Foraging With the "Wildman"
A DVD/Video Series
produced by Chris Allan
Videos
A DVD/Video series dedicated to the edible and medicinal plants and mushrooms of North America
Wild Edibles Basic Cover
Dandelion Animation
This series lets you have fun while learning everything you need to know about foraging.
Foraging Purposes
Part 1, Wild Edible Basics, covers the principles of identifying, harvesting, preserving, and using wild foods safely.
Jewelweed and Loupe

Jeweler's loupe in hand,
"Wildman" examines the flower of jewelweed.

Plants include poison ivy — how to recognize and avoid it—and jewelweed, which prevents the poison ivy rash. You must learn this plant before you venture forth into the woods.
Poison Ivy Diagrammed

The anatomy of poison ivy

It also provides in-depth coverage of black walnuts, black cherries, dandelions, wineberries, burdock, rose hips, and the chicken mushroom, all among the most common, widespread, easy-to-recognize, and most useful species—great for beginning and advanced foragers.
"Wildman" with Chicken Mushroom

The chicken mushroom, one of the best, most common,
easy to identify, and widespread mushroom.

As a bonus, it includes an excerpt from a future DVD series,
The Wild Vegetarian Kitchen.
Kinpira Gobo

Kinpira Gobo Recipe

Watch "Wildman" prepare kinpira gobo, a traditional Japanese delicacy made with wild burdock root.

Preparing Kinpira Gobo

Kinpira Gobo on the Stove

Tasting Kinpira Gobo

Kinpira Gobo passes the taste test with flying colors!

Some future installments will highlight individual foods. There will be videos devoted to wild vegetables, fruits and berries, roots, nuts and seeds, medicinal plants, and mushrooms.

Other future installments will highlight individual foods. There will be videos devoted to wild vegetables, fruits and berries, roots, nuts and seeds, medicinal plants, and mushrooms.

Others will be habitat based. We'll cover plants of lawns and grassy areas, thickets, disturbed soil and roadsides, forests, wetlands, and the seashore.

There will also be season-based shows, covering the most important species of early spring, mid to late spring, summer, fall, and winter.

Watch excerpts of Wild Edible Basics.

Read reviews of Wild Edible Basics.

Buy this DVD/video!

DVD—just $22 including shipping and handling

Video—just $18 including shipping and handling.