Wild food Pro

Green Deane has been foraging for more than 60 years. He first learned wild edible plants from his mother, grandmother and great grandmother. On YouTube, he may be the most watched forager in the world; he has several million views.

Deane curates a list of experts from all over the country. The safest and quickest way to learn some of the iffy mushrooms and wild plants is from local experts. You can probably find someone near

you, like the folks at www.eattheweeds.com (click on “Foraging”

and “Foraging Instructors”). If you are an expert forager and want to be listed, contact Deane directly, through his website.

If someone on that list doesn’t cover your region, search on

Facebook or Meetup.com for foraging groups in your state or region.

Deane is an award-winning writer and photographer who has profiled more than 1,000 species of plants on his website, from salad greens to spices to seaweeds and more. His profiles will keep you on track to learn edible plants right the first time. Deane also offers classes in Florida, or you can sign up for his free newsletter. There’s a discussion forum on his website. And he offers nine DVDs about identifying wild edible plants (useful outside of Florida), avail

able on his website.