Foraging for wildfoods

July/August 2025

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July/August 2025

The edge zones of rivers are top foraging environments. Photo: Peter Langlands
It can be hard to know where to start with foraging and how to do it safely. Here are some tips and tricks from a professional. At the most recent count there are some 9000 edible and endemic species with culinary or nutritional value in New Zealand. Then, there’s around 250 key wild plants and […]

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