FindaForager.com – The Database to Find a Forager Near You!

Find a Forager!

This is a database to help you to find a forager near you!

There are an incredible number of people who desire to connect with the land and learn how they can work with the plants in their region. There are already many online resources and books available to begin foraging but I believe the best way to begin foraging is by learning from a knowledgeable forager in your area. Many local foragers are out there, but they can be hard to find, especially for people who have just awakened to this possibility.

This database focuses on foragers in the United States and Canada.

See our more limited Find A Forager International Database here.

If you are a forager and would like to be added to this database, please scroll to the bottom of this page for instructions. If you know of foragers who would like to be on this database please also submit them via the instructions on the bottom of the page.

Note: Foragers listed in this database have not been verified or endorsed by FindaForager.com.
Discretion is required by you, the potential forager, to decide who to go foraging with and to trust. This site is 100% free and non-monetized and is here solely to help others begin foraging.

The Association of Foragers which lists over 100 foragers, primarily in Western Europe. (marked with ****)

We are also working on a Beginner’s Guide to Foraging, packed with resources, which is in process here.

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United States

(Organized alphabetically by state and then forager’s last name.)

Alabama

Jesse Akozbek
Huntsville, Alabama, USA
Greater North Alabama area
feralforaging.com, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube Channel
info@feralforaging.com
Alabama Foraging Club 

Darryl Patton*
Gadsden, Alabama, USA
South Carolina
The Southern Herbalist, Facebook
Classes
darryl@thesouthernherbalist.com, 256-547-2453

Feral Foraging
Alabama, USA
feralforaging.com, Facebook, Instagram, Youtube Channel
Classes
info@feralforaging.com

Alabama Foraging Society Facebook Group

Wild Foraging In Alabama And Surrounding States Facebook Group

Alaska

Laurie Constantino
Anchorage, Alaska, USA
laurieconstantino.com, Facebook
Classes
laurie@laurieconstantino.com

Adventure Ryan
adventureryan.com, Facebook, Instagram
theadventureryan@gmail.com

Mushrooms and other Fungi of Alaska Facebook Group

Alaska Morels and other Mushroom Madness Facebook Group

Arizona

Arizona Mushroom Society*
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
arizonamushroomsociety.org, Facebook
Classes
azmushroomsociety@gmail.com

Peter Bigfoot / Revis Mountain School of Self-Reliance*
Roosevelt, Arizona, USA
reevismountain.org, Facebook Group, YouTube Channel
Classes
info@reevismountain.org, 928-257- 1544 

Desert Harvesters**
Tucson, Arizona, USA
desertharvesters.org, Facebook
desertharvesters@gmail.com

Mark Lewis
Scottsdale, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
manujib@yahoo.com, 480-268-3162

Joyce Latura*
Tumacacori, Arizona, USA
bjbinx53@aol.com

Mike Masek/ The Forager’s Path*
Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
theforagerspath.com, Facebook
mmasek@theforagerspath.com, 928-890-7417

Michael Morearty*
Glendale, Arizona, USA
mikeinphoenix@hotmail.com, 602-938-2275, 602-909-9629

Patty West*
Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
paw3333@yahoo.com, 928-607-3162

John Slattery
Sonoran desert, Arizona, USA
johnjslattery.com, Facebook, Instagram, Youtube Channel
Classes, Books
john@johnjslattery.com

Arkansas

Charles GriffithMaster*
Ozark, Arkansas, USA
crjg@centurytel.net

Arkansas Wild Foodies Facebook Group

California

Bryan W. Bramlett
Berkeley, California, USA
healingecosystems.com
Classes
healingecosystems@gmail.com

Pascal Baudar*
La Crescenta, California, USA
Arizona, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Oregon and abroad: Belgium, France
urbanoutdoorskills.com, Facebook
pascal@urbanoutdoorskills.com

Calflora**
Berkeley, California, USA
calflora.org
510-883-3148

Catch’ n Cook California – Dr. Kev
All of California coast
catchncookcalifornia.com

Charles W. Kane
California, Texas, Arizona
medivetus.com, Facebook

Earth Skills
Frazier Park, California, USA
earthskills.com
661-245-0318

Tim Corcoran
Mount Shasta, California, USA
hwos.com, Facebook
Classes
info@hwos.com, 530-938-1304

Kevin Feinstein*
Oakland, California, USA
feralkevin.com
feralkevin@gmail.com

Kyle Dall
Redding, California, USA
kyledallmt@gmail.com, 530-722-8349

Headwaters Outdoor School*
Santa Cruz, California, USA
hwos.com, Teachers
Classes
info@hwos.com, 831-423-3830

Ellen Kelley*
Santa Catalina Island, Avalon, California, USA
USC Wrigley Marine Science Center

Barbara Kolander*
Crestline, California, USA
Facebook
wildmtnwoman@hotmail.com, 909-337-1481

Christopher Nyerges**
Eagle Rock, California, USA
schoolofself-reliance.com, Facebook
Classes
info@schoolofself-reliance.com, 626-791-3217

Heather Pier*
Auburn, California, USA
916-996-1739

Jim Robertson*
Santa Monica, California, USA
aboriginalskills.com, Facebook
Classes
j3rbrts@dslextreme.com, 310-395-0943

Hank Shaw*
Sacramento, California, USA
honest-food.net, Facebook, Instagram
scrbblr@hotmail.com

Jess Starwood
Greater Los Angeles, CA
jstarwood.com, Facebook
Classes
jess@jstarwood.com, 805-208-2511

Alexandra Hudson
Davis, California, USA
alchemistress.world, Facebook
Classes
alexandraevanshudson@gmail.com

Tanya Stiller
Berkeley, California, USA
healingtide.com, Facebook, Instagram
Classes
tanya@healingtide.org, 510-517-7862

Jane Bothwell
Kneeland, California, USA
dandelion.com
Classes
707-407-5617

Carrie Galore
Berkeley / North California, USA
forkinthepath.org, Facebook, Instagram
Classes
forkinthepath100@gmail.com

Foraging and Mushroom Hunting Women
Southern California, USA
womenforagesocal.com, Facebook Group, Instagram
Info@womenforagesocal.com

School of self reliance
Los Angeles, California, USA
schoolofself-reliance.com, Facebook, Instagram
Classes
info@schoolofself-reliance.com, 626-791-321

Nature Reconnection: Earth School
Wrightwood, California, USA
naturereconnection.org, Instagram
Classes
community@naturereconnectionclass.com

Bat Vardeh
Pasadena, California, USA
Los Angeles, Ventura County, Orange County, San Diego, Santa Barbara
Facebook
Bat@womenforagesocal.com

Daniel Goldberg
San Francisco, California, USA
yelp.com/biz/gracious-harvest-and-the-shuckers-prize-san-francisco
Classes: Offering guided forays and wild food cooking classes, please reach out via phone or email to schedule.
shuckersprize@gmail.com, 347-454-4914

Colorado

Katrina Blair*
Durango, Colorado, USA
turtlelakerefuge.org, Facebook
Classes
turtlelakerefuge@yahoo.com, 970-247-8395
Other resources

Kristen & Trent Blizzard
Glenwood Springs, Colorado, USA
modern-forager.com, Facebook
Classes, Books
modforager@gmail.com

Cattail Bob Seebeck
Drake, Colorado, USA
survivalplants.com, Facebook, Instagram
classes
cattailbob@hotmail.com, 970-214-1647

Vera Stucky Evenson
Denver, Colorado
botanicgardens.org
evensonv@botanicgardens.org

Diana Marie Dummer*
Evergreen, Colorado, USA
frhi@earthlink.net, 303-679-8290

Lauren Bond Kovsky*
Boulder, Colorado, USA
theriverspath.org
lauren@theriverspath.org, 303-859-7174

Erica Marciniec/Davis**
Colorado, USA
wildfoodgirl.com
Classes

Brigitte Mars*
Boulder, Colorado, USA
brigittemars.com
brigitte@indra.com, 303-442-4967

Orion
Colorado, USA
foragecolorado.com, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube Channel
Classes
foragecolorado@gmail.com

Dorje Root*
Crestone, Colorado, USA
rootsofhealing.com
dorjeroot@yahoo.com, 719-256-486

Farida Sharan*
Boulder, Colorado, USA
purehealth.com
school@purehealth.com, 888-593-6173

Athalie “Lee” Barzee
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
pikesspeakmyc.org, Facebook, Instagram, Youtube Channel
Classes
info@pikespeakmyc.org

Connecticut

Connecticut Botanical Society**
ct-botanical-society.org

Lorraine French*
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
LoraineFrench@comcast.net

Sam Schaperow*
Connecticut, USA
sam.schaperow@gmail.com

The Three Foragers, Robert, Karen and Gillian*
Norwich, Connecticut, USA
the3foragers.blogspot.com, Facebook
kraczewski@comcast.net

Joe Ross
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
eattheplanet.org, Facebook
Classes
eattheplanet.org@gmail.com

Amelia South
Danielson, Connecticut, USA
blacksunfarmct.com, Facebook, Instagram, Youtube Channel
Classes
amelia@blacksunfarmct.com, 508-471-0186

Delaware

Return to Nature US
Delaware, USA
returntonature.us
Classes
dan@returntonature.us

Florida

Green Deane*
Maitland, Florida, USA
eattheweeds.com, Facebook Group, YouTube Channel
Classes
GreenDeane@gmail.com
DVD set

Andy Firk*
Arcadia, Florida, USA
floridaforaging.com
andy@floridaforaging.com 

Susan Marynowski*
Florida, USA
Facebook

Emily Ruff*
Florida, USA
holisticlivingschool.org
Classes
info@holisticlivingschool.org

Maribou Thomas*
Florida, USA
unholding@gmail.com

Northeast Florida Foraging Group Facebook

Brook Edmisten Wood
Banford, Florida, USA
North Florida
Facebook, Foraging Florida Facebook Group
850-293-7049

Georgia

Anne-Marie Bilella
Monroe, Georgia, USA
foragerchick.com, Facebook, Instagram
Classes
mybellavistafarm@gmail.com, 770-355-8562

Joyce Bisbee*
Calhoun, Georgia, USA
706-629-2638

Delilah Ann Gill*
Blackshear Calhoun, Georgia, USA
Gillda1958@yahoo.com, 912-614-2750

Cara-Lee Langston
Clayton, Georgia, USA
wildcraftkitchenga.com, Facebook, Instagram
Classes
wildcraftkitchenga@gmail.com

Mary Meyer*
North Georgia, USA
wildingeorgia.blogspot.com

Mo Turcotte*
Rising Fawn, Georgia, USA
earthskills.net
mturc@earthskills.net, 770-402-0007

Mark Warren*
Dahlonega, Georgia, USA
medicinebow.net
Classes
medbow@windstream.net, 706-864-5928

Ever Wilder
Elijay, Georgia, USA
everwilderfarm.com, Facebook, Youtube Channel
Classes
everwilderfarm@gmail.com

Mushroom Club of Georgia
Lithonia, Georgia, USA
gamushroomclub.org, Facebook, Instagram
Classes
president@gamushroomclub.org

Hawaii

Nat Bletter, PhD.*
Hawaii, USA
nbletter@yahoo.com

Ed Fenzl*
Western Hawaii, USA
rseco-150-ski@earthlink.net

Sunny Savage*
Haiku, Hawaii, USA
sunnysavage.com
support@sunnysavage.com, 808-206-8882

Idaho

Krista
Boise, Idaho, USA
Pacific Northwest
fungalforager.com, Facebook
hello@fungalforager.com

Idaho Foraging Facebook Group

 

Illinois

Pat Armstrong*
Naperville, Illinois, USA
theresiliencyinstitute.net, Facebook, Instagram
Classes
630-447-9910

Michael Baker
Chicago, Illinois USA
All of Illinois
Edibleillinois.com, Facebook, Instagram
Classes
Edibleillinois@gmail.com

Natalie Evans
Illinois, USA
natalieannevans.com, Instagram
classes
natalieannevans@gmail.com, 773-510-6230

Ken Johnson 
Central Illinois, Peoria, Hanna City and Iowa, USA
Panther Creek Survival
backtrail17@gmail.com, 309-264-8805

Nance Klehm*
Chicago, Illinois, USA
spontaneousvegetation.net
Nettlesting@yahoo.com

Nina Lawrin
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Metro-Detroit, and SW Michigan
loverencollections.com, Instagram, YouTube
Classes
Nina@loverencollections.com

David Odd
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Nationally available
oddproduce.com, Facebook
Classes
dave@oddproduce.com, 847-409-8623

Crystal Stevens / Flourish / Tend and Flourish School of Botanicals
Godfrey, Illinois, USA
flourishfarmstead.com, GrowCreateInspire Instagram, Tend and Flourish Instagram
growcreateinspire@gmail.com

Indiana

Josh Busbee
Martinsville, Indiana, USA
Central Indiana
trilliumwildedibles.com, YouTube Channel
Classes
trilliumwildedibles@gmail.com, 317-607-1337

Kristen Giesting
Batesville, Indiana, USA
Facebook
forageorv@gmail.com

Dustin McCreery
North Vernon/Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
YouTube Channel
dustinmccreery@gmail.com, 812-216-1735

Gregory E Monzel
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
whitepinewilderness.com, Facebook Group
Classes
317-774-6360

Creek Stewart*
Anderson, Indiana, USA
willowhavenoutdoor.com

Carrie Vrabel
Fort Wane, Indiana, Usa
Teaching all over northern Indiana
wildedibleindana.com, Facebook, Instagram
wildedibleindiana@gmail.com
Certified by the state of Indiana as a Wild Mushroom Identification Expert (ID#00174)
Certified by the state of Michigan as a Wild Mushroom Expert (Cert.# MC00806)

Katherine Novotny
Bloomington, Indiana
indianaherbalcenter.com, Facebook
Classes
Indianaherbalcenter@gmail.com, 574-329-3205

Iowa

Andy Benson*
Iowa, USA
Facebook Group – Midwest Foragers
spiderfrets@hotmail.com

Mike Krebill*
Keokuk, Iowa, USA
mikekrebill@aol.com, 319-524-4576

Chelsea Ewen Rowcliffe*
Osage, Iowa, USA
Facebook
chelseaewen325@gmail.com

Dr. Don Huffman
Hiawatha, Iowa
iowamushroom.org, Facebook, Instagram, Youtube Channel
Classes
iowamushroom@gmail.com

Kansas

Marqueta Graham
Kansas, USA
YouTube Channel

Prairie Wolf*
Randolph, Kansas, USA
john@prairiewolf.net, 785-293-5310

Frank Norman
Lawrence, Kansas, USA
kansasherbalist.com, Facebook
Classes
kansasherbalist@gmail.com, 785-691-9748

Kaw Valley Mycological Society
Lawrence, Kansas
kawvalleymycologicalsociety.org, Facebook
Classes
pilott29@unflower.com

Kansas Mushroom Identification and Discussion Facebook Group

Kentucky

Joe Bass*
Ervine, Kentucky, USA
jbplnt@yahoo.com, 661-210-5792

Kentucky Forager
Kentucky, USA
Facebook

Cheng Liu
Berea, Kentucky, USA
Florida
logicgirl.com, Facebook, Instagram
cheng@logicGirl.com

George Barnett / The Hungry Forager
Kentucky, USA
thehungryforager.com, Facebook, Instagram
Classes
thehungryforager@gmail.com

Tim Hensley
Berea, Kentucky
forestretreats.net
Classes
pjanepost@aol.com, 859-986-3734

Laven Kallmeyer
Berea, Kentucky
resilientrootsky.com, Facebook, Instagram
Classes
lauren@resilientrootsky.com

Louisiana

Emily and Daniel Mills
Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
redearthwildcrafted.wordpress.com, Facebook
redearthsbc@gmail.com, 318-658-0949

Dr. Charles Allen
Pitkin, Louisiana, USA
Classes, Books
native@camtel.net, 337-328-2252

Louisiana wild edibles, foraging & wild medicinal plants & mushrooms Facebook Group

Forage Louisiana Facebook

Central Louisiana Mushroom Hunters, Foragers, Growers, and Enthusiasts Facebook Group

Maine

Josh Fecteau*
Kennebunkport, Maine, USA
joshfecteau.com
Classes
josh@joshfecteau.com 

Christen Gordon
Bangor and Central Maine, USA
New England, Eastern Canada
Facebook
downtownhomesteader@gmail.com

Arthur Haines*
Canton, Maine, USA
arthurhaines.com, primitiveskills.com
arthurhaines@wildblue.net, 207-837-4920

Shawn Levesque*
Lewiston and Auburn, Maine, USA
Greeneargentcord@yahoo.com, 207-440-8257

David Spahr
Washington, Maine, USA
Mushroom-Collecting.com
Facebook
dspahr3d@aol.com, 207-215-2622

Daniel Vitalis
danielvitalis.com, Facebook
info@wild-fed.com

Maine Local  Living School
Lake Dr, Temple, Maine, USA
mainelocalliving.org, Instagram, Youtube Channel
info@mainelocalliving.org

Rewild Maine
Portland, Maine, USA
rewildmaine.org, Facebook, Instagram, Youtube Channel
Classes
RewildMaine@gmail.com, 207-449-7738

Maryland

Bill Kaczor
Brentwood, Maryland, USA
ancestralknowledge.org, Facebook Group, Youtube
ak@ancestralknowledge.org, 240-832-5435

Eric Joseph Lewis
Knoxville, Maryland, USA
plantpath.org, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube
ericjosephlewis@gmail.com

Dr. Fushcia-Ann Hoover
Maryland, USA
fushciahoover.com, Instagram

Rick L. Hueston*
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ancestralknowledge.org
ak@ancestralknowledge.org, 240-832-5435

Hannah Vega
Bowie, Maryland, USA
Facebook, Instagram, List of Afro Foragers
hannahlvega@gmail.com

Massachusetts

Russ Cohen*
Arlington, Massachusetts, USA
Connecticut
Classes
eatwild@rcn.com, 781-646-7489

Blanche Cybele Derby*
Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
Facebook
qs2t@hotmail.com

Neftalí Durán
Massachusetts, USA
icollectiveinc.org, Instagram
icollectiveinc@gmail.com

Earthwork Programs**
Williamsburg, Massachusetts, USA
earthworkprograms.com

Ellen Evert Hopman*
Amherst, Massachussetts, USA
elleneverthopman.com
saille333@mindspring.com, 413–323-4494

Stephen Kerr
Greenfield, Massachussetts, USA
Instagram
smkerr128@gmail.com, 774-276-2531

Iris Weaver*
Gloucester, Massachussetts, USA
info@irisweaver.com, 617-773-5809

David Craft
Arlington, Massachussetts, USA
foragelive.com

Rachel Goclawski
Millbury, Massachussetts, USA
linktr.ee/cookingwithmrsg, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube
Classes
goclawski@msn.com

South Shore Foragers
Middleborough, Massachusetts
Facebook
Classes
ericjmccracken@verizon.net

Michigan

Ryan Iacovacci & Amber Joy
Marquette, Michigan, Florida, USA
moonmtn.com, Facebook, Instagram
moonmtn.mi@gmail.com, 517-896-3746

Clay Bowers
Northern Michigan, Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor, Traverse City, Michigan, USA
nomiforager.com, Facebook
Classes
wildvittles@gmail.com

Lisa M. Rose
Great Lakes Area, Michigan, USA
burdockandrose.com, Facebook
lisa.marlene.rose@gmail.com

Vanessa Shafer
Holly, Michigan, USA
rnherba.com
vanessa@rnherba.com

Ellen Elliott Weatherbee*
Pinckney, Michigan, USA
eew@umich.edu, 734-878-9178

Rachel Mifsud
Grass Lake, Michigan, USA
willforageforfood.com, Facebook, Youtube Channel
Classes
willforageforfood@gmail.com

Great Lakes Foraging Co
Otsego, Michigan
Facebook
Classes
greatlakesforagingco@gmail.com

Jim Mcdonald
White Lake, Michigan
herbcraft.org , Facebook
Classes
jim@herbcraft.org

Luke and Katie Venechuk
Grand Rapids, Michigan
iyewellness.com, Facebook, Instagram
Classes
katie@iyewellness.com,  989-598-6532

Minnesota

Alan Bergo
Minnesota, USA
foragerchef.com, Facebook, Instagram
alanbergo3@gmail.com

Matthew Alfs*
New Brighton, Minnesota, USA
midwestherbalstudies.com, Facebook
Classes
MWSHS@aol.com, 651-484-0487

Stephanie Williams*
White Earth, Minnesota, USA
Member of the White Earth Nation
makonce@hotmail.com

Tim Clemens
Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
ironwoodforaging.com, Facebook, Youtube Channel
Classes
IronwoodForagingCo@gmail.com

Gentleman Forager
Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
gentlemanforager.com, Facebook, Instagram, Youtube Channel
Classes
mike@gentlemanforager.com

North Country Herbalist Guild
Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
nchg.org, Facebook, Instagram
Classes
nchgbod@gmail.com

Maria Wesserle
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
fourseasonforaging.com, Facebook, Instagram, Youtube Channel
Classes
info@fourseasonforaging.com, 612-440-5958

Erin Poirier
Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Facebook
Classes
612-508-0584

Mississippi

Joseph Hosey
Laurel, Mississippi, USA
Facebook, Instagram
601-470-0177

Mississippi Foraging Community Facebook Group

Missouri

Rachael West
Springfield, Missouri, USA
eatingtheozarks.com, Facebook
onceuponaweed@yahoo.com

Bo Brown*
Rogersville, Missouri, USA
First Earth Wilderness School, Facebook
bo@firstearth.org, 417-840-1615

Missouri Plants**
missouriplants.com

Missouri Wild Food Foraging Facebook Group

Montana

Erica Davis
Rocky Mountain Region
wildfoodgirl.com, Facebook

Jacob Zimmerer
Bozeman, Montana, USA
Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
ecologicalhumanproject@gmail.com

Thomas Elpel*
Pony, Montana, USA
greenuniversity.com, Facebook
Books, Books
thomasjelpel@gmail.com

Green Path Herb School
Missoula, Montana
greenpathherbschool.com, Facebook, Instagram, Youtube Channel
Classes
gp@herbsmt.com

Nebraska

Paul and Nicole Saville
Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
spiritusvitaebotanicals.com, Facebook, Instagram, Youtube
Classes
spiritusvitaebotanicals@gmail.com

Rick Hamilton
Nebraska, USA
info@spiritinthewind.com

Omaha Area Foraging Facebook Group

New Hampshire

Karen Lynn*
Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
603-361-2084

New Hampshire Mushroom Company
Tamworth, New Hampshire, USA
nhmushrooms.com, Facebook, Instagram
Classes
info@nhmushrooms.com, 603-323-0097

Steve Sanborn
Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, USA
nhoutdoorlearning.com
Classes
steve@nhoutdoorlearning.com, 603-608-8673

New Hampshire Foragers Facebook Group

New Jersey

Robin Rose Bennett*
Hewitt, New Jersey, USA
robinrosebennett.com
robin@robinrosebennett.com, 973-728-5878

Dan Farella (Dan De Lion)*
New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, USA
returntonature.us, Facebook, Youtube
Classes
Dan@returntonature.us

Debbie Naha*
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, USA
wildediblesnjpa.com, Instagram
Books
debbienaha@gmail.com, 908-456-1681

Tama Matsuoka Wong
New Jersey, USA
meadowsandmore.com, Facebook, Instagram
meadowsandmore@gmail.com

New Mexico

Gina Rae La Cerva
New Mexico, USA
ginaraelc.com, Instagram

John Duncan*
Taos, New Mexico, USA
osonegroschool.com
johnallenduncan@yahoo.com

Kiva Rose Hardin*
Reserve, New Mexico, USA
enchantersgreen.com, animahealingarts.org/blog
kiva@animahealingarts.org

Cebastien Rose & Robin Moore (aka Dryland Wilds)
Albuquerque, NM; classes in Santa Fe, NM
drylandwilds.com, Facebook, Instagram
Classes
drylandwilds@gmail.com

Ellen Zachos**
Santa Fe, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, New York USA
thebackyardforager.com, Facebook
917-805-5383

Albuquerque Herbalism
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
albuquerqueherbalism.com, Facebook
Classes
dara@albuquerqueherbalism.com

New York

Dr. Ava Chin
Ava Chin
New York, USA
ava.chin@csi.cuny.edu, 718-982-3672

Billie Alexandria
New York, USA
Instagram

‘Wildman’ Steve Brill*
New Rochelle, Mamaroneck, New York, USA
wildmanstevebrill.com
wildman@wildmanstevebrill.com, 914-835-2153

Elodie Eid
Catskill Mountains, New York, USA
Instagram
Eid.elodie@gmail.com

Dina Falconi
Accord, Southern New York
botanicalartspress.com, Facebook, Instagram, Youtube
classes
845-687-8938

Hawk Circle**
Cherry Valley, New York, USA
hawkcircle.com
Hawkcircleoffice@gmail.com, 607-264-3910

Leda Meredith*
Brooklyn, New York, USA
ledameredith.net
leda@ledameredith.net

Annabel Roberts-McMichael
Hudson Valley, New York, USA (Columbia, Greene, Dutchess, Rensselaer counties)
Instagram
annabelrm@gmail.com, 609-558-7108

Suburban Foragers**
Rock County, New York, USA
Northern New Jersey
suburbanforagers.com
845-304-5822

Sue Ulrich*
Boonville, New York, USA
whwitch@hotmail.com, 315-942-2309

Marie Viljoen*
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
66squarefeet.blogspot.com
myviljoen@gmail.com

Nathaniel Whitmore
Glen Spey, New York, USA
New Jersey, Pennsylvania
nathanielwhitmore.com, Facebook
wathakes@gmail.com, 845-418-6257

Tusha Yakovleva
Hudson Valley, New York
Crestone, Colorado, USA
foundwith.care, Instagram
Classes
tushayak@gmail.com

Hayden Stebbins*
Germantown, New York
Facebook, Instagram
haydenstebbins@gmail.com

Journei Bimwala
The Bronx, New York City, New York
eachonecarryone.org, Instagram
journei@eachonecarryone.org

David Behm
Albany, New York, USA
curiousbynature.org
Classes
david.behm.curiousbynature@gmail.com

The Outside Institute
Sullivan County, New York, USA
theoutsideinstitute.org, Facebook, Instagram
Classes
info@theoutsideinstitute.org

Wendy Hollender
Rochester, New York
botanicalartspress.com, Facebook, Instagram, Youtube Channel
Classes
info@botanicalartspress.com, 845-687-8938

North Carolina

Abby Artemisia
Asheville, North Carolina, USA
thewanderschool.com, Facebook, Youtube
Classes
abby@thewanderschool.com

Bryan W. Bramlett
Asheville, North Carolina, USA
Classes
healingecosystems@gmail.com

Natalie Bogwalker
Asheville, North Carolina, USA
wildabundance.net, Facebook
Classes
Other resources
admin@wildabundance.net

Kim Calhoun*
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
abundancehealingarts.com, Facebook, Instagram
Classes
kimcalhoun@gmail.com

Holly Drake
Todd, North Carolina, USA
Boone, Watauga County, North Carolina
wildblessings.com, Facebook, Facebook Group, Instagram,  YouTube
Classes
hollydrake56@gmail.com

Earth School**
Asheville, North Carolina, USA
lovetheearth.com
Classes
info@LoveTheEarth.com

Doug Elliott*
Union Mills, North Carolina, USA
dougelliott.com
Classes
doug@dougelliott.com, 828-287-2960

Will Endres*
Hillsborough, North Carolina, USA
919-732-9785

Sarah Haggerty*
Durham, North Carolina, USA
piedmontwildlifecenter.org

Ila Hatter*
Whittier, North Carolina, USA
wildcrafting.com, Facebook
Classes
ila@wildcrafting.com, 828-488-4111

Trish Mckinney*
Reidsville, North Carolina, USA
trishmckinney05@gmail.com, 336-482-5669

Allen Muskat
North Carolina, USA
notastelikehome.org, Facebook, Instagram
Classes
info@notastelikehome.org, 828-209-8599

North Dakota

North Dakota Urban/Wild Foragers Facebook Group

Ohio

Donna Lynne Strong Brott*
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
herbmomma@yahoo.com

Chris Chmiel*
Albany, Ohio, USA
integrationacres.com
pawpaw@frognet.net, 740-698-2124

Kristen Giesting
Southwestern Ohio, USA
Southwestern Ohio (the Greater Cincinnati region), USA
Facebook
forageorv@gmail.com

Lisa Hildebrandt
Cincinatti, Ohio, USA
onthespotacupressure.com
herbalisahildebrandt@gmail.com, 513-373-8441
Leads foraging programs through the Cincinnati Nature Center

Tom Laskowski
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
survivalschool.com, Facebook, Instagram, Youtube
Classes
tom@survivalschool.com, 888-886-5592

Alexis Nikole Nelson
Ohio, USA
Facebook, Instagram

Survival School**
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
survivalschool.com

Dave Canturbury
Ohio, USA
wildernessoutfittersarchery.com
740-253-6789

Lorenzo Cooks
Columbus, Ohio, USA
lorenzocooks.com, Facebook, Instagram, Youtube Channel
Classes
Chef@lorenzocooks.com

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Mycological Society
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
okfungi.com, Facebook
Classes
contact@okfungi.com

Foraging Oklahoma Facebook Group

Oregon

Sergei Boutenko*
Ashland, Oregon, USA
harmonyhikes.com
sergei@harmonyhikes.com

Angie Goodloe*
Sandy, Oregon, USA
herbalistpath.blogspot.com
makia1212@yahoo.com

Hank Holly
Northwest USA
thenorthwestforager.com, Instagram, Youtube
Classes, Books
thenorthwestforager@gmail.com

John Kallas**
Portland, Oregon, USA
wildfoodadventures.com, Facebook
Classes
mail@wildfoodadventures.com, 503-775-3828

Pat Patterson*
Eugene, Oregon, USA
pat.patterson@oregonstate.edu, 541-682-4243

Rebecca Lexa
Portland, Oregon, USA
rebeccalexa.com, Facebook, Instagram
Classes, Books
naturalist@rebeccalexa.com

Pennsylvania

Debbie Naha-Koretzky*
Pennsylvania, USA
wildediblesnjpa.com, Instagram
Books
debbienaha@gmail.com, 908-456-1681

Adam Haritan**
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
foragingpittsburgh.com
Classes

Melissa Sokulski*
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
foodunderfoot.com
Melissa@FoodUnderFoot.com, 412-381-0116

Delaware Highlands Mushroom Society
Damascus, Pennsylvania
Facebook
Classes
delhlmushroomsoc@yahoo.com, 845-418-6257

Pennsylvania Foraging Facebook Group

Pennsylvania Foragers Club Facebook

Rhode Island

Holly Bellebuono
New England
hollybellebuono.com
Classes
holly@hollybellebuono.com

Susan Clements
Wickford, North Kingston, Rhode Island, USA
earthoceanherbals.com, Facebook
Classes
susan.e.clements@gmail.com

The 3 Foragers (Robert, Karen and Gillian)
Rhode Island, USA
3 Foragers Rhode Island, Facebook
Classes
kraczewski@comcast.net

Russ Cohen**
Rhode Island, USA
New England
Eat Wild
Classes
eatwild@rcn.com

South Carolina

Tradd and Olga Cotter*
Easley, South Carolina, USA
mushroommountain.com, Facebook, Instagram, Youtube
Classes
myceliumcat@gmail.com, 864-859-3080

Robin McGee
Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Earthwise Learning Center
robin@earthwiselearningcenter.com

Matthew Kip*
Columbia, South Carolina, USA
fullbellyforaging.com

South Carolina Upstate Mycological Society
Clemson, South Carolina, USA
(Founders – Dr. Julia Kerrigan and Tradd Cotter)
scumsonline.com
Classes
jkerrig@clemson.edu

Darryl Paton
South Carolina, USA
thesouthernherbalist.com, Facebook
Classes
darryl@thesouthernherbalist.com

South Dakota

Logan Spader
Sioux Falls, SD
loganspader.com

South Dakota Plants and Wildlife Facebook Group

Tennessee

Bonnie Marie Morris*
Tellico Plains, Tennessee, USA
wildpantry.com
info@wildpantry.com, 423-371-1518

Alan Powell*
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
dogbane@earthlink.net, 615-352-8588

Larry Smith*
Signal Mountain, Tennessee, USA
lsmith3074@aol.com, 423-886-2798

Nashville Nature Explorers
Nashville,Tennessee
nashvillenatureexplorers.com
Classes
nashvillenatureexplorers@gmail.com

Tennessee Foragers Facebook Group

Tennessee Foragers and Mushroom Hunters Facebook Group

Texas

Courtney & Isaac Clay*
Dallas / Ft Worth, Texas, USA
isaac@laughingearth.me

Amy Crowell*
Austin, Texas, USA
wildedibletexas.com
EatWild@gmail.com

Michael Harrison*
mkh-harrison@sbcglobal.net, 210-691-8498

Chris Matherly
Dallas, Texas, USA
Facebook
Classes
chrismathe@aol.com

Courtney Taylor
North Texas, USA
Wildforagingwithcourtney.com, Facebook, Instagram
Classes
wildforagingwithcourtney@gmail.com

Ginger Webb
Austin, Texas, USA
gingerwebb.com, Facebook, Instagram
Classes
ginger@texasmedicinals.com

Dr. Mark Vorderbruggen
Houston, Texas, USA
foragingtexas.com, Facebook,Youtube Channel
Classes
merriwether@foragingtexas.com

Nicole Telkes
Austin, Texas, USA
wildflowerherbschool.com, Facebook, Instagram, Youtube Channel
Classes
info@wildflowerherbschool.com

Texas Foraging Community Facebook Group

Utah

Beuna Tomalino
Bountiful, Utah, USA
gardeninspire.com, Facebook, Instagram, Youtube
garden@gardeninspire.com, 801-520-3293

Utah Wild Mushrooms and Plants Facebook Group

Vermont

Susan Crowther
Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
Books
farewellfood@gmail.com

Dave the Plant Guy
Stowe, Vermont, USA
stoweforager.com, Facebook
Classes

Ari Rockland-Miller & Jenna Antonino DeMare
Richmond, Vermont, USA
themushroomforager.com, Facebook, Instagram
Classes
info@themushroomforager.com

Vermont Foragers Facebook Group

Southern Vermont Foragers Facebook Group

Virginia

Kate & Hub Knott
Afton, Virginia, USA
livingearthva.com, Facebook
Classes
info@livingearthva.com, 540-456-733

Katie Letcher Lyle
Virginia
katieletcherlyle.com

Tim MacWelch*
Somerville, Virginia, USA
earth-connection.com
Classes
econnect@earth-connection.com, 540-270-2531

Alison Meehan
Short Pump, Virginia, USA
tracksandroots.com, Facebook
Classes

Mike Rasnakes*
Zuni, Virginia, USA
Rasnakes@hotmail.com, 757-242-6221

Vickie Shufer*
Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
ecoimages.us, Facebook
Classes
wildfood@cox.net, 757-421-3929

Emily Waddell
Floyd, Roanoke, Franklin, and surrounding counties in Virginia
rainbowrockfarmstead.com, Instagram

Pat McCafferty
Central Virginia, USA
Facebook
hummingbirdandwhale@yahoo.com, 571-334-2767

Emerald Mountain Sanctuary
Highland County, Virginia, USA
emeraldmountainsanctuary.com, Facebook
Classes
emeraldmountainsanctuary@gmail.com

 

Washington

Nicole Apelian
Raymond, Washington, USA
nicoleapelian.com, Instagram

Shari Brewer*
Darrington, Washington, USA
shari@glacierview.net, 360-436-1771

Cedar Mountain Herb School / Suzanne Tabert
Seattle / Bothell, Washington, USA
Sandpoint, Idaho
cedarmountainherbs.com, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube
suzanne@cedarmountainherbs.com 

Langdon Cook**
Seattle, Washington, USA
fat-of-the-land.blogspot.com, langdoncook.com

Earthwalk Northwest**
Issaquah, Washington, USA
earthwalknorthwest.com

Arthur Lee Jacobson*
Seattle, Washington, USA
arthurleej.com
alj@consultant.com, 206-328-8733

Abe Lloyd**
Bellingham, Washington, USA
arcadianabe.blogspot.com

Dave Sansone*
Marblemount, Washington, USA
perennialharvest.org
perennialharvest@gmail.com, 360-333-5051

Frank and Karen Sherwood*
Issaquah, Washington, USA
earthwalknorthwest.com, Facebook, Instagram
Classes
info@earthwalknorthwest.com, 425-746-7267

Wilderness Awareness School**
Duvall, Washington, USA
wildernessawareness.org

Jon Young*
Duvall, Washington, USA
wildernessawareness.org, Facebook, Instagram, Youtube
425-788-1301

Alissa Johnson
Whidbey Island / Seattle, Washington, USA
pnwforaging.com
Classes
206-395-5113

Terri Wilde
Rockport / Bellingham, Washington, USA
vivaculture.org
Classes
wildefoods@yahoo.com

Rainwalk Rewild
Skagit County, Washington
Rainwalkrewild.com, Facebook, Instagram, Youtube Channel
Classes
Info@rainwalkrewild.com

Whidbey Wild Mushroom Tours
Langley, Washington, USA
whidbeywildmushroomtours.com, Facebook
Classes
whidbeymushrooms@gmail.com, 206-531-8904

Northwest Natura
Whatcom County, Washington
northwestnatura.com, Facebook, Instagram
Classes
nwnatura@gmail.com

Washington D.C.

Matthew Cohen*
Washington, D.C., USA
mattshabitats.com, Instagram
202-841-1874

April Thompson
Washington, D.C., USA
aprilwrites.com, Instagram

West Virginia

Brian Lucas*
Fairmont, West Virginia, USA
brianleelucas@yahoo.com, 304-816-7439

West Virginia Mushroom Hunters Facebook Group

Wisconsin

Sam Thayer – Forager’s Harvest
Bruce, Wisconsin, USA
foragersharvest.com, Facebook, Tiktok

Andy Grivech – What Got Gathered
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
whatgotgathered.com, Facebook for Andy, Facebook for What Got Gathered 
More resources for his area

Ben Marheine**
Wisconsin, USA
whatinthewild.blogspot.com

Arne Martinson
Wisconsin, USA
northwoodsmushroomtours.godaddysites.com
715-209-4748

Matthew Normansell**
Wisconsin, USA
edenwildfood.wordpress.com, Facebook, Instagram
edenwildfood@gmail.com

Axel Peterman
Ashland, Wisconsin, USA
axelpeterman@yahoo.com, ‪312-480-0693‬

Meredith Rhodes and Vince Aiello
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
South Central Wisconsin
wildplanthumans.com, Instagram Meredith, Instagram Vince
meredith@wildplanthumans.com

Blake Weeden
Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA
Facebook
Blakeweeden@gmail.com, 608-481-1415
Specializes in mushroom foraging

Kenton and Rebecca Whitman
Menomonie, Wisconsin, USA
Northern Wisconsin, Twin Cities, Southwest Wisconsin and Southeast Minnesota
rewildu.com, Facebook, Youtube
Classes

Tanna Worrell
St Croix Falls, Wisconsin, USA
Northwest Wisconsin and the northern Twin Cities in Minnesota
thefriendly-forager.com, Facebook
tanna@thefriendlyforager.com, 715-491-6422

Seasonally Sourced
seasonallysourced.com
info@seasonallysourced.com

Linda Conroy
Stoughton, Wisconsin, USA
moonwiseherbs.com, Facebook, Instagram, Youtube Channel
Classes
RosemaryGoddess@moonwiseherbs.com, 920-452-4372

John Holzwart
Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA
plantbasedservices.com, Facebook
Classes
plantbasedservices@gmail.com, 920-457-9290

Kathleen Wildwood
Verona, Wisconsin, USA
wildwoodinstitute.com
Classes
kathleen@wildwoodinstitute.com, 608-841-1337

Chris Gavin
Cross Plains, Wisconsin, USA
eagleoutdoorskills.wordpress.com, Facebook, Instagram

Wild Food Wisconsin Facebook Group

Wild Harvest Nature Connection
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
wildharvestnatureconnection.org, Facebook

University Of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Freckmann Herbarium
wiscflora.herbarium.wisc.edu

Wisconsin State Herbarium, UW Madison**
botany.wisc.edu/wisflora

Wyoming

US American Wilderness School
Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA
Greater Yellowstone region
US American Wilderness School
RockyMountainPlants@gmail.com

Wyoming Wild Plant Foraging Facebook Group

National, Regional, & Multi-State

Return to Nature US
Return to Nature US
Classes

Eat the Planet
Eat the Planet, Facebook
eattheplanet.org@gmail.com

Pacific Northwest Mushroom Social Club Facebook Group

Pacific Northwest Wild Edibles and Foraging Facebook

PNW Women’s Wild Foraging and Bushcraft Connection Facebook Group

Foraging Southern New England Facebook Group

Southwest Foraging Facebook Group

Upper Midwest USA Mushroom Identification Group Facebook Group

Midwest Wild Edibles & Foragers Society Facebook Group

USDA NRCS** Plants Database

Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia** geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/eflora

Inland Northwest Foraging Facebook Group

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Resources

Lists of gatherings, events and resources

earthskillsgathering.org – This site is dedicated to promoting Earthskills and Primitive Skills events, schools and programs throughout the United States and beyond. Earthskillsgathering.org is a place for you to find out what events and schools may be out there.

Falling Fruit – A massive, collaborative worldwide map of the urban harvest. Use this map to find foods to forage that have been mapped out by others in your area or as you travel.

Wild Food – A free dynamic community for all things wild food related.
Facebook Group

Wild Food Love – Sharing wild and feral food from all over the world. – Facebook, Instagram

Plant & Foraging Identification Workgroup – Facebook Group

Urban Foragers – Basic guide to foraging food items and usable recyclable items in city and urban areas. – Facebook Group

eattheweeds.com

Native American Ethnobotany Database – A database of foods, drugs, dyes and fibers of Native American Peoples, derived from plants.

 

Books and Handbooks

Samuel Thayer: The Forager’s Harvest, Nature’s Garden and Incredible Wild Edibles and Sam Thayer’s Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants of Eastern and Central North America

Euell Gibbons: Stalking the Wild Asparagus (1962), Stalking the Healthful Herbs (1966),
Euell Gibbons’ Handbook of Edible Wild Plants (1979) and more

Peter del Tredici: Wild Urban Plants of the Northeast, A field guide

John Kallas: Wild Food Adventure Series plus numerous others books, handbooks and field guides by other authors

Ellen Zachos: Backyard Foraging and other books

Pascal Baudar: New Wildcrafted Cuisine, The Wildcrafting Brewer, Wildcrafted Fermentation

David Arora: Several books and field guides focusing on mushrooms

Hank Shaw: Hunt, Gather, Cook: Finding the forgotten feast

Richard Maybey: Food for Free, Weeds, Wild Cooking, Nature Cure

Lee Peterson: A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants of Eastern and Central North America

Leda Meredith: The Skillful Forager, Northeast Foraging, Pickling Everything

Mia Wasilevich: Ugly Little Greens

Dina Falconi: Foraging and Feasting A Field Guide and Wild Food Cookbook

Daniel Moerman: Native American Ethnobotany

Bradford Angier: Feasting Free on Wild Edibles

Michael Kuo: 100 edible mushrooms

Madeline Angell: A field guide to berries and berrylike fruits

Christopher Nyerges: Guide to Wild Foods and Useful plants

Mike Kebill: The Scout’s Guide to Wild Edibles: Learn How To Forage, Prepare & Eat 40 Wild Foods

Steve Brill: Wild Vegan Cookbook, Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants in Wild (and Not-So-Wild) Places, Shoots and Greens of Early Spring in Northeastern North America, Foraging New York, Foraging with Kids, Hen of the Woods and Other Wild Foods and Medicines

If you are a forager and would like to be added to this database, please email info@robingreenfield.org with the subject line “Find a Forager” and include the following information:

If you know of foragers who would like to be on this database, please also submit them via these instructions.

– Name

– City, State (if USA), Country where you are available for foraging/ where your knowledge is based

– Secondary locations (if you offer classes in other areas besides your primary area)

– Website, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube

– Webpage where your classes are listed

– Email, phone number if you desire this info to be publicly listed

– Link to books

– Other important resources

You do not need to be an expert forager, but we are looking to add people who serve as resources to their community to teach foraging. We are especially looking to add foragers who offer classes (whether group or private and whether free or paid) and who offer local information.

If you know of foragers who would like to be on this database, please submit them via email.

Please also submit books, website, groups, etc. for us to add to our resources.