Gathered
On Foraging, Feasting, and the Seasonal Life
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From "the Internet's Mushroom Auntie," a stunning, illustrated guide to foraging and the bounties to be had, both personal and edible, in exploring the world around us and using the gifts it has to offer in our lives.
Foraging is becoming increasingly popular, from TikTok to tasting menus at the most exclusive restaurants around the world. People are discovering that delicious wild edibles are waiting for us in our own backyards, led by champions such as Gabrielle Cerberville. Known as "The Chaotic Forager" online, Cerberville argues that foraging is the past, present, and future of food, and the key to unlocking a reciprocal relationship with the land that feeds us. Through learning to engage with the world of wild food, she contends, we can also build a kinder, more respectful relationship with ourselves.
Gathered is an adventure in foraging that awakens us to the beauty of the seasons and the world we live in, heightening our senses to the crunch of snow underfoot and the sharp prick of a thorny bramble. Season by season, Cerberville takes us along through winning harvests and missteps, introducing us to the beautiful complications of foraged edibles and the various ways to eat and prepare them in delicious recipes such as Chanterelle Peach Pie with Basil, Wild Blueberry Ginger Gimlets, and Pulled Hen of the Woods with Juneberry BBQ Sauce. Cerberville also chronicles indigenous practices of honoring the earth, and their own long road to self-discovery and acceptance.
With this book as a guide, readers will learn to find, identify, harvest, and process wild food to use in their own kitchens and develop a greater kinship with the natural world. A memoir with recipes, color photos, and illustrations throughout, Gathered is an invitation to move beyond our comfort zones, open our eyes, and dig into the earth.
Gathered contains 20 black-and-white illustrations and 30-40 full-color illustrations in a 32-page insert.
About this Author
Gabrielle Cerberville, otherwise known as the "Chaotic Forager" and sometimes as "The Internet's Mushroom Auntie," is a celebrated foraging educator, community mycologist, and climate advocate based in the Charlottesville area. Known for her informative, funny, high-energy social media content, which has gained her nearly two million followers across platforms, Gabrielle has given keynotes, classes, and forays around the country. A current PhD student at the University of Virginia in the Music Composition and Computer Technologies program, Gabrielle researches the intersection between art, science, and our responsibility to understand, protect, and communicate with the natural world.
Reviews
"Gathered is an exquisite dish, prepared by a master, layered with all the ingredients that make up foraging itself: the deeply personal, the broadly historical, the botanical, the mycological, the precisely culinary, and the endless adventure of hunting ingredients." -- Samuel Thayer, author of The Forager's Harvest
"Gathered is a glowing, vivid book that invites us to look more closely at the world around us -- and to taste it, too. Gabrielle Cerberville writes with clarity, heart, and deep respect for the landscapes she explores. Cerberville shows us that the practice of foraging is not about taking, but about participating -- about paying attention, showing gratitude, and approaching the natural world as a partner rather than a resource." -- Molly Williams, author of Jane Austen's Garden: A Botanical Tour of the Classic Novels
"A love letter to the land, written with dirt under the nails. Gabrielle writes like she forages--carefully, reverently, and with deep attention. Her stories are as nourishing as her recipes." -- Alan Bergo, author of The Forager Chef's Book of Flora
"Gathered is a feast for body, mind, and soul. It challenges you to not only learn new plants and fungi, but to also learn new ways of moving through the green spaces around you. The recipes are vibrant with Gabrielle's love of the natural world, her cultural heritage, and her delightfully eclectic lived experiences. This book is crafted in warmth and joy." -- Alexis Nikole Nelson, @Blackforager
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