Non-Timber Forest Products

Where You Turn Sustainable Foraging Into Income

What You Need

Going foraging into the forest shouldn’t be taken lightly, you might end up being surprised by the elements or wild animals or maybe even get lost. It’s crucial to be well prepared before you go off into the woods, here is a list of things you should bring to make your life easier:

  • Good outdoor jacket, including waterproof boots, gloves, and a hat
  • A backpack with a survival kit
  • Some snacks and a water bottle
  • A basket, a linen sack, and some small glass jars
  • A sickle, a small gardening hoe/fork, and a small hatchet
  • Multitool knife
  • A good companion, bring your dog or friend along with you
  • A bear bell and bear spray
  • Maps & compass and Gps with battery packs to charge your electronics.
  • I also recommend using a good book or app identify the plants you’re looking at. (crucial to avoid poisoning)

Mushrooms

Harvesting Wild Mushrooms

Natural Oils

Natural Essential Oils

Medicinal Plants

Forage For Medicinal Herbs

Barks

Tree-Bark-Medicine-Non-Timber-Forest-Products

Resins

Tree Resin Wild Forest Product

Fibers

Harvesting Forest Fibers

Berries

American-Raspberry-Rubus-Idaeus-Strigosus-Hardiness-Zone-2-Deciduous-Berry-Shrubs

Tree Nuts

Walnuts – Juglans sp. Non-Timber Forest Product

Spices

Wild Spices Non-Timber-Forest Product

Honey & Beeswax

Honey Beeswax Non Timber Forest Product

Seeds

Wild Seeds Forest product

Forest Tea

Foraging For Forest Tea