For forager Bryan Jessop, picking wild flowers, mushrooms and cedar in the great outdoors is just a regular day at the office. We joined him on the job to find out all about foraging.
“These are some of my favorite things to eat,” says forager Bryan Jessop picking delicate yellow mustard flowers and popping them into his mouth.
He is out foraging for everything from lichen and incense cedar to an intriguing-sounding plant by the name of rabbit tobacco.
Watch the video to find out what it’s like to forage for wild food.
These rich pickings all grow in the wild in California’s Bay Area, and can be found by anyone who knows where to look, what to look for, and of course when. It doesn’t get more local or seasonal than this.
While originally Jessop picked just for his own pleasure, learning all about the local flora as he went – these days he delivers to high-end restaurants, such as Lazy Bear, San Francisco’s revered two-star Michelin restaurant, which serves up cuisine rooted in the wild offerings abundant on their doorstep.
For him, foraging is about so much more than coming home with an armful of fresh food. It’s also a way to connect to nature. “If more people foraged, we’d be much more in tune with the land.”
Which plants can I pick?
Interested in finding out which edible plants you can forage? We spoke to an expert. Read his tips here.
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