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50 Times People Found Something Amazing While Foraging And Just Had To Share In This Dedicated Online Group
Strolling under a canopy of leaves, inhaling the smell of trees and earth, and watching how forests and meadows flourish with life all teach you one undeniable truth — Mother Nature is a gift that keeps on giving. Basking in the great outdoors acts as a balm in anxious times, as spending just 20 minutes connecting with the greenery can help lower stress levels. But apart from its therapeutic effect, it offers us so much more than that.
If you ever come back from the hedgerows carrying a clump of plants or emerge from the woods with a heavy handful of mushrooms and fruits, you know it can also make your stomach happy or, at least, full. And although attitudes toward foraging — identifying and harvesting wild foods — have been fearful for quite some time, this seems to be a thing of the past.
Just take a look at these two delightful and informative corners of Reddit, the 'Foraging' and 'Mushrooms' communities. Members of these online groups enthusiastically take advantage of everything their local area can offer and share their beautiful discoveries with everyone online. We wrapped up an exciting collection of pictures featuring their best finds to share with you all, so continue scrolling! Upvote your favorite ones, and if you’re a fellow forager, be sure to share your passion with us in the comments below.
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#1
My 10.5 Year Old Lab Recently Learned To Truffle Hunt. So Proud Of Him!
Buren 3 years ago
I love how he doesn't look impressed when you steal his harvest on the first picture. I guess the third picture is him being happy after realizing that he can give you treats too.
Talitha Jansen 3 years ago
I hope you only take this handful. Animals need the food more than we do, and people here in the Netherlands are stealing all their food in the woods.
Whatshername 3 years ago (edited)
No need to downvote someone who's speaking the truth, people. Our woods aren't ginormous and the animals really need it harder than we do.
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sturmwesen 3 years ago
Usefull talent: teach it to find your stuff. Mine will find keys, handkerchieves and the leash if dropped. Saves on carrying a toy around on walks.
xolitaire 3 years ago
ours finds "the other" thing. If I only have one shoe, I show it to him and ask him where "the other " one is. He will run and search for it. His success rate is 100% because even if it is not the matching shoe, he will bring you a shoe. Any shoe.
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MediumPimpin 3 years ago
He always knew how to do it, human just had to learn to tell him they wanted it.
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#2
Had To Repost Bc Of How Cute It Is
Thee8thsense 3 years ago
I know cats get the zoomies, but this adorable one gets the shroomies.
#3
My Favorite Wild Raspberry Site Is Being Bulldozed To Build Some Houses 😭 So, I Rescued As Many Plants As I Could! ...does It Still Count As Foraging If I Transplant Foraged Plants In My Yard?
So, I rescued as many plants as I could! Does it still count as foraging if I transplant foraged plants in my yard?
Edda Kamphues 3 years ago (edited)
I cannot believe blackberry plants are seen as weeds and sprayed in Australia. In used to love going to find them back in Germany.
Remi (He/Him) 3 years ago
Like XenoMurph said, different environment can make a nice harmless plant or animal somewhere else into something that messes up the nature and kills local plants and animals. Like one quite lovely rosebush that's harmless in it's natural environment got brought into Finland as a garden plant, but turns out it can spread fast here and suffocate normal bushes some of which are endangered already.
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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 3 years ago (edited)
It most certainly does! I hope your transplanted plants brings you lots of wonderful berries for jams, pies, muffins, etc.
spirit wolf 3 years ago
You can also make more cuttings over time and secretly plant them here and there in parks, recreation areas and what not. I have, it has become a new hobby.
Courtney Christelle 3 years ago
"What a beautiful, fruitful place. Let's destroy it and build houses no one can afford."
Kirk Logsdon 3 years ago
Good for you! One of our local parks dug up and destroyed a number of wild blackberry bushes because ..."too many people were picking them..." ???
Time goes by, seasons change, and the Earth keeps throwing its natural wonders for us to devour. And as you can see from this list, members of the 'Foraging' and 'Mushrooms' communities never pass an opportunity to snatch some tasty bites. No wonder tens of thousands of enthusiasts are eager to immerse themselves in the outdoors and share their finds online — nature is teeming with delicious edible morsels they can pick up, eat, cook, brew, and enjoy with their loved ones.
For anyone craving greenery, plants, and soul-soothing gifts of nature, it’s only natural to grab a basket and set off to the nearest countryside or park. But what is it about foraging that makes it such an exciting and soothing activity?
To gain more insight on the topic and to learn more about what to keep in mind while heading out into the wild to collect edible wild foods, we reached out to foraging expert Diego Bonetto. The Italian native, who has lived in Australia since the mid-1990s, spends his time guiding novices, chefs, and other professionals through the parks and outskirts of Sydney looking for hidden-in-plain-sight ingredients.
#4
What Is In There?
Greg Jeffcoat 3 years ago
I wonder if a scientist has ever determined the physical force a mushroom is able to exert on components of the forest floor?
#5
Found Salmon Berries, Wine Berries, Osoberries, And Red Huckle Berries All Within A 5 Minute Walk Of My Front Door!
TKA 3 years ago
“ The strawberries taste like strawberries, and the snozzberries taste like snozzberries.”
Megan Curl 3 years ago
I have wineberries all around my property, and make wineberry jelly every year. They taste like sort of a cran-raspberry - not too sweet and delicious.
3 Owls In A Coat 3 years ago
Yes! They can also be red :) they grow everywhere where I live and are really good!
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Lu 3 years ago
Check for bugs, there’s surprisingly a lot of them and you have to wash carefully (or just enjoy the extra protein)
sofacushionfort 3 years ago
I’ve never picked a salmonberry that wasn’t a nursery for a larvae
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Justin Kantner 3 years ago (edited)
Noo, cloudberries är hjorton. Salmon berries heter laxbär/prunkhallon och kan komma som orange och olika nyanser av röd. De andra är då i ordning: vinhallon (wine berries) indiskt plommon (osoberry/indian plum) och rödblåbär (red huckle berries). Du hade rätt om att röd/svart vinbär är red/black currant! Frukt och bär är jättekonstiga när det gäller översättning mellan svenska och engelska, haha.
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Justin Kantner 3 years ago
another name for indian plum, and are actually very bitter to eat.
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Eating My Morel Pasta Alone After Failing To Convince Any Of My Family To Try It. Somebody Please Appreciate It With Me
A B C the Third 3 years ago
Ugh, dumb family. You always at least gotta try. Before, you can only say "I think it won't taste well", after you can say "I TRIED it and I hated/loved it, now I know for next time". This is basically my credo for (almost) every experience there is to be made :)
Saturn Rings 3 years ago
You can sometimes tell if you might like something due to its texture but the family could have at least given it a shot. Total jerks.
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Misty-Dawn Amayi 3 years ago
It's actually incredibly delicious! Yourfamily doesn't know what they're missing!
EeveeExpertShadow 3 years ago
anyone else thinking of Morel Medley from Diary Of An 8-Bit Warrior book 6?
Being a renowned author of a best-selling book Eat Weeds, a field guide to foraging: how to identify, harvest and use wild plants, Bonetto, aka "The Weedy One", now aims to remind us about the natural treasures many of us have forgotten.
"Foraging is the oldest of skills," Bonetto told Bored Panda. "As an organism, we evolved into what we are today by engaging with whatever edible resource was available to us in our surroundings."
The professional forager believes that by re-engaging with this century-old art, we can once again connect to nature — and rekindle the bond with the ancient rituals that made us who we are. "By collecting and eating wild food we rediscover our wilder selves, and that is enriching and grounding," Bonetto added.
#7
Me With My Baskets That I Made From Foraged Willow - I Took Them To Take Pictures Now That The Willow Is Leafing
Argle Bargle 3 years ago
Me: why are her baskets empty? What is she foraging for? Ten seconds later: 🤦
Tony James 3 years ago
That's next level, man - you weave baskets from willow, and then [checks notes] you take them and show them to other willow trees? Seriously? What are you, some kind of tree-hating psychopath?!
#8
I Made A Acorn Shaped Mushroom Pendant
Sherry Agar 3 years ago
OMG, I want one for my sil the mushroom professor! How much would you ask?
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radioactivecandy (they/them) 3 years ago
PLS MAKE MORE AND SELL THEM. or at least tell me how to make my own
Firefly 3 years ago
I saw one on BoredPanda that had a very small gold oak leaf in the middle. I loved it so much, that I found it on Etsy and bought one.
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#9
Made Some Ice Cubes With Freshly Foraged Lilac. Looking Forward To Some Summer Cocktails With These!
Clare E 3 years ago
Lavender is edible. You can put it in biscuits or cakes too. Or ice cream.
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Jack and Coke 3 years ago
A little off topic, but if you carefully pull the flower off, there's usually a tiny drop of honey at the base. We used to do this all the time as kids. Yum.
tw 72 3 years ago
Another off-topic lilac story: I used to have a huge lilac at my back fence. My little ol' backyard neighbor would "forage" fresh lilacs for his wife. It was sooooo cute.
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Sarah K 3 years ago
Lilac is safe to eat! I don't know why you would want to, but it makes for some pretty ice cubes :)
Dee 3 years ago
Apparently lilacs may help with gastric disturbances like flatulence and constipation.
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#10
This Counts As Foraging, Right?
I drove to Maine and collected 10gal of seawater, boiled it down over the course of 3 days, and got 2 quarts of sea salt.
Piggy Tee 3 years ago
Yeah, or on a newspaper or something. Probably faster and easier
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Sarah K 3 years ago
This one grosses me out. Sea water anywhere near the shore is so polluted. I have a reef tank and I'd have to boat miles out to get water that would be safe for my tank. Same as snow, they now tell us, we can't eat snow because of pollution. For generations there were fun recipes for frozen treats made with snow. Now it's too unhealthy to consume. I get they boiled the sea water a lot but I'm afraid that salt is filled with nastiness.
Scott Rackley 3 years ago
I'm still making snow cream no matter what they say
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WeatheredRobot 3 years ago
Boiling down 10 gallons over 3days... Wow... That sounds like an efficient use of energy...😐
Aubrey Theo 3 years ago (edited)
Companies and large scale producers do this all day every day… i do not get why you are mad at a singular person for doing this with their own money for just three days..
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Csaba Jozsa 3 years ago
typically you'd get around 35 grams of salt per liter. So that's about 1.5kg of salt he should have got. I am unsure tho if it is a wise idea to do this. Sea water form along the shore can contain much more stuff than salt.
Scott Roskelley 3 years ago
Only issue I see is that it will be high in magnesium. Which is also a great laxative.
#11
When You Know Where The Blueberries Are
Anne Rautio 3 years ago
Calm down people! This is not greed or selfishness! 90% of berries are left in the forrest every year, despite the picking... We get four times this much, just from the yard of our summer cabin. Plenty of berries left for the animals and everyone else who wants to pick. We fill all our freezers with berry vitamins for the winter. Superfood! O, and Finland is the country we enjoy our blueberries in =)
Whatshername 3 years ago (edited)
Hope they left much more for the animals and other foragers.
Anne Rautio 3 years ago
I guess you guys have never been to the forest... Otherwise you would know, this is nothing to be alarmed, jealous or angry about. Plenty left for the wildlife, and other pickers. And so what if they sell them! They get a few euros, and some one who hasn't got the time, energy or health to go pick, gets some berries.
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MellonCollie 3 years ago
This was my childhood, when I went berry-picking in the woods with my grandpa. Good times.
Robert T 3 years ago
Blueberries or bilberries? Bilberries are much smaller and having forraged for them in Poland, it takes an awful lot of bending to pick that many. Your hands will also be purple for days afterwards. We get them in the UK as well, but not quite as abundant.
Anne Rautio 3 years ago
The secret is lemon juice! Put some on your hands and it takes all the purple away, like magic =D
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Ann Stewart-Baker 3 years ago
I'm not asking for a friend, I;m just a selfish b***h who wants some too
#12
Had To Get Past The Woodland Blackberry Guardian Before I Could Pick The Berries Today
A B C the Third 3 years ago
While you're pondering about the answers, pet me, would ya?
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tw 72 3 years ago
My cat would wait until I dug a hole and then she would "season" it for me. Ya gotta love calicos.
Load More Replies... Bonetto explained that only the past couple of generations have stopped or diminished the practice of harvesting wild seasonal produce. "Three generations ago most people, all over the world, were still regularly collecting wild berries, mushrooms or greens. Two generations ago this practice became shameful, like the kind of things poor people or peasants would do."
"Last generation knowledge was greatly lost due to not practicing it, not being taught, and opting for supermarket and agriculturally produced foods," he continued. "This is the generation that we want the knowledge back." Bonetto argued that today, we know that these old skills have become an extremely valuable tool that allows us to connect with resources as stakeholders. "We want to learn back how to care for our surroundings, getting rewarded with free food in the process."
#13
Salmonberry Season Is Crazy This Year!!! Yum!! I’ve Never Seen Them This Big And Tasty Before
Helen Downey 3 years ago
I mis-read your comment as 'little germs' and was wondering why that was perfect!
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Christina R 3 years ago
These remind me of the fake fruit my elderly Italian relatives had which were made of coloured plastic crystal beads pinned to a ball.
bruh JJ’s 3 years ago
I was thinking the same thing! I used to love those
Load More Replies... Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 3 years ago
I tried my first salmonberry when I visited Alaska and it was delicious! Slightly tart and tangy --I could see how it would make a great jam.
Metalhead Turtle 🇺🇦 3 years ago
I was just about to ask if they tasted like salmon. Sounds good, though
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#14
Mushrooms Are The Most Beautiful Living Thing
Irish Lassie 3 years ago
Is anyone else seeing the outline of a green bird with a long brown beak, or have I eaten way too many magic toadstools?? 🍄🤪🐸
KC Moser 3 years ago
Can’t it be both? Yes I see it but it has been a while since I had any magic mushrooms.
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Grace and Lucy 3 years ago
You mean the bird that has purple mushrooms growing from its head and beak ?
#15
Having My Cake And Eating It Too!
Edda Kamphues 3 years ago
Good grief, what is that? I mean, it looks amazing, but -if edible- it'll feed a family.
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 3 years ago
I believe that chicken of the woods. It supposedly has a taste that is reminiscent of chicken, lobster or crab.
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So, in essence, foraging provides us with free food and triggers deeply rooted memories that allow us to revive that lost spark and strengthen our bond with nature. But knowing little about the foraging habits and practices or the ins and outs of the countless different species, taking up the endeavor can seem daunting.
For those planning to head out, Bonetto suggests starting small. "Learn three-four plants at first, the easy ones like dandelion, purslane or mulberries. Once you know them well you will also get accustomed on what are the key features of the plants that help with identification. This skill will be used for all the other edible plants that you will learn." The expert added there is no better teacher than curiosity: "You will never stop learning and adding new knowledge to your skill set."
#16
I Harvested Cloudberries In The Arctic Last Week!
TheElderNom 3 years ago
I love cloudberries! Warm them with a bit of sugar and eat with vanilla ice cream. Also amazing on a cheese platter.
Remi (He/Him) 3 years ago
Make into a jam and eat with Finnish squeaky cheese Nom.
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Kristine Frances Bautista 3 years ago
Wish we have those here in the Philippines. Would love to try it!!!
#17
First Noble Fir Pine Cone Of The Year In Denmark. So Tender, So Delicious!
Injun Joe 3 years ago
I've never seen this before. Well not in my region. I'd try it. Wonder what it taste like?
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cogadh 3 years ago
Wait, there are edible pine cones? I thought they were only good for... well, pretty much nothing.
Trond Hermansen 3 years ago
I'm from Denmark and I have never seen this or even heard about it. I suspect it might be a special kind of pine cone.
#18
Foraged Some Mushrooms Today And Then A Weird Primate Tossed Broccoli At Me
Babsevs 3 years ago
The primate is concerned you don't have enough greens with your fungal protein ....am sure the primate is being considerate ;)
Madison García 3 years ago
Took me a second to realize the "primate" comment was in reference to humans and not the tortoise
Xenon 3 years ago
Me too! Was wondering since when a tortoise is considered a primate.
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The primate thought the broccoli would pair well with the mushrooms!
Moreover, Bonetto pointed out some of the most important things beginners should have in mind when taking up foraging. "The best place to forage is your garden: Forage where you know who sprays what, how many dogs there are and have a good idea of how the soil has been treated in the past."
Another piece of sage advice is to positively identify everything. "Make sure you know what you are eating before baking the pie. Slow down, there are plenty of books and resources online. Start small, learn well, and progress from there."
#19
Friends Dad Found This
Forty Seven Pandas 3 years ago
.. touched it and was transported to an alternate extra groovy dimension!
Cold Contagious 3 years ago
It very much reminds me of the center of a Fairy Glen 🧚♂️ and all the mystical wonders will unfold as the sun sets. This looks like a truly magical place.
Load More Replies... Thee8thsense 3 years ago
Wondering the type of mushroom this is? Go ask Alice, I think she'll know...
clist414 3 years ago
Cortinarius iodes (potentially another epithet but we'd need a bit more info)
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#20
When The Mushroom Gods Bless You With A Huge Bolete And It Turns Out To Be 100% Bug Free
#21
I Made Honeysuckle Ice Cream And It Was So Good It Almost Made Me Cry
Dragons Exist 3 years ago
If u want the recipe look at the original Reddit post
Load More Replies... Babsevs 3 years ago
Reminds me so much of my childhood... grandparents had 2 beautiful, full fragranced honeysuckle bushes trained over an arch in the garden. Always takes me back when I catch a whiff of the scent
Load More Replies... Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 3 years ago
Honeysuckle always brings me back to my childhood and summer. I remember how many nanny taught me to suck the nectar from the honeysuckle flower. The scent is always heavenly.
Upstaged75 3 years ago
I used to ride my pony to a honeysuckle patch and would just sit there pulling the nectar out and eating it. Great summer memories.
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Patricia Stilwell 3 years ago
Whaat? You led a deprived childhood. Only I don't eat the flowers, I just pull the stamen out to get the drop of nectar at the end
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Plinth Wadsworth 3 years ago
Its invasive in my area, smelled great but we had to rip it all out. :(
"If it looks like a stick it tastes like a stick: Meaning that you have eyes, use them," Bonetto continued. "If a plant looks sad and half dead, that is what you will be eating. If the plant looks juicy and happy, that is because the plant is juicy and happy. You use these skills every time you go to the greengrocer to select some vegetables. You would select the best-looking ones, same skills apply to foraging."
And lastly, be conscious of your environment and look after resources. "Foraging knowledge is NOT your license to exploit resources, but the trigger point to turn you into a stakeholder and caretaker of your local resources."
#22
Found A Nice Little Ensemble In The Woods Today
Cold Contagious 3 years ago
I absolutely agree with you. Rustic eclectic beauty.
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Beaver boi🦫🇺🇦 3 years ago
Ooh! It's beautiful! the white one near the middle is a delicious type of coral mushroom(others are inedible).
#23
Made A Galette With Wild Blackberries, Lavender, And Chocolate Mint
Mike Soigne 3 years ago
I don’t know "why?" In my garden in Arkansas, I had spearmint, chocolate mint, pineapple 🍍 mint, and just plain ol' "mint." "How?" chocolate or pineapple happen, I D K, but they're legit.
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Thought Someone Might Enjoy !
The best thing you can do to access wild food sources is to join your local bush regeneration group, the expert forager added. "They are all over the world. They would meet in your local park or wild area and remove bags of introduced species, oftentimes edible."
"You would get help with identification, they have public liability and most probably free coffee and biscuits for you to have while you fill up your bag. Most importantly you would only engage with invasive plants, removing them from native ecologies. You would look after your local native species while filling up your fridge," Bonetto concluded.
#25
I Made Nettle + Wild Garlic Soup Today, With A Spring Garnish
PVR 3 years ago
Nettle soup brings memories of childhood. Yummy yummy soup, but falling into nettles wasn't so much fun. 😄
A B C the Third 3 years ago
Whoa, that's the most solid green soup I've ever seen. Wondering what it tastes like.
Cold Contagious 3 years ago
I know right. I'm wondering too. I'd love to try it, it looks so rich and light at the same time. The presentation is magical.
Load More Replies... Agnes Jekyll 3 years ago
Wild garlic--I stayed at a hostel in Ireland that was a walk through a forest that smelled of garlic and mint. Don't remember the hostel, but I remember the walk.
#26
This Is The Amount Of Salt I Got From Rendering Down Just Under 2 Gallons Of Clean Sea Water. Banana For Scale
T5n 3 years ago
Part of me just want to grow giant and extremely small bananas and use them to mess with scale.
#27
Here In Hungary, Elderflower Is Everywhere In This Time Of The Year, So We Went Out To Get Some For My Mother's Elderflower Syrup
Ivo H 3 years ago
Interesting recipe I once head of - you take the whole eldelflower blossom, dip it in batter and fry on pan.
Leo Domitrix 3 years ago
Did this with the elderberries gone feral on the farm. Elderberry wine, elderberry syrup, you name it. But the berries themselves were a pain in the *ss so, yeah, blossoms much better!
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 3 years ago
Elderflower is also extremely popular in the United Kingdom. I love its sweet floral taste in syrups and cordials.
#28
This Is The Time Of The Year Of High Temp And Nice Grapes. Grandpa's House Has Great Bunch Of Grape
Robert T 3 years ago
That's not forraging. If they were apples, it would be scrumping. Is it wining for grapes?
AK to LV 3 years ago
To this city girl, if you don't get it from a grocery store, then it's foraging.😂
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Lisa H 3 years ago
Grape vines are super hardy and grow in just about any type of soil and are also fairly drought tolerant. The only downside is they take a long time to grow, but once they start producing fruit, OH MY! I once harvested a bunch of small red grapes and made grape juice out of them. All I had to do was wash, blend and add a bit of cold water. It was so sweet as-is, I didn't even have to add sugar.
Remi (He/Him) 3 years ago
Grapevines are resistant to heat and drought, but wet and cold - not so much
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Massive Bolete
Kristine Frances Bautista 3 years ago
How much room do fungi need to grow? --- As mush-room as possible.
Mabelbabel 3 years ago
Why? At this stage in its life cycle, the cap of the mushroom is redundant. Its an edible Bolete mushroom-they spore by sending down tubes into the ground underneath them, and once the cap is fully grown, the spores get sent out and the cap then dies. All the forager is doing is eating the cap before it composts down-humans have been eating foraged fungi for thousands of years, it's natural to eat. It's not like he's picking it up to photograph it and chuck it away.
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Made Fried Chicken Of The Woods Sandwich With Foraged Chicken Of The Woods
Alexandra Davis 3 years ago
Yes, though it's been a long time since I ate chicken, it tasted just like I remembered and my friend who does eat meat said the same and said it was more juicy than chicken too!
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Little king trash mouth 3 years ago
Is this what this mushroom is actually called or does it have a different name?
#31
Found Some Porcelain Fungus, I Haven't Tried Cooking Any Yet But They Are Fun To Look At. Anyone Tried?
Cold Contagious 3 years ago
They remind me of some kind of candy from W***y Wonka And The Chocolate Factory, the Gene Wilder version.
Load More Replies... Remi (He/Him) 3 years ago
Awesome looking. Too close to the deadly mushrooms for comfort so only eat if you're _absolutely sure_ they're not of the poisonous kind
Irish Lassie 3 years ago
They look like one-armed (tentacled?) jellyfish! I LOVE mushrooms but don’t think I’d try these due to the “slime” factor.
Xenon 3 years ago
Why can't I get those here i n the southern US? I mean, I can get blueberries and raspberries here even in winter.
Xenon 3 years ago
This comment actually went with a post about berries, don't know it got here. Now I wonder how many comments ended up in weird places.
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Stumble On A Blueberry Field
Mickie Shea 3 years ago
Reminds me of a song about "Blue Berry Fields Forever", being infested by Beetles. Nice Song though.
MAKtheknife 3 years ago
luckily you got there before the bears and birds did, or anyone else for that matter.
#33
Aloha From Hawaii! This Is By Far The Coolest Things I've Ever Foraged
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 3 years ago
I remember Dragonfruit having a very pleasant almost floral taste. I quite liked it when I tried it.
Patricia Stilwell 3 years ago
Exactly! It's fragrance is the best part of the taste. I like the texture as well.
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Shannon Mallory 3 years ago
That's insane! Ohio USA here, our dragonfruit are usually somewhere around $3.50, $4.00 for one
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Friskey Horton 3 years ago
Pity they don’t taste as good as they look. I find them a bit bland.
Bitz_Please! 3 years ago
When I had dragonfruit for the first time, I was immensely disappointed and underwhelmed. It has the texture of kiwi on the inside but is completely bland and tasteless. I tried it with a bit of sugar but still wasn't impressed.
#34
Found A Bleeding Tooth Aka Hydnellum Peckii For My First Time Last Fall! Isn't It Cool Looking?!
Weirdest Bi You’ll Ever Meet 3 years ago
Is it weird that my trypophobia is asking up while looking at this photo?
Justin Kantner 3 years ago
no i don't think so, when you look quickly they do indeed look like holes, but then you realise it's the opposite! the haunting red shade towards the pale white doesn't exactly help either haha
Load More Replies... radioactivecandy (they/them) 3 years ago
bleeding tooth is quite an accurate name! it's very pretty, but can we talk about the mushroom who has places to be? (the stick next to him looks like a leg)
#35
Good Friend Found The Mother Load
Leo Domitrix 3 years ago
Fun fact: There's a lookalike fungus that people mistake for "Chicken of the woods", and its underside glows faintly in the dark. Seen it. And that's why I don't harvest mushrooms from the wild. You screw up, it's often your *last* mistake.
Beaver boi🦫🇺🇦 3 years ago
There aren't really any mushrooms that look like Chicken of the Woods, as Christine said, and the Jack o Lantern mushroom isn't poisonous and definitely wouldn't be fatal, but it would give you an upset stomach if you ate enough. Where I live, only one mushroom can be fatal, and you would have to eat a lot of it.
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Dee 3 years ago
If I remember right one ought never to take more than ten percent.
Load More Replies... Mabelbabel 3 years ago
It's called 'chicken of the woods.' The flesh is meaty and you can use it in any recipe where you would have used meat, it can even be fried like a steak or coated like schnitzel.
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Perry Sologia 3 years ago
True, but there IS a load here...a load of mother lode, perhaps.
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Spring Has Sprung
Metalhead Turtle 🇺🇦 3 years ago
Can someone identify all of these? I think that the top right is wild garlic (the green stuff. I'm not sure if the stuff next to it is the same thing or not), the bottom middle is mushrooms and the bottom right is violets. I could be wrong, though.
Lorraine R 3 years ago
My guesses: Top, L-R - Mint; Dandelion, Wild onion; Bottom, L-R - Lilac; Morels; Violets.
Load More Replies... ADHD raptor 3 years ago (edited)
omg! bottem middle, me and my aunt were looking for some of those all sumer :(
#37
I Was Just Walking Down A Trail And Saw 2 Small White Truffles Poking Out Of The Ground
I couldn't believe it when I cut it open and saw that beautiful marbling! Incredibly lucky find.
Mabelbabel 3 years ago
That wouldn't last a day in our house-it would get scoffed immediately!
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#38
Found Some Chicken
Cold Contagious 3 years ago
Chickens can fly, lol 😆, they roost in trees at night to stay safe when they are free.
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Grasie MoonFlower 3 years ago (edited)
🤨🤨wtf why you gotta mention bats huh
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#39
Poaching Isn’t Just A Crime That Affects Wildlife
Two USFWS Federal Wildlife Officers (FWO) recently stopped palmetto berry poaching on Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. The officers recovered nine, 200 lb bags of berries that have a high market value.
Barb Neidigh 3 years ago
It's definitely a thing! With all the interest in succulents, there's now a big problem with succulent poaching from dessert areas in the US. People also poach burled wood (think like a knobby knee on a tree). It's used in furniture and decor items. And it costs a lot. The poachers basically remote the k**b and leave the rest of the tree to die. And the bigger the burl, the more it's worth. :(
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Wintermute 3 years ago
So I wondered what a lot of these comments did. What's the big deal? Is this just "the man" trying to keep people from doing their own thing? After looking it up - apparently not. These berries are protected in Florida because it supports an endangered black bear population. Still legal with permits. So this seems legit.
Wintermute 3 years ago
Though, wholesale, the berries here might bring in up to $4-600. So with the amount of time it'd take to pick 200 lbs of berries, this probably wasn't someone looking to get rich quick.
Load More Replies... Elaine Roberts 3 years ago
And what happens to the berries? If they’re destroyed, that’s a huge waste.
Katherine Forest 3 years ago
Thank you! If you are a member of the culture that is responsible for destroying this planet....just stop. Leave the woods alone and head to the grocery store. You deserve it.
Kimberly Banow 3 years ago
What do they do with the berries (and succulents) once they've been taken away from the poachers?
Ryan Weber 3 years ago
Forgive me if this is a dumb question. What is the difference between foraging and poaching? Amount? Land use issues?
Virginie Michaud 3 years ago
Poaching is when someone harvests a plant, hunts animals or kills fish that are protected, not authorized. Sometimes it's a whole area that is protected, sometimes it's a specific species, sometimes it's a limit of number of specimens that is exceeded, or dates during which a species cannot be taken, or specimen sizes... Anything that goes against rules established to protect the renewal of a population or ecosystem is poaching. There may be exceptions, such as indigebous sustainance hunting or fishing rights.
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Jude Simmons 3 years ago
every berry and fungi humans forage is food that a starving animal has missed out on
AK to LV 3 years ago
It's the same with any limited source. Don't take more than you need.
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#40
So Today I Have Found A Couple Dozens Of Asparagus Or So
Elaine Roberts 3 years ago
I’ve never seen such tiny asparagus. I thought it was samphire at first.
Ma Fra 3 years ago (edited)
Wild asparagus are this size. It's very tasty.
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Mabelbabel 3 years ago
At my local supermarket, asparagus costs £3 for a tiny packet with about 8 stems in it-its definitely a luxury item!
#41
A Fungal Zombie Deer Emerges From The Leaf Litter. Please Roll For Initiative
DrGirlfriend 3 years ago
Living in Vermont USA, sometimes the skulls left behind give you a small glimpse of the animals life, and my curiosity of how they lived, I collect bones
Misty-Dawn Amayi 3 years ago
A bit disturbing that this fungus clearly thrived on eating deer brains. Thinking of entomopathogenic fungi making the leapf from insect to mammal...
clist414 3 years ago
It doesn't. There is one fungus that fruits on decaying non-woody matter
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Patricia Stilwell 3 years ago
Sorry you got down voted. You have a right to a different opinion! C'mon people, just because this person disagrees doesn't mean s/he is WRONG.
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#42
The Trifecta: Mushrooms (Porcini And Butter Boletes), Berries (Mixed Vaccinium Species), And Trout (Westslope Cutthroat). Foraging Goals While Backpacking In The Mountains Last Summer!
Electra Complex 3 years ago
You can forage in the city! For example, I found a joint on the sidewalk outside my apartment 🚬
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Christel Jager 3 years ago
Beautiful fish, but we would throw it back because its too small here in NZ (our regulations)
Must Be Bored Again 3 years ago
A lot of our lakes have fish planted in them to keep the population up and fishing recreation available for all.
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#43
Every 4 And 5 Leaf Clover I've Found In My Garden During Quarantine
and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 3 years ago
Some kid found a 4-leafed sorrel at my summer camp. By the time he had come back with the w counselor, I had eaten it. It was delicious. (In my defense I was 8).
Virginie Michaud 3 years ago
No 6 or 7? My husband is a champion, he says it's all about pattern recognition, he searches for squares and pentagons in a sea of triangles.. 😜
Kiki Müller 3 years ago
Fun Fact: While the probability of shuffling a deck of cards to the exact same order twice is vanishingly small, the probability of finding a four or five-leaf clover increases if you have already found one at that location, as this mutation is genetic and plants can reproduce this mutation multiple times
Charlie Simpson 3 years ago
I used to have a book that I pressed all of the 4+ clovers i found as a kid. I lost them somewhere along the way but I had over 20. They're easier to find than people give them credit for
Mrs Irish Mom 3 years ago
5 leaf Clover 🤯 ive never even found a 4 leaf and im in the back a**e if no wer 🤦♀️
#44
Midwestern Forager's Pb&j: Black Walnut Butter And Black Raspberry Jam
Des 3 years ago
Maybe that effing black walnut tree in my back yard can be good for something!
cogadh 3 years ago
I've been considering harvesting mine, as well as tapping it for syrup, but the squirrels usually beat me to the nuts and I always forget to tap at the right time. Not to mention the processing of black walnut fruits for the nuts is a very messy business; the juices stain something fierce and can irritate skin.
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#45
This Ramp Sourdough Took Me Literally All Weekend To Make, Between Foraging The Ramp Leaves And Making The Damn Bread. Thought It Deserved To Be On My Finest China
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
Thank you for adding this information. We currently have a patch of ramps about a meter square in our yard, and we're babying it so it'll spread. Cultivating ramps requires a LOT of patience...lol.
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Frank Hayes 3 years ago
re ramps onions or garlic? Image result for ramp bunches Ramps are a species of wild onion (Allium tricoccum) native to the woodlands of North America.
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#46
These Were All Surrounding One Dead Elm
Charlie Simpson 3 years ago
These mushrooms in certain areas grow in hundreds in patches all over, it's like picking a bag of apples from an orchard in some places. Also, these grow and die within a few days so hundreds of these end up sporing out and dying before they're eaten or picked. It's kind of ridiculous telling this person they shouldn't pick this many.
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Minath 3 years ago
I thought the first rule of foraging is that you never take everything you find so some of left for other foragers and the wildlife that needs it to survive.
Annie 3 years ago
Not when it comes to morels!! The deer usually get to them first. My best friend has a patch in her yard, and no matter what time I go out to harvest, the deer have eaten most of them.
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Hydro Keychain 3 years ago
I can tell this was in Michigan because of the 'Better Made' potato chip bag.
ADHD raptor 3 years ago
yall me and my aunt were looking for some of these all summer and we found none
raincloud the whalien 2 years ago
All I can think of are how much cool art stuff I can make with these👀
#47
New Favorite Fermented Drink: Unripe Pinecone Wild Soda
Your Neighborhood Alien 3 years ago
OP wrote, "Yes, pinecones are full of flavor when they’re green. Different pinecones have different flavors too, so it’s fun to experiment. I’m told balsam fir pinecones taste the best."
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Recipe OP posted: It’s fairly straightforward if you are familiar with home brewing. You don’t need a wild yeast culture because the pinecones are a good source of yeast for fermentation. Recipe: Green pinecones to fill at least 1/2 your container Sugar source (I used honey, but can use sugar) Non chlorinated water Directions: Fill a clean fermentation jar 1/2 full or more with green pinecones. You don’t want to boil the pinecones in this case because their flavor is not good when extracted with hot water. Cover with non-chlorinated water, leaving space for the sugar. Add sugar (I start with about 2 cups for 1 gallon) and stir or shake vigorously to dissolve. You can go by taste here and you want the beverage too sweet to start. Cover the jar with an airlock if you have one or a tightly woven cloth. Allow to ferment at room temperature, stirring 2-3 x a day. By day 2 you should see signs of fermentation (bubbles when you open and stir the soda). (1/2)
Your Neighborhood Alien 3 years ago
Taste it every couple of days, and add more sugar as needed if you want a boozier drink. I let mine ferment about 7 days for maximum flavor. Strain out the pinecones and bottle into bottles that can hold carbonation. I use flip top bottles, but be warned they will explode if you forget to release the pressure! Let the bottles sit at room temp for 8 hours, and check the pressure. Once your happy with the carbonation level, store in fridge to slow down the fermentation. That’s it in a nutshell. (2/2)
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Regarding if it tastes good, OP wrote: Yes, it’s so delicious 😋 it’s one of my favorite sodas of all time. It tastes similar to fir tip soda, a little fruity like pineapple, citrus, and pine. No astringency whatsoever.
Your Neighborhood Alien 3 years ago
OP wrote several things about this! She said," Any edible conifers will be great for this. These are lodgepole pine, not my favorite but it’s what we have. If you can find piñon pinecones, balsam cones, or even fir or spruce, and hemlock. They all taste a bit different so it’s fun to experiment for flavors!" And, "Yes, pinecones are full of flavor when they’re green. Different pinecones have different flavors too, so it’s fun to experiment. I’m told balsam fir pinecones taste the best."
Load More Replies... Sharkie 3 years ago
We used to make a "tea" from very young green pines. Helps to stay warm when camping outside. But young soft pines and unripe pinecones are protected because taking too much damages the tree.
Sharkie 3 years ago
I meant young pine needles. Confused because of different language.
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Josiane Roy 3 years ago
They sell it in store in Quebec they call it spruce beer. Bière d'épinette. I grew up with it it's tasty.
Josiane Roy 3 years ago
Well their version is spruce. But this type is delicious as well.
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#48
Eye Of Sauron Shroom
raincloud the whalien 2 years ago
:( no china (historically I'm not a communist) is too good for that comment :( :(
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Ruth Hempsey 3 years ago
The thing people think it looks like isn't the right word for what people think it looks like. The thing they're thinking isn't visible, so they're all wrong. What's visible is named something else entirely. Obviously biology lessons are either lacking or are required. (Retired librarian trying to be helpful 😊)
#49
I Made Bread From Acorn Flour, Cattail Starch, Salt, And Water. NY Z6
Your Neighborhood Alien 3 years ago
OP said, as part of the much longer post the title was taken from, "The result was a dark dense loaf with a crispy crust. It had a very earthy flavor, but was still something that I think a child would like. There was no lingering pond water smell at all from the cattail starch. The addition of a little Irish Kerrygold butter made for a delicious lunch. I’ll definitely make it again, but maybe with a stronger starter, or with dry bread yeast."
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Charlie Simpson 3 years ago
Cattail, also known as the vegan corn dog plant
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Lorraine R 3 years ago
Yeah, they have to be processed something like manioc root. California Indians used them as a staple.
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Craig Reynolds 3 years ago
How do you derive starch from cattails? Do you just juice it and let it dry?
#50
I Got This Omelette Goody Bag When I Visited My Bff’s Homestead
#51
My First Chicken Of The Woods! 15 Lbs
#52
Found This Beauties In My Forest
Nirdavo 3 years ago
With the right preparation they are actually edible (in the sense that they won't kill you), but they neither taste good or have much nutritional value left after preparing.
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#53
Never Thought I Could Combine My Favorite Summer Activities, But This Is Me Picking Blueberries On A Kayak
#54
Lemon Trees About A Mile Walk From My House Behind A Swamp. As Far As I Can Tell Nobody Else Harvests These
Marissa Taylor 3 years ago
i hear you can buy a small plant and grow it indoors
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Ashla Delana 3 years ago
Even a dwarf lemon tree can grow a ton of lemons. I still have some in my freezer from last year, and there are new ones ripening already
#55
Collected Some Wild Honey From An African Bees Nest. Got 4l Worth!
#56
Parasol Mushrooms On The Cornish Coast
Jihana 3 years ago
Those are the best! Breaded and fried like a Wiener Schnitzel. Pro tip: if you have a huge haul, you can bread and freeze them. The you can toss them in the hot oil frozen, and I promise you, you will taste no difference to fresh ones. Found a lot this year and I still have several kilos safely stored away in my freezer.
#57
Hubbs: "Why Haven't You Weeded The Yard?" Me: "Do You Mean The Salad Patio?"
#59
First Boil Of The Year, Pure Minnesota Maple Syrup!
Sue From Michigan 3 years ago
We used to do this as kids with our parents in Michigan, never ever got that much though.
Xenon 3 years ago
It takes a LOT of sap to make that much syrup! When I was a kid I used to find collector buckets in the winter. Often there would be a sap icicles hanging off the spout, those were tasty. Now they use tubing going to plastic barrels, no more icicles to find 😥
Dee 3 years ago
Yup, 40 litres of sap for one litre of syrup! So good though, especially done outside over a fire for a smoky flavour (saves the kitchen from getting sticky everything too!)
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Happy Indigenous Peoples Day!
Here is my celebratory breakfast of pawpaw rice pudding and maple syrup sweetened sassafras tea. I collected the pawpaws and the sassafras and my parents made the maple syrup.
#61
15 Km Walk In The Arctic Tundra And I Gathered 15kg Of Porchini. Enough To Eat For The Whole Winter And Share With Neighbors. Bilberries Were My Snack
#62
My Uncle Found A Huge Puffball Mushroom
Nicole Weymann 3 years ago
Nah, they do grow that big outside of radioactive death zones, too. You can cut it in slices, season it (maybe crumb it) and fry it like a schnitzel. Their taste is not very strong and the texture gets somewhat creamy. But I'd say this one's a bit past its prime.
Load More Replies... radioactivecandy (they/them) 3 years ago
JESUS CHRIST! that could feed a family of six for weeks!
#63
I’ve Been Encouraging A Wild Strawberry Plant To Grow In Our Garden This Year. It’s Got The Tiniest Strawberries!
Go 🇺🇦!!! 3 years ago
When I found those in my old yard, they tasted like crunchy water lol
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Cheryl Ramsay 3 years ago
I have wild strawberry plants in my lawn but the fruits are a LOT smaller than these.
#64
I Always Get Jealous About All The Mushroom Picking That I Can’t Do In South Texas But At Least I Get Prickly Pear!
#65
After Three Years Of Searching I Have Finally Found My First Morel!!
#67
Wow! Chicken On A Massive Oak, My Son Was Very Excited To Check It Out
#68
The Stump Carvers Near Me Have Leveled Up
#69
Stumbled Upon Some Rose Hips On My Walk Today. Filled My Pockets Up With 700 Grams
#70
Flower And Morel Breakfast Tacos
#71
Why I Love Fall Foraging
Beepbopboop 3 years ago
Because its better outside than in your house? Shits falling apart bruh leave the mushrooms for another day, fix yo crib...seize the day dawg
#72
17” Wide Oyster Mushroom Collected By Me On Wednesday
#73
Sometimes You Have To Take A "Mental Health Day" And Just Get Lost In The Woods
Edda Kamphues 3 years ago
That's my kind of mental health day. Foraging or fishing. And I'm a girl...
Butterfinger 3 years ago
why would being a girl matter in the decision to fish or forage? Do what you want lmao f**k gender roles
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radioactivecandy (they/them) 3 years ago
i do that daily. i am a feral woods-goblin after all :)
#75
My Younger Son And I Harvested Almost A Bushel Of Very Large Chesapeake Bay Oysters Yesterday
Sunday night dinner will be fried oyster po' boys on homemade rolls with remoulade, oven potatoes, and a mess of greens from the garden.
#76
Today Was A Good Day! Brought My 71 Year Old Father Out For His First Time Picking Mushrooms
#77
Late Autumn Haul!
#78
Golden Guttation Under The Caps Of Candy Apple Boletes. Southern Illinois
#79
I Finally Painted Mushrooms On A Mushroom Using Only Mushrooms
Blond morels, painted on an artist conk, using the ink produced by shaggy mane specimens.
#80
We Found A Few Chantrels Yesterday
Altea 3 years ago
I don't know about other countries, but in Spain it is ilegal to pick so many. You can get a basket or too for your own consumption, but this is clearly for selling.
Show thyself 3 years ago
Same in germany - if you got caught with _that_ much, you most likely would get a fine and had to leave them behind. Loss on every side
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Talitha Jansen 3 years ago
Yeah, you took too much. I can't believe how selfish people are. We already hunt the animals and now we're taking their food too
Chantou Dunord 3 years ago
In France it's 135 € fine up to ten liters. Only. Five liters per person. It corresponds, roughly, to a basket.
#82
I Walked The Dog And Came Back With Extra Stuff
#83
Amazing Find In The Smokey Mountains!
Beepbopboop 3 years ago (edited)
Dude will 100% cry harder than you watching any movie
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Saint Thomas 3 years ago
Does someone know what it is ? (some kind of mushroom, I guess, but which specie ?)
Maria Irlacher 3 years ago
thats Igelstachelbart/Löwenmähne/Pom Pom (yes it has a lot od names :D) in german, according to google translate its lions mane in englisch.
Load More Replies... Cold Contagious 3 years ago
The rangers would tear him a new one for picking it, then bust out the ticket book and write him a big fat ticket for disturbing the flora in a federal park and so much worse if he put it in his car or something and appeared to be taking it with him. They don't play around in The Smokey Mountains. My fil was a park ranger there for the back country and you'd be surprised how many binoculars are watching when you think no one is around. People get caught picking ginseng, mushrooms, flowers, stones from the river,, etc and it's all bad. They won't even let you take fallen items. 😔
Barb Neidigh 3 years ago
Lions Mane mushroom. When you slice it, it looks like cauliflower inside. They say it tastes like a crab cake if you sauteed it with butter. I tried it once and didn't think it did, but ny husband and his sister said it did. So, it's worth trying and seeing what you think! It's a tough one to track down. My husband has only found one!
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Cloudberrys Above The Polar Cirkle, Norway
Cold Contagious 3 years ago
They look like little cluster tomatoes. I wonder what they taste like? They look so interesting.
#85
The Ultimate Foraging Hat? Nah, Just Giant Polypore (Meripilus Giganteus)
#86
Nothing Better Than A Bucket Of Alaskan Blueberries
Mentally Unhinged 3 years ago
I see you and raise you 3 buckets of Alaskan Blueberries
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Neighbours Garden
Saint Thomas 3 years ago
It's a very nice garden, but it's not "wild". And please don't forage it ^^
radioactivecandy (they/them) 3 years ago
perhaps it's grown from foraged items?
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#88
Just Found This Sub From A Cross Post. Thought You Guys Would Like My Chanterelle Haul From Last Season
Melissa Hill 3 years ago
Oooo does Fred Meyer know you got their basket? :) Awesome forage man!!!!
#89
Coral Mushroom Ramen
Weirdest Bi You’ll Ever Meet 3 years ago
I LOVE RAMEN! ( only the good stuff, not the junky stuff)
#90
100lb Hen Of The Woods Pull - Can’t Find Birds Like This In The Grocery Store
Irish Lassie 3 years ago
Never heard of them. Same goes with the chicken ones. Wood like to try, though. (yes, pun totally intended)
Mabelbabel 3 years ago
Going foraging is good fun, but there are thousands of different types of mushroom and the visible differences between edible and poisonous ones can be easily missed. In the UK, there are volunteer guides who organise foraging sessions and show you how to identify edible ones. In France, every pharmacist has training in mycology, and its a free service, so if you find mushrooms and take them to the local pharmacy, they will tell you if it's safe to eat or not.
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#91
It’s Oyster Season Baby!
Irish Lassie 3 years ago
Chill out with all the comments, Buren! It’s too early to have to read your narrative.
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Freshest I’ve Found
ⒾⓈⒶⒷⒺⓁⓁⒶ 3 years ago
May I ask what this is? Because I found one in my backyard around a moth ago!
Stacy B 3 years ago
I think its "Chicken of the woods" as I keep seeing it mentioned. Supposedly you bread it and fry it and it tastes like a juicy chicken tender.
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Prickly Pear Harvested In A Quick Makeshift Basket Today. Any Recipe Recommendations?
Edda Kamphues 3 years ago
Please tell me what to do with them. I see them everywhere, but don't know how to eat them.
Mabelbabel 3 years ago
Peel them very carefully, then you can simply puree/liquidise the flesh-it makes lovely juice to add to lemonade or cocktails. The seeds are edible, but you can sieve those out of the puree easily if you want it more smooth. If you boil up the puree for a bit, it thickens up into a syrup that's like sweet watermelon and can use that on top of icecream.
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Jennifer Johnson 3 years ago
impressive basket for being quick and makeshift. way above my skill set
#94
Good Day In The Forest
#95
Wild Bloobs! Harvested In Baskets I Made This Winter
Jennifer Johnson 3 years ago
i would love to learn how to make baskets like those. they're so pretty!
#96
And My Favorite Season Has Started In The Arctic
#97
Beefsteak Fungus (Fistulina Hepatica) - Looks Like Premium Quality Wagyu - Tastes Delicious (After Cooking)
Dee 3 years ago
Hence the Wagyu reference. (Wagyu is a particular kind of Japanese beef, I only just learned about it this past summer at a Canadian farmers market.)
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#98
A Few Oregon White Truffles We Found This Afternoon
Edda Kamphues 3 years ago
Boil spaghetti, add olive oil, parmesan and freshly grated truffle, a bit of pepper: best dinner every.
#100
Your Girl Foraged For The First Time
Adelle Besse 3 years ago
They are violets they are making a violet tea used In many recipes. In my experience it doesn’t freeze well but it works amazing in lemonade.
#101
Little Private Oyster Feed At An Oyster Bank In Denmark
Cold Contagious 3 years ago
It's calling my name. I'd want more for po' boys later too though, lol. Just can't get enough of good fresh oysters 😋
#102
Not What I Was Hunting For, But At Least I Still Put Dinner On The Table
Melissa Rose 3 years ago
Since humans have pushed most of deer's natural predators out of their habitat, deer populations have exploded. PROPERLY REGULATED hunting is actually a good thing for the environment. Key words properly regulated.
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Chrissyfox 3 years ago
Sentient beings should not be on the menu. If animals could talk, would we then dare to kill and eat them.
Crystal 3 years ago
Every single one of your comments on these pictures are negative. Do you have anything that brings you joy in life besides bringing others misery?
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Salmon Berries And Western Hemlock Tips
Mare 3 years ago
I believe these are the young tips of a Tsuga species (hemlock tree), young spruce/fir/tsuga tips are edible, used in infusions or meals.
Load More Replies... gotham-panda 3 years ago
There is a tree and several different plants called hemlock. Not all are poisonous, and I have no idea which these plant tips are, but I'm going to assume an experienced forager isn't going to collect poison plants to eat.
#104
Not The Biggest Yield, But Still A Fun Experience
#105
I Present To You: Tomato Of The Woods
#106
Foraged Some Cotw So I Made Japanese Chickotw Katsu. Scratch Made Curry And Double Battered Mushies
Amanda Rose 3 years ago
I have a Pavlovian response to hearing or reading the word curry. One of my favorite foods ever!
#107
So Happy With This Amanita Muscaria Var. Guessowii I Made. Polymer Clay And Acrylic Paint
Cold Contagious 3 years ago
Beautiful work. It looks like it was freshly plucked from the earth.
#108
Hope This Fits In This Subreddit... Foraging For Carmine Dye (Cochineal Bugs)
Amanda Rose 3 years ago
My dad did this for my great grandmother! She was a weaver and dyed her own wool. Creates such a pretty color!
Cat Cassano 3 years ago
I believe they dry and crush the beetles to produce a powder that once rehydrated is a bright and deep colour, similar to that of grenadine (deep pinky red)
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During Midwinter In NY Z6 When There Is Little Foraging To Be Done I Like To Process The Acorns From The Year. Today I Had Acorn Bread!
setsuriseikou 3 years ago
They say you can make a coffee-like drink with roasted acorns, but what do they taste like in bread?
#110
In My Own Backyard
Khara Mei 3 years ago
Fly Agaric can be eaten with parboiling and draining the water twice, with this treatment many places would classify them as edible. There are other mushrooms on here that have the same requirements prior to eating.
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Now For Something Different: My Sister Foraged This Summer's Cicada Shells For Her Bff's Soapmaking Business
DennyS (denzoren) 3 years ago
Whenever I see these posts it makes me think, this is what it's all about, life in general. We shouldn't be slaving behind a desk for 9 hours a day just to go home and be too tired to do anything. Rinse and repeat. We should be out there, exploring, foraging, experiencing all of life and the world. Living as best as we can. Okay...that has been my rant, back to my staff meeting at 9am.
Khara Mei 3 years ago
Apparently they improve the lather after being dissolved in lye.
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BoredPandaSucks 3 years ago
I discovered an old pop tart I didn't realize I had while foraging in my kitchen cabinet. Does that count?
The only Plueschopossum 3 years ago
OMG all those lovely mushroom pictures. I can feel it :D During autumn my SO and I enjoy long walks in the woods with our baskets and knives, too. Here's a picture from last weekend. 20221002_1...5d55df.jpg 
The Starsong Princess 3 years ago
Those mushrooms look amazing but be very sure you know what you are doing before you eat them because the wrong mushroom can kill you.
Buren 3 years ago
All these are awesome and I wish I stay in places like this. But I am not familiar with most, do they know whether those mushrooms and berries are totally safe to eat? And the rule of caveman applies?
KM 3 years ago
Mostly knowledge passed from older relatives) You can find some local online communities as well, but always make sure it's a local one since there are too many similar-looking plants and mushrooms worlwide and always recheck the info you find there through proper encyclopedias)
Load More Replies... Patricia Stilwell 3 years ago
Sounds like it would be better, is it? I'm not opposed to bitter but I don't know what those things taste like. I would need an experienced guide of some sort. I am open to new experiences
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OneHappyPuppy 2 years ago
I missed my chance when this post was open to additions to post a pic of what my grandma foraged in a little forest near her mountain house, I couldn't find the pic at that time and now I have no idea how to comment a pic on BP...
Thefishtankguy 3 years ago
Where do I have to go to to find the mushrooms that the guy had an abundance of around that oak tree, an abundance of blueberries, and an abundance of oysters?
BoredPandaSucks 3 years ago
I discovered an old pop tart I didn't realize I had while foraging in my kitchen cabinet. Does that count?
The only Plueschopossum 3 years ago
OMG all those lovely mushroom pictures. I can feel it :D During autumn my SO and I enjoy long walks in the woods with our baskets and knives, too. Here's a picture from last weekend. 20221002_1...5d55df.jpg
The Starsong Princess 3 years ago
Those mushrooms look amazing but be very sure you know what you are doing before you eat them because the wrong mushroom can kill you.
Buren 3 years ago
All these are awesome and I wish I stay in places like this. But I am not familiar with most, do they know whether those mushrooms and berries are totally safe to eat? And the rule of caveman applies?
KM 3 years ago
Mostly knowledge passed from older relatives) You can find some local online communities as well, but always make sure it's a local one since there are too many similar-looking plants and mushrooms worlwide and always recheck the info you find there through proper encyclopedias)
Load More Replies... Patricia Stilwell 3 years ago
Sounds like it would be better, is it? I'm not opposed to bitter but I don't know what those things taste like. I would need an experienced guide of some sort. I am open to new experiences
Load More Replies... OneHappyPuppy 2 years ago
I missed my chance when this post was open to additions to post a pic of what my grandma foraged in a little forest near her mountain house, I couldn't find the pic at that time and now I have no idea how to comment a pic on BP...
Thefishtankguy 3 years ago
Where do I have to go to to find the mushrooms that the guy had an abundance of around that oak tree, an abundance of blueberries, and an abundance of oysters?
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