Foraging 100% of My Food for a Year
There’s nature. And then there’s us. We are separate.
That’s the belief of many today, consciously or subconsciously. And when we walk down the aisles of the supermarket, this belief is only deepened. But I have a belief that this separateness is an illusion. That I am nature and nature is me, interconnected and inseparable. Theoretically I know this to be true, but I want to feel this in every cell of my body. So to put it to this test, I decided to step away from the grocery store. And this time I would not even grow a garden,
Instead nature would be my garden…
On October 8th, 2025 I stepped out of the grocery store, not to return again for at least a year.
I would now forage 100% of my food. Every single bite.
Watch the Short Film:
Upcoming Foraging Walks, Talks and Foraging Schools
Homeland Speaking Tour (Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois) November 2nd-22nd, 2026
Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida – December 2nd-19th, 2026
The Year of Foraging in the Media
Read my interviews with the media here and watch this media compilation video:
Foraging for Freedom!
Question your food. Where does it come from? How does it get to you? And what is the impact that it has on Earth? If you don’t like the answer, let’s change the answer together!
Start with one plant.
Start in your own yard or neighborhood, and with the easy plants to identify. Many considered weeds, invasive, or the gifts of fruits and nuts. If you learn one plant per month for a year, that’s 12 plants. That’s a radical new way of existing in your environment.
Go on a foraging walk with a knowledgeable forager. Use the findaforager.com database to find a forger near you.
Use my beginning guide to foraging.
Join us at Foraging School! In person or online. And join my online foraging community.
It’s not all about foraging though – it’s about building local, resilient food systems.
We can grow food instead of lawns. Practice natural gardening, blurring the lines between wild and cultivated. We can source local food from farmers markets, farmers, foragers and gardeners. At the store we can purchase whole foods, less processed and packaged food. Food co-ops are a great place for this. And we can cook more at home.
Join us in planting 1 Million Community Fruit and Nut Trees over the next decade.
We can listen to and learn from Indigenous people. These are foraging cultures who have been foraging for generations. They know the interconnectedness of life. They know how to take care of Earth.
We can Listen to Indigenous women. Lyla June Johnston’s PhD and TEDx Talk are a great place to start. Winona LaDuke’s work to give legal rights to wild rice… And Robin wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweet Grass teaches us how to live in reciprocity.
We can support Indigenous food sovereignty. Organizations like North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems started by the Sioux Chef Sean Sherman.
And we can get land back into Indigenous hands. Visit landback.org
I give my deep gratitude to the Anishinaabe people who have been stewards to the land I am on for hundreds of years and have shared so much with me.
We can elevate the women in our community. Being in right relationship with the plants and being stewards to Earth often comes more naturally to them.
Our roots of living here on Earth go back to the original people of Africa. The black community holds many of our greatest environmental stewards and we can support and uplift their work. Read Black Earth Wisdom by Leah Penniman and check out at @AfroForagers to learn from Black foragers.
Ready to Start Foraging?
Join our online Foraging School & Community
Join us at Foraging School in person – Foraging Schools are weekend-long and day-long immersions where we learn foraging, enjoy foraged foods and connect to Earth and community. Foraging School is accessible to people with all levels of experience, even those who’ve never foraged a single bite of food. If you are looking for an entry into foraging or to deepen your practice, this is an ideal opportunity among new friends. Upcoming Schools: Gainesville, Florida – December 12th, 2026, Orlando, Florida – December 13th, 2026, St. Pete, Florida – December 19th, 2026
Visit our Foraging Guide for Beginners, an extensive resource to help you start foraging or to take your foraging to the next level.
Visit our Foraging Resource Page which shares my top recommended foraging resources.
Find a Forager near you through our online database of over 500 foragers. Taking a class with an experienced forager is one of the most effective ways to learn the foods and medicines that are growing all around you and to build your community.
Read: Food Freedom: A Year of Growing and Foraging 100% of My Food. This book is accessible to all, available in paperback or as an eBook, on a donation basis (no donation required). Food Freedom is an empowerment manual for liberation through food.
Wild Bay Foraging Club in Ashland, Wisconsin. I’m hosting Foraging Walks as part of the Wild Bay Foraging Club in my hometown. Learn More About the Foraging Club Here.
Apprentice/Volunteers
I am seeking an apprentice and volunteers to join me in foraging. Volunteers will deepen their foraging knowledge and skills as they help me on this mission. For those interested, learn more here.
In-Depth Resources and Information
I Foraged 100% of My Food for a Year (Short Film)
How I Foraged 100% of My Food for a Year – An extensive video sharing how I accomplished this year, linking to many useful resources for anyone looking to forage a substantial portion of their diet.
Why I am Foraging 100% of My Food and Medicine for a Year – An in-depth exploration of why I embarked on this endeavor.
Foraging 100% of My Food and Medicine for a Year — The Guidelines – An in-depth exploration of what exactly I mean when I say that I foraged 100% of my food and medicine for a year.
Plant List – In this document I list the common name and Latin name of every plant and mushroom that I foraged. This also includes my Plant Lists from past immersions, Foraging Walks and Foraging Schools.
My Health Information – I documented a few aspects of my health including my weight, gut microbiome and bloodwork, which is published here.
Daily Food Log – This is a log of what I ate each day including meals, snacks and herbal teas.
Food Inventory 10/5/2025 – This is an inventory of what food I had stored after 3 months of preparation on 10/5/2025, just before the year of foraging began.
Food inventory 1/3/2026 – This is an inventory of what food I had stored on 1/3/2026 (Day 86) just before departing for Florida.
Food Inventory Brought to Florida 1/3/2026 – This is an inventory of what food I brought with me to Florida on 1/3/2026 (Day 86).
Foraging 100% of My Food (Short Film)
The Foraging Book!
I am writing a book on this year-long foraging endeavor, If you’d like to receive an occasional email with updates on the book or just notification when it is ready to order, fill out this form and sign up for my newsletter.
Ready to get reading now? If so, read: Food Freedom: A Year of Growing and Foraging 100% of My Food
Bring Me to Your Community and Spread the Word!
Would you like me to give a talk or lead a plant walk in your community? Or would you like to know if I come to your region?
If so, we welcome you to fill out this form and learn more about hosting an event here.
Would you like to spread the word about the event in your community? If so, we’ve shared how you can help here.
The Year of Foraging Playlist and Select Videos
The first video here is a playlist of selected videos from the year of foraging.