Connect with Nature Through Foraging

Foraging not only gets you outside, it also gets you moving at a different speed. One more in tune with your surroundings and their discreet bounty. Discover books, columns, and recipes to inspire, and learn more about foraged ingredients.

Connect with Nature Through Foraging

Foraging not only gets you outside, it also gets you moving at a different speed. One more in tune with your surroundings and their discreet bounty. Discover books, columns, and recipes to inspire, and learn more about foraged ingredients.

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Foraging & Feasting

This essential compendium of wild edibles and recipes, gorgeously illustrated, is perfect for both novice and expert.

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The Forager Chef's Book of Flora

Looking to turn a leisurely stroll into a foraging adventure? One that, of course, ends in a tasty meal? This is the book for you.

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Water, Wood & Wild Things

Hannah Kirshner tells her story of leaving Brooklyn for a mountain town in Japan, where she connected with foragers, farmers, and crafters

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FORAGE: The Wilderness Within

A personal journey that made  wilderness, and wild edibles, visible everywhere, leads an herbalist to gather up the courage to start foraging.

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How to Move in the Woods Like a Forager

Look around, slow down. Foraging means moving at a different speed, reconnecting you with nature — regardless of what you find.

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Foraging Along the Mississippi River

Foraging along the river is about much more than finding wild food. It opens the door to cultivating a relationship with the natural world.

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FORAGE: The Purslane Passport

Foraging for purslane can be a portal to meaningful relationships, a new view on the world, and even hope for a climate-challenged future.

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Chanterelle

Among the world's finest eating mushrooms, chanterelles are extremely difficult to cultivate, so they can only be foraged in the wild.

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Dragon Stalk Yam

The powerful odor of the dragon stalk yam acts as a beacon for birds and other foragers, who enjoy the brief season for this wild tuber.

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Nettle

Yes, the can sting, but with the careful handling of nettles you are rewarded with a nutritional powerhouse. Try them puréed or in a soup.

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Wild Rice

This aquatic grass with edible grains is an important cultural food to several indigenous North American peoples.

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Comfort Botanical Tea Blend

Got nettles? Dry them and use them as part of this soothing, comforting tea that's like a hug in a cup.

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|65 Mins

Pappardelle with Wild Mushroom

Take your bounty of wild mushrooms and pair them with this nutty-flavored pasta that compliments the earthiness of your foraged fungi.