Resources & Recommendations
An ever-growing list of my favorite foraging-centric books, websites, restaurants, shops, clubs/associations, personalities and more!
Books
Field Guides & Key Identification Books
Samuel Thayer’s Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants: Eastern & Central Regions
Peterson Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants: Eastern/Central America
The Complete Guide to Edible Wild Plants – US Department of the Army
Foraging New England – Tom Seymour
Russ Cohen’s Wild Plants I Have Known…And Eaten
Peter Dykeman’s Edible Wild Plants: A Field Guide to Over 200 Natural Foods
Audubon Society’s Field Guide to Native Trees: Eastern Region
Audubon Society’s Field Guide to North American Mushrooms
Samuel Thayer’s The Forager’s Harvest
Boletes of Eastern North America by Alan Bessette
Peterson Field Guide to North American Mushrooms
Gary Lincoff’s The Complete Mushroom Hunter: Illustrated Guide
Judith Hurley’s The Good Herb: Recipes & Remedies from Nature
Euell Gibbon’s Stalking the Wild Asparagus
Ellen Zachos’ Backyard Foraging
Euell Gibbon’s Stalking the Blue Eyed Scallop
Cooking
Foraging Cookbooks
Dina Falconi’s Foraging & Feasting
Ellen Zachos’ The Forager’s Pantry
Marie Vitjoen’s Forage, Harvest, Feast
Alan Bergo’s The Forager Chef’s Book of Flora
Pascal Bauder’s Wildcrafted Fermentation
Evan Mallett’s Black Trumpet: A Chef’s Journey Through Eight New England Seasons
Chrissy Tracey’s Forage & Feast
Pascal Bauder’s The New Wildcrafted Cuisine
Hank Shaw’s Hunt. Gather. Cook
Pascal Baudar’s The Wildcrafting Brewer
Groups & Associations
Outdoor Groups
Restaurants & Shops
Restaurants & Storefronts Serving Up Foraged and Wild Foods
The Mushroom Shop – Somerville, MA
Forage – Cambridge, MA
Primo – Rockland, ME
Harpswell Schoolhouse – Harpswell, ME
Black Trumpet Bistro – Portsmouth, NH
Chef’s Table at Little Dipper Farm – Brooklyn, CT
Honey Badger – Brooklyn, NY
Sycamore – Newton, MA
Thistle & Leek – Newton, MA
Foraging Tools & Apps
Phone Apps & Tools to Help You Hunt!
North American Mycological Association (NAMA)
Forager’s Buddy – for Android phones
Wild Plant Survival Guide App – for iPhones
Picture Mushroom: Fungi Finder – for iPhones
iNaturalist – Androids & iPhones
Picture This: Plant Identifier – for iPhones
Shows & Movies
Television Shows & Movies
Les Strouds’ Wild Harvest (PBS/Create)
Fantastic Fungi (Available on Netflix)
Gordon Ramsey’s Uncharted (National Geographic)
Alone (History Channel)
American Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston (PBS)
Chefs Vs Wild (Hulu)
Lidia’s Kitchen (PBS)
Nature Cat (PBS Kids)
Craig of the Creek (PBS Kids/Hulu)