Your guide to wild plants, medicinal herbs, and the art of foraging safely.
Forager is a community dedicated to teaching the safe and sustainable practice of foraging wild plants, mushrooms, and medicinal herbs. Whether you are a curious beginner or an experienced wildcrafter, you will find resources, workshops, and a supportive community here.
Our encyclopedia draws on the Encyclopedia of Biological Life (ENCY) to provide accurate botanical information, traditional uses, preparation methods, and safety notes for hundreds of species found across Canada and the Pacific Northwest.
Spring is the best time for tender greens: stinging nettle, chickweed, cleavers, and early dandelion leaves. Look for fiddleheads along stream banks. Check the Plant Encyclopedia for identification tips and safe preparation guidance before harvesting.
Browse hundreds of wild plants and medicinal herbs with photos, identification tips, traditional uses, and safety warnings.
Browse ENCYJoin guided walks and hands-on workshops led by experienced foragers. Learn to identify plants safely in the field.
See WorkshopsExplore the healing properties of wild plants — from anti-inflammatory herbs to immune-supporting roots and digestive tonics.
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Join NowNever eat a plant unless you are 100% certain of its identification. Many edible plants have toxic look-alikes. Always cross-reference multiple identification features (leaf shape, stem, smell, habitat) and consult our encyclopedia or an experienced forager before consuming any wild plant.
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