This story is part of Grist’s Coming to our Senses series, a weeklong exploration of how climate change is reshaping the way we see, hear, smell, touch, and taste the world around us. The first time I ...

In the middle of a Colorado fir-spruce forest ravaged by wildfire, Andy Better crouches to inspect an abundance of burn morels that have sprouted in a clearing. The morels are grayish-brown in color, ...

There is a place I know, way back in the woods on a trout stream I sometimes fish, that is carpeted with leeks each spring. Or used to be, anyway. I haven’t been back up there in quite a while. It was ...

BOSTON (AP) — Amid renewed interest in foraging for edible wild plants, mushrooms and other foodstuffs, experts caution aspiring foragers to prioritize safety, plan carefully and learn proper ...

Endless exploring outdoors as a kid fed a need and a hunger in Samuel Thayer. He found food in the plants and trees, and it was free. Even today, decades later, he’s scouting the landscape for plants ...

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The world of mushroom foraging has long fascinated me. As an avid hiker, I’ve often been intrigued by the mysterious brown, white and orange mushrooms sprouting from the trees and ground in Washington ...

At the Horn Farm Center in south central Pennsylvania, the mission is to teach people to grow and source their own food while forming a regenerative relationship with the land — including through ...

Join Mark as he embarks on a foraging adventure in Bowral, Australia, sharing his personal experience with mushroom hunting.