Foraging: The Plant Eat Share Series

Throughout most of history, people have foraged — they’ve gone into the woods, fields or the wild to find food. This includes plants, fruit, nuts, herbs, mushrooms and even shellfish and seaweed. There are over 120,000 edible plants around the world, and only 30 or so are commonly used.

The benefits of foraging include:

• Adds diversity to one’s diet, thus increasing the…