In the past few years, foraging – a.k.a., looking for wild food outdoors – has been increasing in popularity, and now that popularity is translating into a new kind of tourism.
On Google, the popularity of the term “foraging” in Canada grew more than 257 per cent between February, 2019, and March, 2022. So, not surprisingly, foraging tourism is gaining popularity right alongside it. Think: folks on vacation seeking out mushroom-hunting excursions, foraging tours paired alongside a cooking class, plant identification walks, and the like.
“There’s something deeply satisfying to that primitive corner of our brain about going out and finding something to eat,” says Dr. Mary Berbee, a
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