The Gift of Nature’s Bounty: Learn to Forage and Grow Your Own Food

ByKrista Willmorth
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Season’s greetings, fellow foragers and living-off-the-landers!

One of the most common questions I receive is, “Do you have a foraging or mushroom-hunting course?” Well, finally the answer is yes! Although it’s not my own course, it’s one I trust wholeheartedly and have taken myself, and I’m thrilled to share it with you this holiday season.

Foraging Information on FunGalForager.com:

While I do occasionally host live foraging workshops, the unpredictability of nature doesn’t always align with scheduled class dates. That’s why I offer free information on my website year-round, to make sure you have access to foraging content even when I’m off exploring the woods or things aren’t in season.

But between foraging time, family life, work, and creating online foraging guides, I haven’t had time to create a thorough video foraging course, which I think is the next best thing to an in-person, hands-on workshop. That will happen someday, but until then, I’m delighted to share this great resource:

image of oyster mushrooms foraged in boise idaho behind blog post title text.

Discover The Complete Guide to Foraging Your Own Food by Home Grown Hand Gathered:

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In case you haven’t seen them yet on TikTok or Instagram, let me introduce Jordan and Silvan, the dynamic duo behind Home Grown Hand Gathered: They’re a knowledgeable couple known for their in-depth and entertaining content about living off homegrown and wild food. They’ve designed a couple of comprehensive courses: The Complete Guide to Foraging Your Own Food and the Living off the Land Package and they’ve generously extended a discount to my readers.

Course Highlights:

A cluster of blue elderberries, sambucus species, foraged in Idaho, against a blue sky.
Elderberries (Sambucus caerulea pictured) are one of the wild foods covered in the course that can be found abundantly in Idaho’s mountains.

Their well-crafted online foraging experience covers identification, harvesting, and cooking wild foods sustainably. With each module, Jordan and Silvan walk you through more than 30 staple wild foods, providing insights into identification, when, where, and how to harvest safely, and how to prepare or preserve your finds.

While they live and forage in the eastern United States, the species they cover can be found widely across North America. I’ve found and enjoyed at least 24 of them (like blackberries and staghorn sumac) right here in the Treasure Valley or the nearby mountains.

Cultivate Your Own Feast: Bundle Foraging and Gardening Courses!

And for those seeking to expand their back-to-the-land journey, the instructors have crafted a bundle that includes not just foraging but also a comprehensive gardening course. Don’t just find nature’s bounty in the wild – learn to grow it in your own backyard!

Grow Your Own Food

Learn the essentials of cultivating your own edible garden, from seed to table. The Complete Guide to Growing Your Own Food provides insights into site selection, seed starting, companion planting, and 15 essential crops to consider in order to grow more of your own food – even if you don’t have your own property. Imagine the joy of harvesting your own homegrown produce to complement your foraged treasures. =)

Learn During the Off-Season

So why not make the most of the off-season by preparing for the upcoming foraging and growing season with online learning? As you explore the course, you’ll be equipped to identify, harvest, and cook wild foods, preparing you for the arrival of spring goodies like nettles, oyster mushrooms, and your first home-grown greens.

The Courses Are Easy to Consume

The video modules and accompanying resources are quick to consume, so they’re easy to fit into a busy schedule (or binge in one afternoon, like I did), but they’re comprehensive enough to make sure you catch all the essentials. You’ll also have lifetime access, so you can refresh your memory as the seasons change.

Exclusive Discount for FunGal Forager Readers:

Are you ready to embark on your foraging or growing adventure? Or looking for a gift for the nature-lover in your life?

Click below and use the code FUNGAL25 to enjoy $25 off either the foraging course or the foraging/growing bundle.* It’s a win-win situation; your purchase supports your learning journey and helps me earn resources keep this site free for everyone.

Buy the Foraging Course
Buy the Foraging/Growing Bundle

(Please note that the discount applies only to the foraging course or the bundle, not to the stand-alone gardening course.)

Explore More with Home Grown Hand Gathered:

Learn more about Jordan and Silvan’s story and discover lots more gardening and foraging content by visiting their page. 

Again, choose between “The Complete Guide to Foraging Your Own Food” or “The Living Off the Land Bundle.” Don’t forget to use the discount code for an extra $25 off!

Happy Learning and Foraging!

As you dive into the world of foraging and growing your own food, remember that this isn’t just a course—it’s an invitation to connect with nature and cultivate a sustainable, enriching lifestyle. Feel free to reach out with questions or share your experiences with me. Here’s to a joyful foraging journey!

Krista Willmorth // The FunGal Forager

P.S. If you make a purchase, contact me with “HGHG” in the subject line, and I’ll share which of the course’s species I’ve found here in Idaho, along with some tips on how to find them locally.

*P.P.S. Enter the code after adding the course to your cart in the “view cart” area.

Picture of krista willmorth the fungal forager inspecting oyster mushrooms, pleurotus species, along the boise river in idaho.
Krista inspecting oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus sp.) along the Boise River, one of the species covered in the Foraging Your Own Food course. Photo credit: Lorna Mitson

Krista is the owner of FunGal Forager, a blog and business sharing her knowledge and experience about foraging for edible mushrooms and wild foods in Idaho, the Mountain West, and the PNW. Her goal is to make foraging more accessible and approachable, so everyone can enjoy the many benefits and security of knowing how to forage their own food and home remedies.

Krista is also the owner of The Runcible Raven, LLC, a consultant and virtual assistant business, and is the Immediate Past President of the Southern Idaho Mycological Association (The Idaho Mushroom Club).

2 Comments

  1. Hi Krista,
    I’m interested in learning how to forage food in Idaho. I was wondering if the offered courses give you areas in the Treasure Valley or McCall, Donnelly, or Cascade areas?
    I am interested in the course but want to ensure it gives approx. times to forage for the species that are in season. I am a beginner and interested in Perma farming and foraging. I would love to be a part of a community of like-minded individuals. I was wondering if you could also lead me in the direction of meeting up with groups.

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