Forage Club

Forage Club facilitates the remembering of a tradition that is foundational to all humans. Gathering and eating wild plants is a way of entering into the consciousness that our ancestors inhabited as we experience the unadulterated flavors and phytochemistry of these edibles.

Intrinsic to foraging is the practice of wild tending. This is the root of our human experience and is the purpose that many are lacking. Taking care of the garden of nature returns us to our fundamental humanness.

I've served wild foods to thousands of people and there is a common question that comes up when people eat a food they really enjoy. They ask, "how do I grow this?". This speaks to the obligation we feel to return surplus to the natural world.

Our ability to engage in this practice is limited by the transience of modern life. Most people are guarded against seeing their impact on ecosystems as they move from place to place and live the majority of their lives indoors. Our hunter/gatherer ancestors preserved the land and increased biodiversity and abundance through meticulous disturbance regimes, like prescribed fire, herding animals, digging tubers and seed selection and cultivation. Revitalizing this inbuilt spiritual calling to work the land is paramount to Forage Club.

Through this project, we look forward to engaging with long-standing organizations in our area to plant fruit trees, tend wild lands and create abundant wild food culture for future generations. By partnering with churches, schools, land trusts and other non-profits, we will be able to leave a legacy of foraging for others to enjoy in years to come.

If you are a church, school, non-profit, land trust or other community organization interested in learning more about how Forage Club can support your land and mission, please fill out this brief questionnaire below.

If you are a local wild food enthusiast interested in joining Forage Club, please email healingecosystems@gmail.com. Thanks!

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