The Hunter Gatherer Society

Category: Foraging Wild Edible Plants and Mushrooms

Discover the art of foraging with The Hunter Gatherer Society as we explore wild edible plants and mushrooms throughout the seasons. Learn how to identify common edible species, harvest safely and responsibly, and enjoy simple recipes that highlight nature’s freshest ingredients. From beginner friendly plant guides to exciting mushroom finds, you will gain the knowledge and confidence to forage with curiosity and respect for the outdoors. Let this be your go to resource for bringing more wild food into your adventures.

Foraging for beginners

Beginning to forage for wild Edible mushrooms and plants

Foraging Wild Edible Plants and Mushrooms, Wild Edible Mushrooms Foraging Guides, Wild Edible Plants Foraging and Identification Guides

You must love the outdoors, or at least want to love the outdoors to be a forager. It is sometimes referred to as quiet hunting. You can spend hours in the woods walking miles and come home empty handed. Or, sometimes, you will be in the right place at the right time and stumble on to the motherload. However, if you expect the latter each time you will be frustrated, disappointed, and it will bring an end to your foraging journey. Foraging is about so much more than finding wild edible plants and mushrooms. It is about reconnecting with nature in a way that was always intended. There is simple soothing and even healing benefits to slowly searching through the[…]

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The Praiseworthy Puffball A Great Beginners Edible Mushroom

Foraging Wild Edible Plants and Mushrooms, Wild Edible Mushrooms Foraging Guides

Long before my venture into the foraging world I was vaguely aware of the edibility of the common yard puffball. In general, my family was averse to the harvesting of wild mushrooms. However, the puffball did receive notable mention from my grandmother when I was a child. That was the first and for a long-time last mention of wild edible mushrooms outside of course of the very popular morel. As I began to explore the world of wild mushroom hunting the puffball, being common in my area, was a great fist run at the collection and preparation of edible mushrooms. It took very little research to understand the identification and edibility of these little white wonders and again in my[…]

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The Beautiful Catesby’s lily (Lilium catesbaei)

Foraging Wild Edible Plants and Mushrooms

Wild edible plants and mushrooms are typically our topic of discussion. However In a few recent videos and photos a beautiful Lily has graced us with its presence. Since it is not an edible plant I have not mentioned it much beyond its name. Today after enjoying another bloom of this magnificent plant I wanted to take a moment to feature it. This beautiful Lily is known as Catesby’s Lily, pine lily, leopard lily, tiger lily and southern-red lily.  It loves to show off its large flowers that have six bright reddish-orange and reflexed tepals which are yellow with purple spots at their inner base and is the largest flower of any North American lily. Their Stamen is also conspicuous,[…]

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Water to table: Forage, fish, and cook

Foraging Wild Edible Plants and Mushrooms, Wild Food Recipes with Foraged Ingredients

With clouds in the sky and rain in the forecast my decision was made. Stay home and do very little. The problem was I had been home and off the water for a couple months now due to a nearly life ending bout with covid-19. The day before I had forced myself to go out into the garage and organize my gear which would uncover the kayak. This was intended to motivate me to get back on the water but seemed to have failed. Finally after arguing with myself for some time I decided to simply go for a drive. Just in case the motivation hit me I also loaded up my fishing and foraging gear as well. After driving[…]

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A Few Friends We Have Met Along The Way

Foraging Wild Edible Plants and Mushrooms

It’s always an adventure, that’s what we have said for over twenty years of marriage. In recent years we have moved from Minnesota to Alaska and then from Alaska to Florida. Before that our love of the outdoors took us all over the country. I have fished, hunted and foraged across the country and am looking forward to many more years of adventures. Time in the wild is critical if you are going to have encounters with wildlife. Sure, anyone can happen across a bear or deer. However to truly have a long list of unique and great stories you have to get out into the wild. In my short time in Florida I have encountered two panthers, this in[…]

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