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Wild.B.C. Foraging Supplies, Books & Seasonal Maps
Wild food guides, seasonal maps and stories from the forest and shore. Explore Vancouver Island and British Columbia, then share what you discover.
Explore the Wild Food Guide ↗Find your season →Share Your Wild.
A beautiful mushroom, a berry patch or a quiet stretch of shore. Share your own B.C. photograph and help build our community gallery.
Share a Photo & View the Gallery →Win a Complete Foraging Package.
Every month: we draw for a complete foraging package, including a sling, books, tools and wicker dryers.
An ongoing monthly draw: the contest runs indefinitely, with a new prize draw each month.
Share Your Photo & Enter the Monthly Draw →Have a find story or a recipe? Share it here →A Few Field Favourites.
From the first field guide to your well-used basket. Explore foraging tools, clothing, books and camping essentials.
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Find Your Season.
Choose a wild food, region and month to explore our seasonal calendar and recorded plant ecosystems.
Plant maps show ecosystem associations. Mushroom and seaweed entries offer habitat guidance where no verified growing-zone match exists. These are planning tools, not confirmed picking spots.
Open Seasonal Maps & Calendar → Explore Mushroom & Burn Maps →Learn Before You Gather.
Practical reading for your next outing, from packing your bag to caring for the places you visit.
A Small Kit, Used Well
How to use a knife, snips, brush and basket without carrying more than you need.
Read the Guide →
Picking Mushrooms with Care
A good mushroom outing begins with identification and ends with careful handling.
Read the Guide →
What to Pack for a Foraging Excursion
Pack for the walk first, then add the equipment for gathering.
Read the Guide →B.C. Wild Food Guide
Explore berries, mushrooms, greens and seaweeds through 183 individual reference pages.
Browse the Wild Food Guide →Recipes & Finds.
Try our original blackberry crumble idea, or share your own find story, recipe and photographs.
Pull Up a Chair →More curiosity.
A lighter footprint.
Useful supplies, trusted books and seasonal maps to bring you closer to wild.
Starting on Vancouver Island. Exploring British Columbia and beyond.
Explore the Seasonal Maps →Find a Foraging Guide in B.C.
Build your skills with independent guides and educators around the province. Explore the directory by area and visit their websites directly.
Find a Local Guide →