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50 Times People Found Such Amazing Free Goods In The Wild, They Just Had To Share It (New Pics)
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The practice of collecting wild edible plants and mushrooms has been around for centuries, with people in many parts of the world relying on them for sustenance.
But foraging is back in fashion with more and more people opting for sustainable food sources and ways to connect with nature. From forests and meadows to suburban yards and urban parks, with the right knowledge and skills, foraging can be done virtually anywhere.
So let's have a look at what people found while out foraging and captured in these pictures. Thanks to these three communities on Reddit (this, this, and this one) where foragers shared their treasure, we now have an amazing collection to look at!
Psst! After you are done with this post, make sure to check out our previous article with more incredible foraged goods.
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#1
The Amethyst Mushroom Is Like A Galaxy!
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#3
Amanita Muscaria, Germany
#4
An Interesting Shape Of A Mushroom That I Found
#5
My Dad Sent Me This Pic Of Him Hanging Out In A Fairy Ring, Thought You All Would Enjoy
#6
Have You Ever Seen A More Geometrically-Perfect Chanterelle?
#7
Blue-Head
#8
Mother Nature At Her Best
#9
Didn't Find A Single Mushie, But Still Brought Back A Good Haul
#10
Basket Of Goodies! (Harvested In Eastern Canada In Autumn)
#11
I Just Made Tea With Rosemary Flowers! Does It Count As Foraging? I Can’t Go Far Because I’m Disabled
#12
Here's Some Beautiful Wild Shroomies! Location: Kerala, India
#13
Found This Yesterday
#14
Teeny Tiny! One Of My Fb Friends Discovered This And Took The Pic
#15
This... Bothers Me In So Many Levels
#17
One Of The Most Photogenic Toadstools I Have Ever Come Across
#18
Monster Porcini. Not Even That Wormy… I Dried Almost All Of It!
#19
Friend Just Sent Me This, What Shall We Assume It Is?
Verinder of the Valley 3 years ago
The sweater of druids and fairies, probably forgotten in the merriment of the fairy ring!
#20
An Army Of Little Fellas Finding A Way In The City
#21
Felt Compelled To Post My Favorite Photo I’ve Ever Taken, Id On The Fungi Appreciated :) I Think My App Called Them Fairy Parachutes
#22
The Rarest Mushroom I've Found So Far, Gliophorus Reginae
#23
Cobalt Crust Fungus(Terana Caerulea)
Disgruntled Pelican 3 years ago (edited)
Why do I feel like this will kill me? EDIT: Apparently this isn't super dangerous and is instead has antibiotic properties?
#24
Found Growing On Cedar Planks. Palm Beach Florida. Thought Someone Might Appreciate These Little Guys
#25
Found A 33lb Lion's Mane Today (Tn, USA)
#26
Didn’t Know Mushrooms Grew On Pine
#27
Finally Found One In The Wild!!
#28
May The Spores Be With You
#29
Just Spotted So Many Beautiful Amethyst Deceivers
#30
Imagine Being The Size Of A Flea And Taking A Stroll Down There
#31
Mushroom Grown In A Petri Bowl On Agar. We Normally Only See The Fruit Of The Mushroom And Not The Actual Essential ”body” Part
Imperial Guard 3 years ago
Fungus is cool af. They aren't like plants, having their own separate kingdom. It is currently unknown whether or not they can actually be considered alive, one of the reasons being that it is unknown whether or not they can actually die. The fungal "body" refers to the weird, stringy web-like structure underneath the mushroom - fungi use this structure as a mass communication and control network, communicating with other fungi, growing, and producing "fruits" (mushrooms, stalks, etc). There is a video from a PBS documentary that shows a scientist hooking up two mushroom fungi to a synthesizer, so you can "hear" the signals and communications they send through to each other. Just some fun facts
#32
I Dried Out Mushrooms And Plants I Collected And Cast Them In Resin
#33
Great Hike!! Found A Ton Of Chanterelle And Cow. Bonus Find Was The Giant Salamander!
#34
California Newts Loving This Rotting Fungus. What Is It?
Mickysixxx 3 years ago
Lizard meeting: tonight we meet in the garden and take the snails once and for all
#35
This Shii-Take Growing Log I Got From Work For Christmas Can Be Harvested 3-4 Times A Year For The Next 4-5 Years!
#36
My Local Pizzeria Has A Deal Where They’ll Let You Add Items You Bring. Behold, The Matsutake Chanterelle Hedgehog Pizza
#37
My Cotw That I Found This Year And The Yummy Meals I Made With It
#38
I Made Acorn Flour From The White Oak Acorns In My Yard. Then I Made Cookies
#39
Amazing Place For This Mushroom To Grow
#40
Mushroom At The Beach
Lis Daglish 3 years ago
He’s hanging at the beach because…wait for it…he’s a FUN guy… I’ll leave now….
#41
A Wee Bit More Than I Bargained For 😊
#42
Shaggy Inkcap (Coprinus Comatus) Erupting From The Asphalt
#43
Morel’s In Central Los Angeles! After All Our Rain These Popped Up In My Back Yard Where A Compost Pile Used To Be
Sven Grammersdorf 3 years ago
I can't believe I had to scroll so far to see a morel! Here in Indiana these are plentiful when conditions are right (and you know where to look)
#44
I Found These Little Guys With A Snail On Top Of Them Today
#45
In Poland, You Don't Even Have To Go Out To The Store To Find Frozen Mushrooms
#46
I Have Found Large Truffles But This One Takes The Cake!!
#47
A Different Take On Foraging. The Tree Farm Wanted $60 For A Wreath. I Lashed Some Holly And A Found Deer Antler To Some Cedar Boughs Instead
#48
4 Quarts Of Sea Salt From 30gallons Of Seawater
#49
I Thought This Was An Owl Or Some Other Bird
#50
Ramp Season In Ohio. Tried Ramp Pesto, It's A Hit
Laugh or not 3 years ago
The photo shows roots with the leaves. Never take out the roots, just cut the leaves. That is bad.
#51
Didn’t Finish Chopping The Firewood This Year. My Laziness Has Really Paid Off
#52
This Bolete
#53
Speechless And Truly In Awe Of This Find. Confirmation That It Is A Black Pearl Slime Mold?
#54
Puff Ball Man
#55
2 Stems 1 Cap - Boletus Edulis
#56
Never Seen Anything Like This Pop Up In My Houseplants. Any Ideas?
#57
Look What I Found In Southern France. Apparently Endangered In Europe, So I Left It Alone
#58
Made Wine From A Ton Of Prickly Pear I Harvested In New Mexico This September. Looks Rad. Tastes Like Fancy Dirt
#59
Epic Haul From A Honest Day's Worth Of Foraging
#60
Lycogala Epidendrum I Believe. Not A Fungus, But I Know There Are A Few Slime People In Here
#61
A Cool Shroom Cone From Today. Species Unknown. North Vancouver, Bc 🇨🇦
#62
My Dog LED Me To These Oysters In The Park
#63
Guys Im Not Sure But I Think I Found A Mushroom
#64
Beans
#65
I Foraged Some Lemons And Barrel Cactus Seeds And Made Some Cake 🍰
#66
More Than 20 Ams This Morning In Front Of The Catholic Church In My Town. God Is Telling Us Something…
#67
Vegan Fried Chicken Made With Oyster Mushrooms I Foraged
#68
It Was A Good Day Porcini Hunting. 10.2lbs Overall!
#69
My Dying Tree Loves Making Oysters!
#70
Psilocybe Cyanescens
#71
Golden Chanterelles And Yarrow
#72
The Whole House Smells Amazing
#73
I Found These Beauties While Exploring Yesterday :)
#74
I Collected Sweet Chestnuts 🤎
ISeeWendiGo 3 years ago
Had 7 🌰 trees in our yard as I was growing up in VA. Moved to NC in 1996 and haven't had chestnuts since. I love these things but you just can't hardly find them anymore. They are delicious as is or roasted alone or in recipes 😋
#75
Collection Of Wild Psilocybin Mushrooms - Harvested In Bc 😈
#76
Giant Lions Mane!!!
#77
Which Mushroom Is This?
#79
Too Gorgeous To Pick (Also Because I Have No Idea What It Is)
#80
I Saw A Post Earlier This Week About Someone Finding Huitlacoche In A Corn Field. It Inspired Me To Look For My Own, And I Found It!!!!
Sheri Carlson Peck 3 years ago
We farm and call that corn smut. Its a parasite to us and wouldn't think of eating it.
#81
Been Studying Foraging For About A Year And Nearly Had A Heart Attack When I Spotted This Today. My First Ever Lions Lane (And The First Thing I’m Confident Enough To Eat!)
#82
Summer Pickings Never Wasted- Blueberry Smoothie
#83
Anyone Have An Idea Of What These Mushrooms Are ? On A Birch Tree In New England
#84
A Couple Oyster Mushrooms Today :)
#85
Wild Lions Mane Mushroom 15+ Pounds!
#86
My Dad Casually Sent Me This Text Today
#92
So Acorn Coffee Is Pretty Legit
Debby Keir 3 years ago
When coffee ran short during WW2 (in Europe) they made 'coffee' from acorns and chicory. My mother told me it tasted foul...
#93
Prickly Pears
#95
Amanita Muscaria, Found On The Oregon Coast. 🍄🫖
#96
Went To The Pumpkin Patch Today And Couldn’t Pass These Up In The Corn Field! 🍄
The Original Bruno 3 years ago
For crying out loud, BP... this is supposed to be a family-friendly website, and you're posting all this smut.
#97
Managed To Get 10kg Of Trumpet Chantarelles In Under 2 Hours Today
Talitha Jansen 3 years ago
Again, it's illegal to take this much. Don't be like that, leave something for the animals depending on it. You don't need that much.
#98
Is This The Fabled Smut I Keep Seeing? Did I Find Some? There Was A Bit In The Corn Maze I Did Today!
The Original Bruno 3 years ago
That's a lot of smut. And that's coming from someone living near DC.
#99
I Found An Araucaria Pine Cone. I Know They're Edible, But Does Anyone Know How To Prepare Them For Consumption?
#100
My Son Is Still Picking Tons Of Morels And Still Gets Emotional Finding The Giants! Just To Update Everyone! Enjoy Reading The Dumbass Comments Though Hahaha Pic Is From Spring 2022
Talitha Jansen 3 years ago
It's incredible selfish to gather that much, not to mention illegal. I know I will get downvoted for this because people don't like hearing the truth but come on guys. Think of the animals!
#101
My First Time Foraging. Found Crab Apples, Rose Hip, Some Kind Of Berry Which I Will Research, A Lily, Wild Carrots And Dandelion Leaves
#102
Biggest Amanita Muscaria I Have Ever Found!
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Dispatcherqueen 3 years ago
Everyone here should get the Seek app, so you can always identify items you're foraging
Peppy 3 years ago
I’d love to forage but getting it wrong really scares me , I’ll have to look at that app, thanks
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karl briggs 3 years ago
Nature never fails to amaze me, who knew there were so many different types of mushrooms!
Dispatcherqueen 3 years ago
Everyone here should get the Seek app, so you can always identify items you're foraging
Peppy 3 years ago
I’d love to forage but getting it wrong really scares me , I’ll have to look at that app, thanks
Load More Replies... karl briggs 3 years ago
Nature never fails to amaze me, who knew there were so many different types of mushrooms!
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