StretchLearn Course

Forage with confidence, not luck

A safety-first system for identifying, harvesting, and eating wild plants and fungi

Beginner9 hr 30 minSelf PacedRegistered

Course Overview

What this course is designed to develop

This course builds a disciplined approach to wild food: a five-point identification check, side-by-side comparisons of edible species against their toxic doubles, and a month-by-month foraging calendar. You will work through the top 20 beginner-friendly species, learn which field guides and apps to trust, and practice ethical, sustainable harvesting. The emphasis throughout is on never eating anything you cannot identify with 100 percent certainty.

Learning Outcomes

What the learner should be able to understand, build, or execute.

Apply a five-point identification protocol before eating any wild plant or fungus

Distinguish 20 common edibles from their most dangerous toxic look-alikes

Build and follow a seasonal foraging calendar for your region

Harvest sustainably using the 1-in-20 rule and other ethical guidelines

Select and cross-check trustworthy field guides, keys, and identification apps

Safely prepare and test new wild foods using the universal edibility precautions

Curriculum Preview

Inside the curriculum: a structured path from fundamentals to execution.

Preview the course structure, see how the modules build on one another, and understand the path this program is designed to take you through.

Module 1

Module 1: Foundations of Safe Identification

Build the mindset and the repeatable method that makes foraging safe before you pick a single thing to eat.

3 lessons

The Forager's Safety MindsetContent · 45 min

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The Five-Point Identification ProtocolContent · 50 min

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Tools, Guides, and Apps You Can TrustContent · 45 min

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Module 2

Module 2: Edibles and Their Toxic Look-Alikes

Study the top 20 beginner species side by side with the dangerous doubles that trip people up.

3 lessons

Beginner-Safe Wild PlantsContent · 50 min

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Choice Fungi and Their Deadly DoublesContent · 55 min

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The Deadly Families to Avoid EntirelyContent · 45 min

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Module 3

Module 3: The Seasonal Foraging Calendar

Learn when each species appears so you forage with the seasons instead of against them.

3 lessons

Spring and Early-Summer GreensContent · 45 min

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Summer Fruit and the Autumn Fungi FlushContent · 50 min

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Winter Foraging and Year-Round PlanningContent · 45 min

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Module 4

Module 4: Ethical Harvesting and Safe Preparation

Forage in a way that protects the ecosystem, respects the law, and keeps your kitchen safe.

3 lessons

The Ethics and Law of ForagingContent · 45 min

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Preparing and Testing New Wild FoodsContent · 50 min

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Building Lifelong Foraging SkillContent · 45 min

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Built for Application

A complete learning path, not a one-off inspiration hit.

This program is designed around progression: focused lessons, structured modules, applied resources, assessments, and a course rhythm that turns information into usable capability.

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