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"Wildman" Steve Brill

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🌿Naturalist-Author America’s Go-To-Guy for Foraging
📍NY 914-400-9135
Steve📧[email protected]
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Discover the wild edible and medicinal greens, fruits, nuts, roots, mushrooms, and herbs growing in early fall! After plenty of rain we often find hen of the woods, oyster mushrooms, tree ear mushrooms, and more. Crab apples, black walnuts, hickory nuts, ginkgo nuts, hedge mustard, wood sorrel, burdock, goutweed, lamb’s quarters, and hawthorns are in season!

For more information, the full 2026 tour calendar, or to sign up for tours, visit our website wildmanstevebrill.com (link in bio) or call 9144009135. Bring plastic bags for veggies and herbs, paper bags in case of mushrooms, digging tool, lunch, water, and dress for the weather.
Each tour has a suggested $25 donation for adults, and $15 for kids under 12 paid upon arrival via cash, Venmo, or Zelle. Happy foraging!!🌱🌿🍄‍🟫 #foraging #forager #wildfood #wildplants #wildmushrooms taken in New York by @wildmansteve

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Learn from 44 years of experience foraging! Everything is available for purchase on our website wildmanstevebrill.com (link in bio).

For more information, the full 2026 tour calendar, or to sign up for tours, visit our website wildmanstevebrill.com (link in bio) or call 914-835-2153. #foraging #wildplants #wildherbs #books #environmentaleducation by @wildmansteve

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Join Violet Brill foraging this fall season!!🌱🌿🍄‍🟫 Learn how to identify, sustainably harvest, and use wild edible and medicinal plants and mushrooms for food and home remedies. These completely renewable species are often overlooked and underappreciated, but they are filled with vitamins, nutrients, they are delicious, and growing right under our feet.

Violet is 22 and a recent graduate of Cornell University with a degree in Environment and Sustainability. She grew up on her father’s foraging tours and began leading her own at 14. While she loves environmental education, Violet is also a passionate ornithologist. You can sign up for her upcoming foraging walks on her Google Form, the website (links in bio), or calling/texting 914-727-2552. For private tour inquiries you can reach her at veb22@cornell.edu. Happy foraging!! by @wildmansteve

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Join us for a FREE Foraging Tour with “Wildman” Steve Brill and discover the wild foods growing right here along our seashore!

Steve will guide us through plant identification, the natural habitats of the Rockaways, and edible wild greens and other species that thrive in our sandy, nutrient-poor soils.

Sunday, October 4
10 AM–12 PM
RISE | 58-03 Rockaway Beach Boulevard**

Rain or shine! Dress accordingly.

Sign up through the link in our bio or visit riserockaway.org/event

#Rockaway #Rockaways #Foraging #ForagingTour #WildmanSteveBrill #WildFoods #PlantIdentification #RockawayBeach #RISERockaway taken in RISE Rockaway by @wildmansteve

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Here is a versatile herb oil spread I use all the time on breads, corn, baked vegetables, and wild plant chips!

Always be 100% certain of identification before using wild plants or mushrooms for food or medicine. Check out “Wildman’s” books or the Foraging with the
“Wildman”! app, or better yet, join one of our tours to learn hands-on!

For more information, the full 2026 tour calendar, or to sign up for tours, visit our website wildmanstevebrill.com (link in bio) or call 914-835-2153. #foraging #wildfood #wildfruit #foraged #cooking by @wildmansteve

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Foraging Smooth Sumac (Rhus glabra)!

Always be 100% certain of identification before using wild plants or mushrooms for food or medicine. Check out “Wildman’s” books or the Foraging with the
“Wildman”! app, or better yet, join one of our tours to learn hands-on!

For more information, the full 2026 tour calendar, or to sign up for tours, visit our website wildmanstevebrill.com (link in bio) or call 914-835-2153. #foraging #wildfood #wildfruit #foraged #sumac by @wildmansteve

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Here is a story about mugwort! Watch part 1 to learn about the plant.

Mugwort is an extremely common and invasive medicinal herb that has been used for millennia for medicinal purposes. Mugwort is commonly used in brewing, hence the name “mug” and “wort” is an old word for plant. The smell is known to give people vivid dreams at night, and tea from the leaves is used to manage PMS symptoms, support digestion, along with a number of other traditional uses. In Korea, the shoots are used in tempura. Mugwort is a relative of ragweed, and it may lead to allergic reactions in those who are allergic to ragweed. The smell of the crushed leaves is a great identifying characteristic!

Always be 100% certain of identification before eating wild foods. Check out “Wildman’s” books or the Foraging with the “Wildman”! app, or better yet, join one of our tours to learn hands-on!

For more information, the full 2026 tour calendar, or to sign up for tours, visit our website wildmanstevebrill.com (link in bio) or call 914-835-2153. #foraging #wildplants #wildfood #herbalism #medicinalplants taken in New York City by @wildmansteve

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Mugwort is an extremely common and invasive medicinal herb that has been used for millennia for medicinal purposes. Mugwort is commonly used in brewing, hence the name “mug” and “wort” is an old word for plant. The smell is known to give people vivid dreams at night, and tea from the leaves is used to manage PMS symptoms, support digestion, along with a number of other traditional uses. In Korea, the shoots are used in tempura. Mugwort is a relative of ragweed, and it may lead to allergic reactions in those who are allergic to ragweed. The smell of the crushed leaves is a great identifying characteristic! Hear about the story in part 2.

Always be 100% certain of identification before eating wild foods. Check out “Wildman’s” books or the Foraging with the “Wildman”! app, or better yet, join one of our tours to learn hands-on!

For more information, the full 2026 tour calendar, or to sign up for tours, visit our website wildmanstevebrill.com (link in bio) or call 914-835-2153. #foraging #wildplants #wildfood #herbalism #medicinalplants taken in New York City by @wildmansteve

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This weekend we took a walk on the wild side with @wildmansteve and did some foraging in Central Park. It was amazing to learn how many edible fruits and plants grow in our city. Our favorite by far was #lambsquarters which tasted a lot like spinach and is exceptionally nutritious! We also collected quince and made a strawberry quince jam. It was a really great way to see a different side of the city. taken in Central Park by @wildmansteve

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Keep your eyes out for giant puffballs this fall! Don’t confuse them with their lookalikes (the soccer ball and plastic bag). Puffballs are wonderful in dips, spreads, fried, in casseroles, or almost any other dish. As with all mushrooms, these need to be cooked. Try only a few bites if this is your first time eating the species—anyone can have a bad reaction to a new food.

Always be 100% certain of identification before using wild plants or mushrooms for food or medicine. Check out “Wildman’s” books or the Foraging with the “Wildman”! app, or better yet, join one of our tours to learn hands-on!

For more information, the full 2026 tour calendar, or to sign up for tours, visit our website wildmanstevebrill.com (link in bio) or call 914-835-2153. #foraging #wildfood #wildmushrooms #foraged #forager by @wildmansteve

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The Asiatic Dayflower is in season! Enjoy this green raw in salads, cooked, or as a garnish!

Always be 100% certain of identification before using wild plants or mushrooms for food or medicine. Check out “Wildman’s” books or the Foraging with the “Wildman”! app, or better yet, join one of our tours to learn hands-on!

For more information, the full 2026 tour calendar, or to sign up for tours, visit our website wildmanstevebrill.com (link in bio) or call 914-835-2153. #foraging #wildplants #wildfood #forager #foraged by @wildmansteve

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Learning about White Snakeroot! This poisonous plant is common throughout the eastern US, often growing in forests and shaded areas. It contains a toxic alcohol called tremetol, which is deadly. Although poisonous, the species is native and plays important roles in our ecosystem. It has quite the fascinating history, causing milk sickness among many settlers in the 19th century. This is a great plant to know as a forager in order to avoid picking it. We love to explore the history, folklore, and mythology of the plants we find on our walks.

Always be 100% certain of identification before using wild plants or mushrooms for food or medicine. Check out “Wildman’s” books or the Foraging with the “Wildman”! app, or better yet, join one of our tours to learn hands-on!

For more information, the full 2026 tour calendar, or to sign up for tours, visit our website wildmanstevebrill.com (link in bio) or call 914-835-2153. #foraging #wildplants #forager #poisonousplants #nyc taken in Prospect Park Brookyn by @wildmansteve

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