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Edible Plants and Mushroom Foraging Resources

August 20, 2022 rpolipnick Foraging, Wild Edible Mushrooms, Wild Edible Plants

When foraging edible plants and edible mushrooms the first time the vast number of them can be overwhelming. As I have mentioned before, the best way to get started is to pick a select few that you feel comfortable identifying and begin there. As you search for those edible plants and/or mushrooms be sure to photograph other discoveries that you make and try to identify them later using the web and your resources. Similar to what you forage you should start out with one or two good field guides to use for identification. As you forage more you will inevitably pick up more and more resources. Often, I am asked what books and field guides I use when identifying wild[…]

Beginning to forage for wild Edible mushrooms and plants

August 18, 2022 rpolipnick Foraging, Wild Edible Mushrooms, Wild Edible Plants

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[…]

Foraging: Discovering Water-Purslane

March 19, 2021 rpolipnick Foraging, Wild Edible Plants

Foraging wild edible plants and mushrooms brings many joys. These include time outdoors, exercise, the thrill of the hunt, and the discovery of new (to you) wild edible plants. As is always the case caution is very important when working with unfamiliar wild edible plants or mushrooms. On a recent Urban stealth camp I came across a plant that at first glance appeared to be purslane. However after carefully reviewing the plants features I noticed that although the general appearance and stem resembled Purslane the leaves did not. Perplexed I took photos of the leaves, stems, and area that it was in and submitted it to a plant identification forum for ID. There were several opinions on the identity of[…]

Foraging Florida, Sea Purslane

February 15, 2021 rpolipnick Foraging, Wild Edible Plants

When foraging Florida or any other coastal community in the southern regions there are many wondrous plans and animals to harvest. From sand crabs, clams, fish, to sea grapes, and sea purslane the abundance for Florida foraging never ceases to amaze me. Sea purslane is a perennial herb commonly found along coastal dunes in the southeastern United States, as well as Hawaii, the Caribbean, and many other coastal regions of the world. Sea Purslane is a an important sand stabilizer in the pioneer zone of beach dunes and can tolerate occasional flooding by sea water. With deep pink stems and leaves ranging from pink to green, Sea Purslane can be found growing along beach dunes and brackish coastal areas in[…]