Interest in wild foods has exploded in recent years, leading to foraging books ranging from plant and mushroom guides, to chef-driven memoirs, to titles that recover regional and Indigenous foodways.

Ava Chin is a hunter-gatherer of the urban variety. Her upcoming memoir “Eating Wildly: Foraging for Life, Love and the Perfect Meal” talks about how she started her serious foraging habit to take her ...

books written by AI are being sold on e-book sales platforms such as Amazon, including a ``mushroom foraging guide'' written by AI. However, a mushroom foraging expert warns that ``some of the advice ...

Sample of books scored 100% on AI detection test as experts warn they contain dangerous advice Amateur mushroom pickers have been urged to avoid foraging books sold on Amazon that appear to have been ...

If you’re considering a foray into amateur mushroom foraging, maybe reconsider shopping for your beginner’s guide on Amazon. That’s not much of a stretch. Some types of mushrooms are extremely ...

"Foraging, in my mind, isn't just an act — it's a mind-set and a healthy way of life," writes Alan Bergo in "The Forager Chef's Book of Flora" (Chelsea Green Publishing, $34.95). "It's about the ...

Like mushrooms after an autumn rain, a new flush of books have popped up on Amazon that claim to provide everything you need to forage your next meal from local parks and woodlands—an increasingly ...

Bo Brown was one of four recipients of 2025 Living Traditions Fellowships. The award acknowledges decades of work in ...