r/foraging

796k members
r/foraging is a subreddit with 796k members. The community frequently discusses looking, struggling, foraging, identification, and mushroom, and they frequently recommend/review plant app, shoes, and book recommendation, and the most common flair used is mushrooms, id request (country/state in post), and plants.
Info on finding, identifying, harvesting, and cooking wild edible food.

Popular Topics in r/foraging

#1

Looking

30 posts
#2

Struggling

30 posts
#3

Foraging

26 posts
#4

Identification

25 posts
#5

Mushroom

11 posts
#6

Chanterelles

8 posts
#7

Book

7 posts
#8

Books

7 posts
#9

Mushrooms

6 posts
#10

Tired

5 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
#1
Sam Thayer
5.0 from 2 reviews

Flair Used in r/foraging

#1
Mushrooms
: "Losing my Puffball hunting ground"
16 posts
#2
ID Request (country/state in post)
: "Are these evergreen huckleberries in my yard?"
11 posts
#3
Plants
: "When to Pick a Medlar"
10 posts

Member Growth in r/foraging

Yearly
+49k members(6.6%)

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Last updated: September 20, 2026