A new wave of creators is teaching us how to get there and pick the right fungi.
across social media, is a marine biology major from Texas who also got into foraging through his grandparents."On occasion," he said,"I would go fishing with my grandparents, and my grandmother would point out coconuts, wild amaranths, and other fruits that were edible while we were out in nature and fishing. I never really thought too much about it.
But as he grew up, Aanjaneya realised the hobby wasn't popular in his community, Houston or Corpus Christi, and that there weren't many young people and POC like himself. So he took it upon himself to research plants that looked edible on iNaturalist, Wikipedia and to find their food value."As a young POC, I recognise that fishing isn't really a hobby associated with me, but I've learned to embrace it and run with it," he says."I may not be the best fisherman or forager out there, but there's definitely a lot you can teach yourself. I didn't have anyone show me the ropes, just a few occasions with my grandparents. I had to learn so much on my own, but it was well worth it.
Aanjaneya points out that foraging and fishing are hobbies that are not generally attributed to him as a person of colour, he's trying to get more people to enjoy the outdoors through his platform. Other big foraging TikTokers like @, a Black forager, who he credits as an inspiring role model for young people getting into foraging, are embracing the tradition and helping POC of all ages learn what it means to forage and be more environmentally conscious about food production.
The focus on paying the knowledge forward is an ideal that Megan, Laura, Aanjaneya, and Alexis share. That focus is at the heart of the new generation of TikTok foragers, who are dedicated to making the hobby easily accessible, easily understood and consequently more widely embraced. As climate change becomes a pressing concern too, to understand that we can take care of our surroundings better if we learn about them more is more important than ever.
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