Foraging-Tips & General Information

How to Not Die While Wildcrafting: 15 Rules for Foraging Safely
https://thegrownetwork.com/wildcrafting-foraging-safely/

Walking out into the forests or fields and coming back with an armload of food and medicine is a rewarding experience. With every new plant you learn to identify and use, you become more empowered to care for yourself and your family. You also become less dependent on—and less vulnerable to—big, corporate entities. But this expanding freedom also comes with the responsibility of ensuring your own safety.

Poisonous plants exist. Some of them look like the good plants. Some plants are good or bad, depending on the quantity. And even the safest plants can harm if harvested from a contaminated environment.

I want to help you maximize your rewards while minimizing your risks. That’s why I am presenting you with 15 rules for safe wildcrafting. The more experienced you become, the more you’ll see exceptions to the rules and know when to ignore them. But I advise the novice to follow them all, because nobody wants to become a cautionary tale.   ---CONTINUED---

Be Prepared To Forage
https://www.survivalresources.com/be-prepared-to-forage.html

I have often found that when you are out in the woods, you can't always find something when you need it. So what I normally recommend is that you should always be looking for those things that you might need later, especially in a survival situation. If you do this all the time then it becomes routine. Even if you are just out hiking or exploring the woods, make it a habit to always be looking out for things that might be useful later, and will become second nature to you. ---CONTINUED---

Foraging 101: The Rules
https://survivormedic.wordpress.com/2013/04/21/29/

  (SNIP) ... Many people disregard foraging because they feel that it is unsafe to eat things that they find growing wild. It’s true that some plants can cause health problems. Many people can’t accurately identify poison ivy, but they know that it can cause skin irritation. Some plants, if eaten, can cause serious medical complications and even death.

If you are going to forage for wild edibles, it is important to do it safely. Using common sense, reading a few books, and following some simple rules will help you in your task. Here are the rules that I follow:   ---CONTINUED---

How to Find Edible Plants in the Wild
https://survivallife.com/common-edible-plants-identification/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=slnl061017

  In a survival situation, calories count BIG TIME. Unfortunately, most of the stuff you hunt down can run a lot faster than you… Why not make the best of Mother nature’s gifts by learning how to identify edible plants in the wild right outside your home or camp? Below are 3 quick tips to help you find some of the most common wild edible plants across the U.S ... ---CONTINUED---

7 Foraging Mistakes That Might Get You Killed
https://www.askaprepper.com/7-foraging-mistakes-that-might-get-you-killed/

  The average person today simply does not have the knowledge that our ancestors probably took for granted. So, in order to engage in foraging today you have to take the time to re-educate yourself about the natural world around you.

Below I am going to outline some of the most common first mistakes people make when they start out foraging and give a little advice on how to avoid them.

It is not an exaggeration to say that some of the advice below could save your life, so read carefully!   ---CONTINUED---