A Forager's Life

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From budding but inexperienced mushroom hunters to seasoned all-round foragers wanting to understand the mindset and pick the brain of a Hall of Fame forager.
Young Scouts interested in learning more about wild food from one of Scouting¿s all-time award-winning Scout leaders.
People, especially millennials, interested in how to ¿read¿ nature and be more informed stewards.
Foodies and innovative chefs who love stories about wild foods.
KEY SELLING POINTS
Author is one of the most widely respected foragers and wild food educators living today.
His previous book, The Scout¿s Guide to Wild Edibles (St. Lynn¿s 2016) won the a National Outdoor Book Award (NOBA) for Guidebooks. Nearing 10,000 net sales.
In his years as naturalist, science educator and Scout leader, Mike has personally guided more than 100,000 adults and young people in nature forays, workshops and other hands-on programs.
Mike has been the keynoter and led forays and workshops at major wild foods events in Oregon, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, New York, North Carolina, West Virginia, Tennessee, and Ontario, Canada.
Mike was Iowäs first Naturalist, developing the template for the state¿s environmental education programs.
Wild foods are a thing today, and foraging for wild plants and mushrooms ¿ wildcrafting ¿ has hit the mainstream. Nearly every corner of the U.S. and southern Canada holds wild food/foraging events or festivals. Communities large and small have foraging clubs and organize weekend forays and wild food contests. Most people use Meetup.com or Foraging.com to find information on local groups, forays and events.
Foraging on social media: Interest in wild food blogs, Facebook groups, Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram sites is high and growing. (examples: @wildfoodlove, with 172,000 followers; #foraging, with 790,000 posts)
Author was editor for 14 books on foraging and wild foods by well-known authors, including Sam Thayer (Nature¿s Garden) and Leda Meredith (The Forager¿s Feast).