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Condé Nast TravelerOct 28
6 Places in the US Where Travelers Can Hunt, Fish, or Forage for Their Own Food
May we suggest harvesting wild rice in Minnesota, foraging for cacti in Arizona, or fishing for invasive catfish in Chesapeake Bay?
Pensacola waterfront market selling red snapper since 1930.
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- Joe Patti's SeafoodMarketPensacola waterfront market selling red snapper since 1930.
- Elsewhere
- Blue Ridge MountainsSightAsheville, United StatesPeople have walked here searching for edibles since the last Ice Age.
- Great Smoky Mountains National ParkSightAsheville, United StatesRamp collection forbidden since 2004; daily mushroom harvest limited.
- Pisgah and Nantahala National ForestsSightAsheville, United StatesGather up to three pounds of ramps or mushrooms for personal use.
- No Taste Like HomePlaceAsheville, United StatesOffers foraging tours, including a forage-to-table program.
- The Market Place restaurantRestaurantAsheville, United StatesOften serves locally foraged mushrooms; James Beard Award semi-finalist.
- Asheville Farmers MarketsMarketAsheville, United StatesVendors offer pawpaws and other wild foods in season.
- Rainbows and Ramps festivalFestivalAsheville, United StatesFeatures a meal with local ramps and rainbow trout.
- Waynesville Ramp ConventionFestivalAsheville, United StatesFeatures a ramp dinner and Appalachian music and dancing.
- Skrimp ShackRestaurantChesapeake Bay, United StatesWhat started as a small venture in 2011 has quickly grown into an iconic fast-casual seafood brand.
- Dauphine’sRestaurantChesapeake Bay, United StatesHAPPY HOUR Mon-Fri 4pm-7pm / Sat 3pm-7pm / Sunday ALL DAY 11am-last call High Top Table Reservations Are Available at…
- Maryland’s BestPlaceChesapeake Bay, United StatesMaintains a catfish-focused directory of restaurants and grocery stores.
- SafewayMarketChesapeake Bay, United StatesSafeway, Inc.
- Capital Blues FishingPlaceChesapeake Bay, United StatesPremier fishing guide in Washington, D.C.
- Goober TimePlaceChesapeake Bay, United StatesTrophy blues and cooler-filling action on the James River!
- Chesapeake Bay Maritime MuseumMuseumChesapeake Bay, United StatesLearn about the history of the bay, including wild foods.
- ManoominPlaceMinnesota, United StatesWild rice, an important traditional food for Indigenous nations.
- Indígena by OwamniRestaurantMinneapolis, United StatesServes manoomin and other native foods.
- Autumn Harvest Ojibwe Wild RicePlaceSt. Paul, United StatesSells wood-fire-parched rice at the St. Paul Farmers’ Market.
- St. Paul Farmers’ MarketMarketSt. Paul, United StatesSells wood-fire-parched rice.
- WegmansMarketChesapeake Bay, United States
- Whole FoodsMarketChesapeake Bay, United States
- Native HarvestPlaceMinnesota, United States
- White Earth Land Recovery ProjectPlaceMinnesota, United States