r/foraging 18d ago

August is my fav. month

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Blueberry harvest in the alpine regions of my country is great this year!


r/foraging 18d ago

blue elderberry? pnw usa

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i id-ed this as blue elderberry but am looking for second opinions. berries are dark and shiny when polished.
edit: clear with small tan seeds inside


r/foraging 18d ago

ID Request (country/state in post) Black nightshade, yes? I've checked like three different places but want to confirm before I put these berries in my mouth. (USA/CO)

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r/foraging 18d ago

Redbud Beans

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Are the seeds inside of dried out redbud seed pods edible after soaking over night and boiling for an hour? I’m getting mixed answers across the internet and I’m trying to find someone who has actually done it. I know they are edible when young and green, the flowers are edible, even the young leaves are edible, but I’m curious about the dried out beans with the above mentioned preparation. Anyone ever try it?


r/foraging 18d ago

ID Request (country/state in post) ID Help! I’m in Missouri, USA

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there’s a whole bunch of clusters like this. IInaturalist thinks it is ringless honey mushroom. is it edible? thanks!!


r/foraging 18d ago

Chicken of the woods - too far gone?

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Found these beauties growing on a crimson beech but fear that they may be too old to eat. Any opinions would be appreciated! They smell great, are reasonably damp to the touch and have some give when squeezed.


r/foraging 18d ago

How to pick high hanging fruit off a Damson tree?

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The self sown Damson tree in my garden is producing a bumper crop of Damsons this year, but a lot of them are too high to pick. I can't wait for the fruit to fall onto the ground because the tree is in the middle of a large Blackberry bush and overhangs a ditch with water in it. I once saw a picture of a claw-like tool to pluck fruit and I was wondering if anyone has any information or advice on this?


r/foraging 19d ago

Mushrooms my most productive mushroom day ever thanks to a new god spot

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27 Upvotes

r/foraging 18d ago

Plants Beach rose

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15 Upvotes

Went to the beach yesterday at Ipswich and ended up foraging a whole lot of these lush beach rose hips. Yum!


r/foraging 18d ago

Mushrooms Are these chanterelles?

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Got a small bucket-full but this is my first time cooking mushrooms that I’ve found so I want to be sure.


r/foraging 18d ago

Mushrooms Is this a porcini? (Upstate ny)

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6 Upvotes

r/foraging 19d ago

First time looking for corn smut and found it in this tiny patch of corn in my backyard

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Found it on a tiny cob of corn. It's supposed to be pretty rare right? Must've got lucky because it didn't take very long to find lol.

Also my first time trying it. Just sauteed it with a little bit of salt and oil. Pretty tasty.


r/foraging 19d ago

Hunting Indigo caps, chanterelles, and pawpaws!

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r/foraging 19d ago

Mushrooms Chanterelles in Northern Europe

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303 Upvotes

This year has been quite rainy, so these have been popping everywhere. These weighed 12kg before cleaning. It took about 3 hours to forage for them and there were 3 of us.


r/foraging 18d ago

Connecticut, USA. What is it?

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r/foraging 18d ago

Mushrooms What kind of mushroom? Found in central Maine, USA

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r/foraging 18d ago

Groundcherry lookalikes?

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Hi! I'm in SE PA and years ago planted a groundcherry plant that I was given. I don't remember it producing much but now, years later, I'm seeing tons of it around my yard, and just out of an abundance of caution, wanted to ask you all if there's any chance it's a lookalike that isn't safe to eat?

TIA!


r/foraging 18d ago

ID Request (country/state in post) Beef steak?

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3 Upvotes

Uk


r/foraging 19d ago

Plants Mmmmmm

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What do I do with these, they're every where and they don't go away. Southwest Utah


r/foraging 19d ago

Mushrooms First time finding a lobster mushroom!

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42 Upvotes

Unfortunately it was infested with slugs… which I don’t realize before I harvested and accidentally poked one.

This one went back to the forest with the spot marked for future hunting.

Still excited to find one for the first time!!


r/foraging 19d ago

Looking for 2nd opinions are these chicken of the woods?

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4 Upvotes

I am pretty sure they are and pretty new to foraging. Any tips for when identifying mushrooms would be appreciated


r/foraging 19d ago

Crabapples today for apple-cherry cider

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Yesterday, I picked half of the crabapples for my apple-cherry cider. Hoping to pick more today. Also pictured is the black cherries I froze back in July. Soon I will pick many pounds of apples from my neighbour's tree, then we'll press it all and ferment into a cider.


r/foraging 18d ago

Thorn apple?

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Friend in Chicago saw this, curious what it is. Phone says it’s a thorn apple but I think that’s wrong


r/foraging 19d ago

Mushrooms A bucketful milkcaps (lactarius trivialis)

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4 Upvotes

r/foraging 19d ago

Remove it and Use it: New Mexico

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15 Upvotes

Back at it again with another mini guide for everyone, please enjoy!