Designed for English language sites with information regarding identifying, gathering and/or preparing wild foods including, but not limited to: game animals, birds and fish; plants and plant products; fungi; insects; honey; shellfish; reptiles and amphibians.
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Sites 19
- School of Self-Reliance's Wild Food Foraging Page Informational pages on some common North American flora including carob, dandelion, epazote, lambsquarter, mallow, miners lettuce, mustard, nasturtium, prickly pear cactus and sowthistle.
- Wilderness Survival: Edible Plants Describes the identification and preparation of flora for consumption. Includes diagrams, the Universal Edibility Test, and lists of edible varieties.
- Samphire General information about Crithmum maritimum or sea fennel.
- Laurel (Bay) Description and information on Laurus nobilis.
- Sassafras Information and description on Sassafras officinale.
- Razor Clams Instructions on digging, cleaning and cooking razor clams along the west coast of the USA. Includes photographs.
- The Forager's Virtual Wild Food Field Guide A guide for helping find, identify, and use several edible wild mushrooms and plants of the northeastern US.
- Use of Insects by Australian Aborigines Article from Cultural Entomology Digest 1. Includes information on types used for food, as well as their place in mythology and art.
- You Can Become a Hardcore Forager Article from Backwoods Home Magazine, issue 47. Includes information on tools needed, safety, preparation, as well as details on some plants, frogs, turtles and fish.
- Wild Harvest Information on gathering and cooking mushrooms, fiddleheads, ramps, and leaks. Calendar of seasonal availability, recipes and tips.
- Wild Food Adventures Institute for the Study of Edible Wild Plants and Other Foragables. Provides expertise in wild edible plants .
- Seattle Times: The Geoduck Chronicles How an obscure bivalve became the object of international desire. Humorous article about this soft-shelled clam. [Free Registration Required]
- Wild Food Plants A blog for information and resources for wild food plants worldwide.
- Foraging and Wild Food Courses Information about foraging in the UK.
- Facts on Fiddleheads University of Maine Cooperative Extension bulletin with picture, description, recipes, safety notices, and information on cooking and pickling the young coiled fern leaves.
- Facts on Edible Wild Greens in Maine University of Maine Cooperative Extension bulletin with descriptions of and recipes for dandelions, fiddleheads, yellow rocket, lamb's-quarters, orache, and purslane.
- University of Kentucky Entomology for Kids: Bugfood! Lesson plans and information on the nutritive use of insects, intentional and unintentional. Includes suggested reading list and bibliography.
- Choosing and Using Edible Flowers North Carolina State University horticulture information leaflet. Provides information on growing and harvesting, as well as a table with common names, scientific names, flavors, colors, and comments.
- Hunter Gather Cook A foraging and cookery school that also runs courses in sustainability. Provides course information and booking form.