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Home » Forage » Foraging Tips and Guides

Foraging Tips and Guides

New to foraging for wild edible foods? Learn the basics with our foraging tips and guides. You'll have the confidence to make the identification and be harvesting in no time.

Among other topics, you'll find here are 10 Tips for Wildcrafting Herbs, Easy to Identify Mushrooms, plus surprising ideas of what to forage in Winter or Spring when you might not expect to find many choices available.

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Best Foraging Books For Kids

Foraging books are great to have on hand as a reference. If you plan to bring kids along on any wild foraging adventures don’t miss these foraging books for kids! Foraging with kids can be a whole new adventure, so get them involved with their very own edible plant books. Even reading bedtime stories that…

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12 Edible and Medicinal Weeds to Forage in Your Backyard

Edible weeds are all around us, often unassuming, always resilient, humble, and beneficial. These 12 edible and medicinal backyard weeds are easy to forage for, as most are wild plants you have likely seen your whole life without realizing how amazing they are.  Learn and benefit from these wild-growing, strong, nutritious, edible, and medicinal weeds!…

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15 Best Mushroom Books for Kids

These mushroom books for kids are my favorite and I’d love to share them with you! Mushrooms are a popular subject these days, and they are a great thing for kids to learn about. Whether you are homeschooling or just want to read more about mushrooms with your kids, these books are the perfect addition!…

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Gift Guide for Foragers and Wildcrafters

Hello my foraging friends! I have something a little different for you today. As we all know the holidays are happening soon, and with that usually comes buying gifts for those you love. In this gift guide for foragers and wildcrafters, I’m going to show you some items that I’ve found that can be used…

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What to Forage in Winter: 30+ Edible and Medicinal Plants and Fungi

Winter foraging may seem difficult, but there are actually quite a few things that you may find. Learn about what to forage in winter! I will go over more than 30 edible and medicinal trees, nuts, berries, leaves, roots, lichens, mushrooms, and seaweed to forage in winter. Wildcrafting Weeds If you want to learn more…

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What to Forage in Spring: 20 Edible and Medicinal Plants and Fungi

Spring is the season of new beginnings and new growth. As the temperature starts to warm up and everything begins to thaw from the winter, spring foraging options increase! This is the time of year for fresh salad greens, tasty spring flowers and shoots, medicinal plants, and a few edible mushrooms. This list of what…

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Should You Save Dandelions for the Bees? 6 Things to Consider.

Have you ever heard that you should save dandelions for the bees? Here are some things to consider about dandelions and bees. Read on to learn more, and what plants and flowers you should be saving for bees instead. Do we really need to save dandelions for the bees? With all of the posts I…

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How to Identify Conifer Trees: Pine, Fir, Spruce, Juniper & More

There are hundreds of different conifer species in several families, so it can be hard to know which is which. Learn how to properly identify conifer trees, including pine, fir, spruce, hemlock, juniper, cedars, and more! Wildcrafting Weeds If you want to learn more about the edible and medicinal weeds that surround us and how…

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12 Best Books on Foraging and Wildcrafting

For beginning and more advanced foragers alike, it’s important to have some guidebooks on hand. I often get asked what my favorite foraging books are, and there are so many good ones to choose from! I’ve narrowed it down to what I think are the 12 best books about foraging and wildcrafting for you here….

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How to Tap Trees and Make Syrup in Your Backyard

There’s not usually a whole lot to forage for at the end of winter, but there is something delicious hiding in many of the trees around us: sap which can be turned into syrup! Learn how to tap trees and make syrup in your backyard! Tapping Trees to Make Syrup Have you ever glanced at…

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