Directory of Wild Foods Resources

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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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• Edible Plants
• Fishing
• Food Procurement
• Fungi
• Hunting
• Recipes

Resources in This Category

• Choosing and Using Edible Flowers

  https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/choosing-and-using-edible-flowers-ag-790
  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.

• Facts on Edible Wild Greens in Maine

  http://extension.umaine.edu/publications/4060e/
  University of Maine Cooperative Extension bulletin with descriptions of and recipes for dandelions, fiddleheads, yellow rocket, lamb's-quarters, orache, and purslane.

• Facts on Fiddleheads

  http://extension.umaine.edu/publications/4198e/
  University of Maine Cooperative Extension bulletin with picture, description, recipes, safety notices, and information on cooking and pickling the young coiled fern leaves.

• Foraging and Wild Food Courses

  http://hedgerow-harvest.com/
  Information about foraging in the UK.

• Hunter Gather Cook

  http://huntergathercook.typepad.com/
  A foraging and cookery school that also runs courses in sustainability. Provides course information and booking form.

• Laurel (Bay)

  http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/l/larbay10.html
  Description and information on Laurus nobilis.

• Razor Clams

  http://www.westportwa.com/activities/razorclams/
  Instructions on digging, cleaning and cooking razor clams along the west coast of the USA. Includes photographs.

• Samphire

  http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/s/samphi10.html
  General information about Crithmum maritimum or sea fennel.

• Sassafras

  http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/s/sassaf20.html
  Information and description on Sassafras officinale.

• School of Self-Reliance's Wild Food Foraging Page

  http://www.self-reliance.net/wff.html
  Informational pages on some common North American flora including carob, dandelion, epazote, lambsquarter, mallow, miners lettuce, mustard, nasturtium, prickly pear cactus and sowthistle.

• Seattle Times: The Geoduck Chronicles

  http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19990321&slug=2950529
  How an obscure bivalve became the object of international desire. Humorous article about this soft-shelled clam. [Free Registration Required]

• The Forager's Virtual Wild Food Field Guide

  http://theforagerpress.com/fieldguide/guide.htm
  A guide for helping find, identify, and use several edible wild mushrooms and plants of the northeastern US.

• University of Kentucky Entomology for Kids: Bugfood!

  http://www2.ca.uky.edu/entomology/dept/bugfood1.asp
  Lesson plans and information on the nutritive use of insects, intentional and unintentional. Includes suggested reading list and bibliography.

• Use of Insects by Australian Aborigines

  http://www.insects.org/ced1/aust_abor.html
  Article from Cultural Entomology Digest 1. Includes information on types used for food, as well as their place in mythology and art.

• Wild Food Adventures

  http://www.wildfoodadventures.com
  Institute for the Study of Edible Wild Plants and Other Foragables. Provides expertise in wild edible plants .

• Wild Food Plants

  http://wildfoodplants.com
  A blog for information and resources for wild food plants worldwide.

• Wild Harvest

  http://www.wild-harvest.com/
  Information on gathering and cooking mushrooms, fiddleheads, ramps, and leaks. Calendar of seasonal availability, recipes and tips.

• Wilderness Survival: Edible Plants

  http://www.wilderness-survival.net/plants-1.php
  Describes the identification and preparation of flora for consumption. Includes diagrams, the Universal Edibility Test, and lists of edible varieties.

• You Can Become a Hardcore Forager

  http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles/cywin47.html
  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.

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