Philadelphia Magazine offers a field guide to searching for, identifying, and foraging wild foods in and around Philly. According to Danny Childs, “Foraging conjures this image of hacking through the bush and finding the forbidden fruit,” Childs says. “But I forage in my back yard. I forage in parking lots. I forage on the running trail in my hometown in Merchantville.” If you look, he says, you’ll find everything from mulberries to honeysuckle
in unexpected places. Danny is the author of Slow Drinks: A Field Guide to Foraging and Fermenting Seasonal Sodas, Botanical Cocktails, Homemade Wines, and More. He suggests using a local guidebook and joining Facebook groups to help ID what you’ve found.
