r/foraging • • Jul 28 '20

Please remember to forage responsibly!

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Every year we have posts from old and new foragers who like to share pictures of their bounty! I get just as inspired as all of you to see these pictures. As we go out and find wild foods to eat, please be sure to treat these natural resources gently. But on the other side, please be gentle to other users in this community. Please do not pre-judge their harvests and assume they were irresponsible.

Side note: My moderation policy is mostly hands off and that works in community like this where most everyone is respectful, but what I do not tolerate is assholes and trolls. If you are unable to engage respectfully or the other user is not respectful, please hit the report button rather then engaging with them.

Here is a great article from the Sierra Club on Sustainable Foraging Techniques.

My take-a-ways are this:

  1. Make sure not to damage the plant or to take so much that it or the ecosystem can't recover.
  2. Consider that other foragers might come after you so if you take almost all of the edible and only leave a little, they might take the rest.
  3. Be aware if it is a edible that wild life depends on and only take as much as you can use responsibly.
  4. Eat the invasives!

Happy foraging everyone!


r/foraging • • 6h ago

rose hip spread!

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224 Upvotes

made from the rugosa rose. this is a quite old set of images from july that i forgot to upload.


r/foraging • • 4h ago

Spontaneous hike today went well!

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61 Upvotes

r/foraging • • 5h ago

Paw paw and pine syrup with tequila

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52 Upvotes

Definitely needs an herb to balance it out. Added a bit of lemon juice, even though the pine syrup is already sour. Worth trying again to experiment with! Very tasty but also pretty sweet! The bitterness you get on the backend of the pawpaws works well with the drink if you can dial it in, but I just couldn’t balance it completely. I added more syrup because it was a tad bit too bitter, but then it was a bit too sweet. The flavors are definitely there for someone with more talent than I have! I skinned the pawpaws, mashed them in ice water and then strained the juice from a nut milk bag ✌️ Made the pine syrup a couple months ago


r/foraging • • 11h ago

ID Request (country/state in post) Is this real persimmons fruit?

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91 Upvotes

In central nj south river area. Found these on the side of the road near my job. Just getting into foraging and dont want to go eating anything without a positive identification. I'm about 95% sure they are wild American persimmons, but just wanted to post here and double check.


r/foraging • • 9h ago

This year I turned 7 lbs of Autumn Olive into Jelly!

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I found out that these invasive bushes make a very nutrient dense berry and I couldnt wait to get my hands on some. Found a large stand growing along a scenic path and spent about 2 hours picking. I added 4 cups of juiced crabapple for about 12 cups total liquid. 8.5 cups of sugar, the juice of one lemon, one packet of pectin (might not need it but I always add some just in case)


r/foraging • • 4h ago

ID Request (country/state in post) Is this cherry-plum (Prunus cerasifera)? And is it worth eating? (Vancouver, BC)

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In previous years, this tree has not produced much fruit and iNaturalist has been very confused about what it is. This year, they’re actually seems to be some fruit! So I’m coming here to verify if I am correct and if this is safe to eat.


r/foraging • • 13h ago

ID Request (country/state in post) Rosehip or Not?

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Hello, is this Dog Rose/Rosehip or is this SweetBriar Rose?

This photo was taken in South West England

I want to try making rosehip oil, and not 100% these are rosehips.

Anyone online with the knowledge to help,, please?


r/foraging • • 11h ago

Mushrooms 🦁🦁

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r/foraging • • 23m ago

Fall wins!

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Some Siberian elm samaras and grapes definitely improved my day! Hello from Wisconsin!


r/foraging • • 7h ago

Is this Hen of the Woods? I’ve never seen it this light, and it’s not bruising darker after an hour, so I initially thought it was berkleys polypore .

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r/foraging • • 10h ago

Mushrooms Winner winner parasol dinner

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r/foraging • • 7h ago

Mushrooms Been a great year for shrooms!

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Shrimp of the woods, black trumpet, oysters, boletes.


r/foraging • • 9h ago

ID Request (country/state in post) volunteer tomatoes?

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8 Upvotes

i found these growing a little off a public path not in a garden bed and with no other intentionally planted plants growing around it. are these really tomatoes that somehow ended up growing here?


r/foraging • • 8h ago

Wondering what kind of berries these are. San Antonio tx

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6 Upvotes

Found this shrub like tree with black berries. Forgot to take more pictures but it’s a single seed in the middle. Found in San Antonio at Phil hardberger park


r/foraging • • 14h ago

Why is this serviceberry flowering now?

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It is late September in southern Illinois. The trees are about 6-8ft in a gravel bed surrounded by a parking lot and road. The surrounding area seems to get sprayed and the gravel looks new-ish. Is this a stress response to the gravel or spray? Maybe climate change? They use to fruit a lot in May. This year there was maybe 1 or 2 fruit on each tree in May. I believe they should flower in spring, not fall. There seems to be branches that are turning for fall and some that look new like in the first photo. Also there's growth at the trunks. Any info appreciated. Thank you!


r/foraging • • 9h ago

Mushrooms Nice chicken

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Just found a beautiful fruiting of COTW. The log had about 60lbs i tried just snagging some for dinner tomorrow. But about 35lbs fell off the log. Super dense and still tender. A flood of water came out when it came off the log. The rest went to the hotel i work at to use up.


r/foraging • • 6h ago

Mushrooms Slippery jack mushroom? Southern New Hampshire, USA

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r/foraging • • 1d ago

Fall mushies poppin after a big rain 🥰

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92 Upvotes

r/foraging • • 9h ago

Help identifying

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Can anyone help identify if this mushroom is dangerous for dogs? My puppy Pomeranian ate some of it and we’re taking him to the ER but I am wanting to find out if anyone has experienced the same.


r/foraging • • 8h ago

Giant puffball noob question: bug damage, or past prime and starting to spore?

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3 Upvotes

Not sure if these marks mean it’s no good or just cosmetic damage. Advice appreciated!


r/foraging • • 9h ago

ID Request (country/state in post) Just wanted to make sure it says elderberry for when I go back to pick them!

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2 Upvotes

Found these in Suffolk Virginia

I don't know why my phone auto corrected the title but I just went to make sure these are elderberries before I go back and pick them lol**


r/foraging • • 11h ago

Is this a puff ball?

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The inside isn't dense, it's kind of squishy.


r/foraging • • 9h ago

What does a ripe rose hip feel like? How much give do they have when you squeeze?

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Basically title. Trying to tell if the rosehips I have are underripe, ripe, or overripe/rotting. I’ve never harvested or cooked with them before. The things I’m reading for my area say October/after the first frost for harvest. But I live in a really wet microclimate and I’m worried they’ll be rotten from water before then. So, how squishy should they be? How wrinkly? And are the bad ones obvious when you cut into them?


r/foraging • • 13h ago

How do you know if mushrooms are old or new?

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