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Hands-on foraging guides, walks and wild foods from Northern California.

IN SEASON NOW · NOVEMBER

What the rains are bringing up

Vibrant golden-orange chicken of the woods polypore mushroom blooming on a weathered oak branch in Shasta County

The Monthly Forage

Chicken of the woods

It shows up with the first rains, right around Halloween, glowing orange on the live oaks. Last call this season. Here's how to spot it (yes, even at 50 mph), harvest it so it grows back, and cook it in butter.

Fresh green miner's lettuce leaves (no people)

Miner's lettuce

Arriving with the rains. Tender, mild, salad-ready.

Plump ripe California black oak acorns freshly fallen onto rich forest duff

Acorns

Still dropping. Time to gather for flour.

Heavy resinous foothill grey pine cones shedding large nutritious pine nuts

Grey pine nuts

Last of the cones. Bring gloves for the sap.

Kyle and Miranda Dall, founders of Redding Forager's Association, on a mountaintop in Northern California

MEET YOUR NEIGHBOURS

Hi, we're Kyle & Miranda.

Kyle's a naturally hungry guy who loves the woods. Miranda's an expert gardener and fruit tree pruner. Our first dates were loading the dogs into the truck and heading out to find secret berry patches.

These days we share everything we've learned so you can find your own free snacks.

What we stand for

Carefully harvested wild chanterelle mushrooms resting on moss

Sustainable Sourcing

Protecting the harvest for our kids and theirs. Clean areas, with permission, in small seasonal batches.

Forager hands tending rich forest loam and native woodland seedlings

Reciprocity

Giving back more than we take: spreading native seeds, picking up trash, and teaching teachers.

Wild berries in a woven basket (no people)

Access for All

No one turned away for being unable to pay. Many of our walks are free or by donation.

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Latest from the trail

Vibrant sulfur shelf fungus growing on an ancient oak trunk in deep woodland

Chicken of the woods

November's Monthly Forage. Find it, harvest it so it regrows, cook it in butter.

Baskets of whole and shelled acorns gathered near Redding, California

Acorn flour

California's original staple. Gather acorns, leach out the tannins and bake with the flour.

Clusters of red manzanita berries on a whiteleaf manzanita branch

Manzanita berries

The little apples on every hillside. Turn them into a sweet powder and a lemonade-like cider.