Wild food gathering activities (ie, foraging practices) played an important role in securing
food in the past. Nowadays, these resources and the knowledge around their use are …

Many species of fungi including lichenized fungi (lichens) and algae have the ability to
biosynthesize biologically active compounds. They produce, among others, polysaccharides …

Background: Traditional dyeing methods are practically forgotten in Poland. Józef
Rostafiński included questions on the use of dyes in his ethnobotanical survey from 1883 …

Plant foraging is an important human ecological phenomenon being studied by a number of
contemporary ethnobiologists as well as by a few social anthropologists among rural …

Sulphur shelf fungus (Laetiporus sulphureus) has so far been largely underestimated as a
potential raw material for the food industry. Many studies have demonstrated that the …

Slavonia is the most developed agricultural region in Croatia. With rich and fertile soils that
have enabled the cultivation of a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, and cereals, Slavonia has …

The lockdown caused by the coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) has created a situation
in which food availability is affected not only by the availability of money but also by the …

Foraging and wild herbalism are important elements of the edible green infrastructure which
could, by design, enhance the urban framework of the edible city. Despite recent attention to …

Seaweed has historically been essential for coastal communities worldwide. Following a
period of decline in the last century, Ireland has seen a recent resurgence in the …

Wild vegetables (WVs) have been an essential source of human nutrition since ancient
times. Foraging is a millennia-old practice that has gained more attention recently and is …