A self-paced video course · filmed in the field
There's food growing all around you. Robin Greenfield will teach you to see it.
Online Foraging School is a plant-by-plant video course from Robin Greenfield – the forager spending an entire year eating 100% foraged food, down to the salt, the oil, and the spices. A whole year without a single grocery store, restaurant, or even a garden! Now he's teaching you the simple ways to tap into nature’s abundance.
Enroll in Foraging SchoolLifetime access · Learn at your own pace · Visual education
OCTOBER 9TH, 2025
On this day, Robin Greenfield walked away from more than just the grocery store...
For one full year, everything Robin eats is coming directly from the land: wild rice harvested from morning until sunset, salmon from Lake Superior, black walnuts, chokecherries, maple syrup, salt evaporated from the ocean. Over 200 species of plants, mushrooms, and more… gathered from yards, parks, roadsides, and more.
And he did much of it in neighborhoods and cities, the same kinds of places you live. No backcountry required.
What makes him special? Well, Robin isn't a rare genius with knowledge nobody else can access. He'll be the first to tell you that when he started, he didn’t have any of this knowledge. It’s been learned from books, teachers, and local plant walks…one plant at a time. The knowledge is learnable. He's living proof.
“For me, foraging is a way to really deeply connect with the Earth... it's also a practice of love.”
- Robin Greenfield
Online Foraging School is that knowledge – organized, filmed in the field, and handed to you.
WHY FORAGING, WHY NOW
Most of us walk past food every single day and never know it.
The dandelions you've been taught to poison. The plantain growing in the sidewalk crack. The mulberry tree dropping fruit on the parking lot. The milkweed, the wild grape, the hazelnut hedge at the edge of the park.
Somewhere in the last few of generations, we traded a skill humans carried for tens of thousands of years for a plastic clamshell of spinach shipped 1,500 miles. And with that trade we lost something bigger than food: a relationship with the living world right outside our door.
Foraging brings it back. One plant at a time.
The whole method: 1 plant at a time
Robin's rule for beginners is simple: learn one plant per week. In a year, you're the person your neighbors come to with questions. You become, as Robin puts it, the wizard of your own community. Or, take the lessons at your own pace, and learn as fast or slow as you desire!
MEET YOUR TEACHER
Robin Greenfield
Robin has been called "the Robin Hood of modern times", “a Thoreau-esque character for our digital age” and the "Forrest Gump of ecology." His work has reached millions of people across the world, and more than 2 million follow his journey.
A few things Robin has actually done:
Ate 100% foraged food for almost an entire year (he’s only 2 months from completion!), while touring the U.S. leading public foraging walks from Wisconsin to Kentucky to California
Grew and foraged 100% of his food for a year in Orlando, Florida, and wrote the book Food Freedom about it
Foraged 100% of his food for a month in Northern Wisconsin while leading foraging walks in a dozen cities
Helped provide garden seed packs to 40,000 people in low-access communities and planted hundreds of publicly accessible Community Fruit Trees
Robin with broadleaf plantain (Plantago major) – lesson 7 of the Wild Greens module.
Robin lives on almost nothing and gives away what he earns. His share of this course goes to planting Community Fruit Trees – publicly accessible fruit and nut trees anyone can forage from. When you enroll, you're putting food-bearing trees in public ground.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
45+ wild plants, taught one at a time, in the field.
Every lesson is filmed live in the field with the actual plant in hand. For each of the 45+ plants, you'll learn what to look for, when to harvest it at its best, how to take what you need respectfully, and how to prepare and enjoy it.
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ID with confidence
Learn distinguishing features of each plant, and how you can begin a relationship with the plants in your region.
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When to harvest
Know the season, and the exact stage of growth that gives you the best flavor and nutrition.
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Harvest sustainably
Learn sustainable harvesting techniques that keep the plants, and the ecosystem around it, thriving for years to come.
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Prepare & enjoy
Discover some of Robin’s tastiest and safest ways to prepare and enjoy the food you find.
The course modules
Module 01
Foundations of Foraging
Safety, ethics, tools, and the mindset that turns a walk around your neighborhood into a harvest.
Module 02
Wild Greens
The most common, nutrient-dense greens growing all around you, hiding in plain sight.
Module 03
Wild Herbs & Teas
Aromatic plants for teas, seasonings, and simple herbal remedies.
Module 04
Wild Fruits
Berries, tree fruits, and how to tell the delicious from dangerous.
Module 05
Roots, Nuts & Beyond
Digging roots, gathering nuts, and the other skills that round out your foraging education.
THE FIELD INDEX
Every plant you'll meet inside the school.
Greens, herbs, roots, and fruits — a growing library of edible plants, each taught with wisdom and compassion.
Greens
14 species
Dandelion
Stinging Nettle (and Wood Nettle)
Sow Thistle
Wood Sorrel
Lamb's Quarters
Plantago
Basswood Leaf
Watercress
Purslane
Ox-Eye Daisy
Amaranth
Ground Ivy
Smartweed
Wintercress
Roots, Nuts & More
7 species
Milkweed
Hazelnut
Dock
Wapato
Giant Puffball Mushroom
Black Walnut
Burdock
Robin foraging in New York City
Herbs & Teas
13 species
Monarda / Bee Balm
Sumac
Goldenrod
Pineapple Weed
Mugwort
Mullein
Raspberry Leaf
Yarrow
Rose Hips (Wild Rose)
Hops
Catnip
Mint
Red Clover
Fruits
11 species
Apple
Wild Plum
Aronia
Highbush Cranberry
Blackhaw (Nannyberry)
Black Elderberry
Mulberry
Juneberry / Serviceberry
Black Cherry
Virginia Creeper
Wild Grape
45 foods and medicines and counting. New plant lessons are added over time — and every one is included in your lifetime access.
IS THIS FOR YOU?
This course is for you if...
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You want to actually know what's edible where you live — not just watch videos about it.
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You'd rather learn a few key plants deeply than skim a hundred you'll forget.
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You're drawn to visual, hands-on learning.
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You want practical, repeatable skills — not just inspiration.
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You're willing to go outside, get your hands dirty, and taste something new.
It probably isn't if...
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You're looking for a quick weekend hack, not an ongoing skill.
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You'd rather someone else identify plants for you, forever.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Everything you need to start this week.
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45+ field-filmed video lessons – plant-by-plant lessons for 45+ wild edibles, filmed with Robin in real habitat
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Expert resources – gear list, recommended tips, books & apps to support your journey.
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Lifetime access – every future update and new plant lesson, included forever. No subscription.
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Watch on any device – phone, tablet, or desktop, at home or standing next to the plant itself.
“We need massive systems change, and my belief is that we’ll only get that when we change the systems within our minds, our bodies, our relationships and our communities.”
That's the theory of change behind this course. Foraging isn't just a skill — it's a doorway. Once you can name the plants around you, you start to notice the land itself: what's thriving, what's disappearing, what needs protecting. Every tuition dollar also helps fund Community Fruit Trees, planting free public food for the next generation.
ENROLLMENT
Join Online Foraging School
Founding Enrollment
🎁 Founding members also get 2 months free access to the community
$97 $197
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All 5 modules, 60+ lessons
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2 months community access
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Lifetime access
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Funds Community Fruit Trees
Founding members enroll alongside other foragers, ask questions, and share pictures of their finds — free for 2 months.
Enroll NowFounding pricing (+2 months free community access) ends August 25th — don't miss out.
Not right for you? Full refund within 30 days, no questions asked.
QUESTIONS
Before you ask...
Where does this course take place?
Everything is filmed in the field in the US and in Robin's home in Wisconsin. The plants and techniques you'll learn translate broadly within the US primarily and climates similar to the Midwest and Northeast of the US
Is foraging safe? I'm nervous about misidentifying plants.
Caution is healthy. While every plant lesson covers identification tips, foraging is a skillset and confidence learned over time. Best practice would suggest that multiple modalities of learning (books, videos, and with a guide in person) are recommended before someone should start consuming foods from the wild.
Do I need any special gear?
No. A basic pair of scissors or a pocketknife and a bag or basket are enough to get started. We'll point out optional tools as they come up, but nothing is required to begin.
How much time will this take each week?
The course is entirely self-paced. Most people spend 20-30 minutes per day watching lessons and getting outside to practice, but you can move as quickly or slowly as you like.
How long do I have access to the course?
Forever. Enrollment includes lifetime access on any device, plus any future updates we make to the modules and field index.
Where does my money go?
Your enrollment funds the nonprofit Regeneration, Equity & Justice and Earth Conscious Life, dedicated to bringing nature-focused solutions to the masses. A portion goes directly toward planting Community Fruit Trees so more people have free food to forage.
You don't have to forage for a year. That's Robin's job.
Your job is one plant. This week. Maybe it's the dandelion in your yard. By this time next year, you could know forty-eight – and the land you've lived on for years will finally start to feel like home.
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