forest foraging
Harvesting wild edibles
Forest foraging is the practice of gathering wild food from woodlands—mushrooms, berries, nuts, edible plants, and herbs.
The activity ranges from casual hobbyists collecting blackberries to serious practitioners who supplement their diet with foraged foods: We spent the morning forest foraging for chanterelles.
It requires knowledge of species identification, as some wild plants and fungi are toxic.
- wild mushroomsUncultivated fungal growths
- mushroomsSpore-bearing fruiting bodies
- berriesSmall fleshy fruits
- berry pickingHarvesting small fruits manually
- fruitsEdible seed-bearing crops
herbs · wildcrafting · root · medicinal herbs · nuts · chanterelles · ramps · sustainable harvesting · gather · fungus · indigenous knowledge · drying techniques · food preservation · preservation methods · plant identification · edible plants · bark · woven basket
- Borneo peopleslonghouse, longhouses, adat, Saban, headhunting
- Pygmieshoney gathering, nomadic lifestyle
- indigenous traditionselder council, powwows, totem poles, healing rituals, sweat lodges
- Borneo tribesindigenous people, ethnic groups, coastal tribes, longhouse, tribal customs
- EstoniaTallinn, kroon, krone, Singing Revolution, TV Tower
- Uralic Traditionsreindeer herding, ancestor spirits, oral poetry, fire rituals, healing rituals
forest foragingfarming
Cultivating land for food
agriculture · cultivation · gardening · animal husbandry · crop production
forest foragingdeforestation
Large-scale woodland elimination
clear-cutting · land development · urbanization · strip mining · monoculture