Global community foraging map
Public guide
Gather Atlas is built to help people find, compare, and document real forage locations. It is not a guarantee that any plant is edible, that any land is open to harvest, or that any spot is still safe.
Use the map as a lead generator and field notebook, then confirm the legal, practical, and safety details yourself before collecting anything.
Common questions
No. Some records come from public projects and others come from community reports. Access, species, safety, and current site condition still need to be checked in person.
No. Rules vary by council, park system, reserve, and country. A public-looking place can still have collection limits or full harvesting bans.
Do not assume you can. Verge plantings, overhanging branches, easements, and fence lines can have unclear ownership or implied restrictions, so treat these spots cautiously unless permission is obvious.
Sometimes, but not automatically. Busy roads, herbicide use, stormwater runoff, flood deposits, and animal activity can all make a site unsuitable even when the fruit itself looks good.
No. Digital identification should be treated as a clue. If you are not confident in the species, do not harvest or eat it.
It works best as a discovery tool: finding likely spots, storing access notes, comparing season windows, seeing what others report, and then verifying each location yourself on the ground.
What the map can do
What the map cannot do
Official references