Wet Season Foraging Guide

By Felicity Joy

Discover the wonders of seven abundant, easily located, and versatile edible wild weeds flourishing during the wet, cold, and winter seasons. Foraging becomes a powerful means of independently sourcing local, fresh, seasonal food and medicine, with these edible weeds offering a treasure trove of vitamins, minerals, and medicinal properties.

The featured plants in this guide—Chickweed, Purple Dead Nettle, Onion Weed, Gorse, Violets, Cleavers, and Miners Lettuce—were selected for their abundance throughout New Zealand during the wet seasons (Autumn through to Spring), as well as their diverse uses in food and medicine.

Tailored for both absolute beginners and seasoned foragers, this guide provides ample information and confidence to commence your foraging journey independently. Seasoned foragers will appreciate the extensive nutritional and medicinal details, along with the captivating folklore.