Welcome to Foraging Connecticut

As a child, my mom would take us to the side of the roads to pick dandelion greens and mulberries but, it wasn’t until much later that I began seriously foraging. A number of years ago, I had decided to learn to make my own medicine from the plants of the forests, fields, and seaside. I had always dreamed of working with plants and, after college I decided to make this dream a reality.
I joined a local foraging group to help me get started and began doing extensive research to see what I could learn. What I found was that I lived in one of the most incredible biomes in the world and that there are a plethora of fungi and plants that not only offered opportunities for medicine making but also, for new culinary delights.

Learning to forage had brought me closer to my local community than I ever would’ve thought. It has helped me reconnect with my grandma, who used to live in rural Italy and where she and her family would forage for herbs and mushrooms. It has changed my life truly for the better and the happiness and fulfillment that it brings is one of my favorite things to share with people.
I will go over how to identify the plants and mushrooms properly and what to do with them when you harvest them. How to collect them so as not to do any harm to the environment. Cooking with foraged food has been one of the greatest joys of my life and I am thrilled to be able to share recipes and knowledge with you.