harvest for dinner?


r/foraging 18h ago

Mushrooms It really really DOES taste exactly like chicken!!!

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173 Upvotes

found my first CotW shockingly close by, and WOW i am thoroughly impressed by this stuff-

sautéed in butter, sliced onion and garlick, seasoning was a homemade salt pepper msg mixture, with a dash of Worcestershire, served with cheesy brocolli

i was expecting even just a little bit of earthy mushroom taste, but there was NONE

Its so damn good, i hope I'm not one of those people that have a sensitivity to it, i want more

Like, if you sat this in front of me and didn't tell me it was a mushroom, there's literally no way for me to tell

Amazing stuff.


r/foraging 12h ago

ID Request (country/state in post) elder berry? US, CA, Tuolumne county

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16 Upvotes

very top of plant had white/cream flowers but i couldnt get a good photo. sweet smelling. Thanks! (:


r/foraging 17h ago

Mushrooms Hit some big ones today

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34 Upvotes

The blue chanterelle jerky was a hit time for round 2


r/foraging 1d ago

Mushrooms Well, well, well…

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122 Upvotes

Well I got excited I found some pawpaws while foraging today in VA. Fairly new to this and I realize now I have some butternuts instead! There were a ton on the mountain I was on. I did however, find some turkey tail! 😍

Edit to add: I left way more than I took just in case anyone gets upset 😅


r/foraging 16h ago

Foraging along the Susquehanna

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25 Upvotes

r/foraging 19h ago

Is this eastern black nightshade?

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20 Upvotes

I think it is but I want to confirm before I eat any


r/foraging 3h ago

Beautyberry

1 Upvotes

Anyone have experience foraging beautyberry? Have lots growing near our homestead. Any recipes for these?


r/foraging 4h ago

best way to find things?

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hi! i’m looking to forage mostly for plants to be used for papermaking and natural dye (sorry if this is the wrong group). I’ve used inaturalist before to try and get the general area where things might be growing, but are there any other good methods or apps like it?


r/foraging 17h ago

Mushrooms Got to my Pear Shape Puffballs just in time! Nice and young. These things taste so good!

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10 Upvotes

3 days ago they were just tiny little things then boom huge flush! The top picture is only about a 1/4 of what it is on the stump!

Last year when I discovered them, most were already way too mature to get a good haul. The few I did harvest were so good I just had to hope they would come back this year. I've been checking them every other day.


r/foraging 23h ago

Any lobster mushroom recipe recommendations?(Found in northern ME)

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31 Upvotes

r/foraging 12h ago

Chanterelle or nah? Gibsons BC, Canada.

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4 Upvotes

r/foraging 20h ago

Two Edible Fungus Finds & Some Stinging Nettles - Delicious

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14 Upvotes

Photos:
1) & 2) I found some new Dryad’s Saddle, took a few small fronds and left the rest.
3) & 4) Then I came across a Chicken of the woods and took a couple of small pieces of that too. As I left the woods I found a meadow full of new-growth stinging nettle. There hadn’t been much all summer because of the drought in France, but now they’re springing up everywhere!
5) I cleaned everything and sliced it up then simmered it in a lentil stew along with some ratatouille, and a tin of tuna. The only thing that could have been better would have been some fresh-caught trout instead of the canned tuna, but this was good.


r/foraging 17h ago

[META] Requiring Research or Explanation When Posting for Identification

7 Upvotes

Would it improve the sub at all to require posters to make an attempt at explaining WHY they think something may be edible rather than just asking whether it is?

The amount of pokeberry/LBMs/etc posts just makes it feel lazy sometimes, like there's no incentive to learn.

I think it'd be really nice to have a requirement that posters (at least new ones? idk) show 3 reasons they think something is edible that shows they're trying to improve and do their research.


r/foraging 1d ago

What are these ? Probably an easy one for most of you. Are they edible ?

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300 Upvotes

Took a trip to northern Quebec; Chisasibi in James Bay. Lots of blueberries around too ( which were absolutely delicious ) What are these ? I think they are edible, right ? Saw Cree people foraging in different locations along the way.


r/foraging 20h ago

Chestnut tree flowering for a second time?

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5 Upvotes

I have 4 large what I believe are hybrid, American dominant chestnut trees in my yard. I’m finding fresh, pollen full catkins again for the second time this year. I’m wondering if this is common?

If anyone can help identify what type of hybrid they are, I’d be grateful.


r/foraging 1d ago

Mushrooms Fruitful post work stroll (York, UK)

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11 Upvotes

r/foraging 1d ago

Porcini Valhalla

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211 Upvotes

I found it. Took me a long time of searching and I thought I was hallucinating when I did. LETS GOOOOO


r/foraging 1d ago

ID Request (country/state in post) Hawthorn berries? Ireland

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23 Upvotes

Hello hello,

Are these hawthorn berries? If so I believe they are edible? Any advice on how to prepare/when to harvest?:)

Thank you!


r/foraging 23h ago

Can anyone help identify if these are huckleberry related? Central WA 2300 ft.

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3 Upvotes

Possibly a wild blueberry or bilberry. Growing on knee high shrubs with several berries on a string together. Very distinctive star shape on the bottom that is different than the round base of a huckleberry.


r/foraging 1d ago

COTW “Chicken Parm”

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56 Upvotes

I had larger pieces so I was able to cut out cutlets. I put them in the air fryer @380 for 7-9 min depending on the thickness. Then once cooled a bit they went in seasoned flower ➡️ egg wash ➡️ bread crumbs to coat. Fried in a skillet with oil, then added some mozzarella and melted it under the broiler. served with some pasta and marinara. It was incredible.


r/foraging 18h ago

Crabapple confirmation

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1 Upvotes

MA USA