Garden & Nature

Foraging Wild Plants & Fungi

Forage with confidence, not luck

12 lessons4 modules9h 30m durationbeginner level

Instructor: StretchLearn Faculty

About this course

This course builds a disciplined approach to wild food: a five-point identification check, side-by-side comparisons of edible species against their toxic doubles, and a month-by-month foraging calendar. You will work through the top 20 beginner-friendly species, learn which field guides and apps to trust, and practice ethical, sustainable harvesting. The emphasis throughout is on never eating anything you cannot identify with 100 percent certainty.

Curriculum

Module 1: Foundations of Safe Identification3 lessons

The Forager's Safety MindsetPreview45m
The Five-Point Identification Protocol🔒50m
Tools, Guides, and Apps You Can Trust🔒45m

Module 2: Edibles and Their Toxic Look-Alikes3 lessons

Beginner-Safe Wild Plants🔒50m
Choice Fungi and Their Deadly Doubles🔒55m
The Deadly Families to Avoid Entirely🔒45m

Module 3: The Seasonal Foraging Calendar3 lessons

Spring and Early-Summer Greens🔒45m
Summer Fruit and the Autumn Fungi Flush🔒50m
Winter Foraging and Year-Round Planning🔒45m

Module 4: Ethical Harvesting and Safe Preparation3 lessons

The Ethics and Law of Foraging🔒45m
Preparing and Testing New Wild Foods🔒50m
Building Lifelong Foraging Skill🔒45m