r/foraging
792k members
r/foraging is a subreddit with 792k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests, and the community frequently discusses looking, struggling, identification, foraging, and mushrooms, 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
: "Making seedless blackberry jam. Leftover pulp/seed ideas? -Southern Maine"
15 posts
Popular Topics in r/foraging
#1
Looking
30 posts
#2
Struggling
30 posts
#3
Identification
: "Found in a high elevation in lower VT, usa, Identification Cortinarius violaceus"
27 posts
#4
Foraging
26 posts
#5
Mushrooms
: "Yellow Mushrooms"
10 posts
#6
Book
7 posts
#7
Books
7 posts
#8
Mushroom
5 posts
#9
Tired
5 posts
#10
Plants
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
Book Recommendation
2 reviews
#1
Sam Thayer
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Flair Used in r/foraging
#1
Mushrooms
: "Giant Puffball Mushroom"
24 posts
#2
ID Request (country/state in post)
: "I think I found some Amanita Caesera, looking for help to confirm!"
14 posts
#3
Plants
: "Linden Seed "Chocolate""
8 posts
#4
Hunting
: "Persimmon Haul!"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/foraging
Yearly
+49k members(6.6%)
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Last updated: August 14, 2026