r/foraging

I stumbled upon a pawpaw thicket! Ive been so excited to try these. None were ready, so ill check back towards the end of August.

It was funny, actually. There was a guy kayak fishing with his family on the river, and they spotted me on the bank, and he asked what I was doing. I told him I was looking for passion fruits. We talked about mimosa, which Im familiar with (SO easy to spot with flowers), and he asked if I knew about pawapw (i did, but have never seen).

I tell him good luck, turn around, walk 15 yards from the river bank, and BOOM! I see those long, tropical, alternating, finger-like leaves EVERYWHERE. It was like once I saw it, I couldn't believe I'd ever missed it.

Hundreds!

Maybe dozens, haha.

Oh! And can anyone tell me what I'm holding in the last picture? I found these on the ground, but couldn't find where they were coming from. Most were green and hard. There were many brownish purpleish ones too. The dark ones could crush easily and had a sweet smell. Like caramel with a hint of persimmon? Seedy.

Edit: so they ARE persimmon! I thought they smelled like it, but the dark color on the rotten ones was throwing me off!

Spoiler alert: YEEOUCH

Huge amount was picked fresh yesterday! I haven’t had it before, so I’m not sure how I like to eat it. How would you cook it?

Found these on a dead tree near our house (Central PA). I believe they are Excidia (not wood ear) but read they are still edible. How do I tell when they are fresh and good to harvest?

Yesterday I was taking a walk in my neighbourhood, and picked up these two Giant puffball mushrooms. I found their general spawn point to confirm and left the rest for whoever else wants to try an organic mozzarella ball. It was an odd find considering I live in a city but God loves me idk 🍀🍄 I fried the mushroom in butter with salt, pepper, + garlic and shared it with my husband,,,, it was so delicious, it's sad I can't just buy more at the store. Anyway yay for new experiences : )

The wife and I went Wineberry foraging today in Washington D.C. turns out they are an invasive species to the area.

Altogether the harvest was about 10 cups of berries, but unsure of the actual weight.

Look at the simple syrup we made! Goes great with a ginger ale.

Berks County, Pennsylvania. They rattle when shaken.

It's been a weird year, I keep seeing people post early or completely out of season mushrooms

Was so happy to run into this one picked about 1 kg this is what was left 2 hours later. Aegean cost Turkiye.

Hello! I found these random fruits growing in my backyard. Are they Thai eggplants?

I got these lovely peppers from my local glee market in Rosarito, but the seller had no clue what they were called, yet another reason to give them a new home!
I am fairly new to gardening and was hoping to see if anybody could identify the species to properly care after them! 🌻🖤

I have been waiting to pick these until mid to late summer to eat on the trails!

9 pounds, pristine. Laetiporus cincinnatus, found in Virginia.

We found a bush with berries by a creek. We didn't know if the berries were edible. We're in SE Oklahoma. Any help is appreciated.

Are these safe to eat if they are chanterelles and the lawn was treated in the spring?