Foraging for plants is only one part of the story
Wild foods are seeing a surge in popularity, thanks in part to figures like Alexis Nelson and Pascal Baudar, and to concerns about food security in the wake of supply chain issues and our increasing awareness of climate change. But our relationship to wild foods, and who has access to them, are both in dire need of a change.
Since the Industrial Revolution, westerners have become increasingly detached from wild foods and wild spaces, and after generations of separation, it is easy to miss the forest for the trees. Some foragers apply individualist and consumerist mindsets to gathering wild food, viewing it purely as a product to consume, disregarding the impact their behavior might have on the landscape around them.
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