r/foraging
789k members
r/foraging is a subreddit with 789k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests, and the community frequently discusses foraging, struggling, looking, identification, and fruit, and they frequently recommend/review plant app, shoes, and book recommendation.
Info on finding, identifying, harvesting, and cooking wild edible food.
Popular Themes in r/foraging
#1
Advice Requests
: "Help identifying backyard berries"
26 posts
Popular Topics in r/foraging
#1
Foraging
: "Book/field guide recommendations for Foraging in Texas?"
31 posts
#2
Struggling
31 posts
#3
Looking
30 posts
#4
Identification
27 posts
#5
Fruit
: "What is this Fruit?"
16 posts
#6
Mushroom
: "Ghost Pipe Found in NoVa Truro Park - and need help identifying yellow Mushroom"
15 posts
#7
Mushrooms
9 posts
#8
Book
7 posts
#9
Books
7 posts
#10
Edible
: "Fiddleheads in
Southern PA, are these
the right kind to eat?"
6 posts
Products Discussed in r/foraging
Plant App
7 reviews
#1
INaturalist
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Seek
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Plantify
3.0★ from 1 review
Shoes
2 reviews
#1
Salomon
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Asolo
5.0★ from 1 review
Book Recommendation
2 reviews
#1
Sam Thayer
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Flair Used in r/foraging
#1
ID Request (country/state in post)
: "Wild carrot by the beach?"
54 posts
#2
Mushrooms
: "Huitlacoche"
30 posts
#3
Plants
: "It's Strawberry Tree time"
26 posts
#4
Hunting
: "Wild carrot check!"
2 posts
#5
Misleading Title
: "Tons of Chicory!"
1 post
Member Growth in r/foraging
Yearly
+49k members(6.6%)
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Last updated: July 21, 2026