forageable
Free for picking
Forageable describes something that can be gathered from the wild for food or other uses.
The term appears most often in contexts of wild plants, mushrooms, and berries: a guide to forageable greens in the Pacific Northwest.
Video games have popularized the word for any collectible resource found in the environment: forageable items scattered across the map.
Safe to consume
- mushroomsSpore-bearing fruiting bodies
- berriesSmall fleshy fruits
- greensLeafy edible plants
- herbsPlants for seasoning
nuts · roots · fungi · seeds · gathering · harvesting · seasonal · hedgerow
Wilderness survival skill set
- survivalistSelf-reliance extremist
- scavengingGathering discarded or dead material
- sustenanceMeans of living
- hunter-gathererPre-farming subsistence lifestyle
prepper · subsistence · self-sufficiency · wilderness · resourcefulness · provisions · emergency · backcountry
Originating from a place
- invasiveEncroaching without welcome
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- biodiversityRange of life forms
ecosystem · flora · pollinators · understory · canopy · biome · conservation · ecological
Sustainable ecosystem design method
- organicFrom living matter
- low-impactMinimally stressful on body
- ethicalConforming to moral principles
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
regenerative · conservation · respectful · responsible · sustainable · overharvesting · preservation · traditional
edible
Safe to consume
herbs · nuts · roots · fungi · seeds · gathering · harvesting · seasonal · hedgerow · understory
bushcraft
Wilderness survival skill set
- survivalistSelf-reliance extremist
- scavengingGathering discarded or dead material
- sustenanceMeans of living
hunter-gatherer · prepper · subsistence · self-sufficiency · wilderness · resourcefulness · provisions · emergency · backcountry · primitive
native
Originating from a place
- invasiveEncroaching without welcome
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
biodiversity · ecosystem · flora · pollinators · understory · canopy · biome · conservation · ecological · botany
permaculture
Sustainable ecosystem design method
- organicFrom living matter
- low-impactMinimally stressful on body
- ethicalConforming to moral principles
stewardship · regenerative · conservation · respectful · responsible · sustainable · overharvesting · preservation · traditional · local
forageablecultivated
Improved through nurture
farmed · domesticated · agricultural · store-bought · commercial
forageablestore-bought
Commercially produced, not homemade
purchased · imported · manufactured · processed · mass-produced
forageableinaccessible
Cannot be reached
off-limits · proprietary · unavailable · restricted · protected