How To Forage For Wild Edible Plants

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There are probably wild plants growing in your own backyard—or at least in a nearby public park—just waiting to become a free, tasty meal. Just make…more »
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Patience
A plant reference book
Daring

Ingesting unknown vegetation is always dangerous. If you have any doubt about something, don’t eat it.
Step 1.
Educate yourself

Learn about the plants that grow wild in your area and are edible. Your local Horticultural Society or librarian can help you.
Step 2.
Locate foraging areas

Locate areas with natural plant life. Even large cities often have parks where edible wild plants can be foraged.
To avoid pesticides, don’t forage near railroad tracks or power line rights-of-way.
Step 3.
Bring a book

Bring an illustrated plant reference book with you to help identify plants and determine whether they are safe to eat.
Step 4.
Know the edible parts

Make sure you know which part of a plant is edible. Sometimes the roots are edible but the leaves are not, and vice versa.
Step 5.
Know what to avoid

Do not eat unknown plants that have a milky sap or a sap that turns black when exposed to air; are mushroom-like; resemble onions, garlic, parsley, parsnip, or dill; or have carrot-like leaves, roots, or tubers.
Follow this rule when foraging for mushrooms: If it ain’t hollow, don’t swallow; if it’s wavy, don’t make gravy; if it’s reddish, you could be deadish.
Step 6.
Wash before eating

Wash foraged food before eating it, especially anything picked lower than waist high.
Step 7.
Don’t be greedy

Don’t be greedy: Don’t pick every single berry, nut, or plant from an area—leave some for your fellow foragers!
Out of 85,556 questionable mushroom ingestions reported to the American Association of Poison Control Centers in an 11-year period, only 14 resulted in fatalities.

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A very well done video!

Reply 7 months ago by theprohouse

It's so pretty there...makes me want to go on a hike right now!

Reply 7 months ago by HeatherMenicucci

Useful for my next camping trip!

Reply 7 months ago by sanjay_122

One of the most cinematic-looking EFP spots I've ever seen!

Reply 7 months ago by fembot3000

Thanks!

Reply 7 months ago by kevinveselka

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Step 1.
Educate yourself

Step 2.
Locate foraging areas

Step 3.
Bring a book

Step 4.
Know the edible parts

Step 5.
Know what to avoid

Step 6.
Wash before eating

Step 7.
Don’t be greedy

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Step 1. Educate yourself

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Step 3. Bring a book

Step 4. Know the edible parts

Step 5. Know what to avoid

Step 6. Wash before eating

Step 7. Don’t be greedy

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Step 1.
Educate yourself

Step 2.
Locate foraging areas

Step 3.
Bring a book

Step 4.
Know the edible parts

Step 5.
Know what to avoid

Step 6.
Wash before eating

Step 7.
Don’t be greedy