About Nick
Hi, I'm Nick. I built The Bay Forager on my own and I keep it free, with no ads. If it has helped you find something good this season, a small tip goes straight into the hosting and the data work. Only if you can spare it. Either way, I'm glad you're here.
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Hi, I'm Nick.
I hold a PhD in bioengineering from UC Riverside and still work part-time in the biotech field and run a company that makes alcohol detectors for kombucha brewers.
My teaching experience goes back over a decade; I have experience with all ages. I have been foraging since I was a boy growing up in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Georgia.
I started leading foraging tours because the knowledge felt too good to keep to myself. Once you begin identifying plants, a plain field of green turns into a new universe.
My approach is beginner-friendly, sensory-forward, and question-welcoming. I would love to yap about latin names and ecosystem inctracacies, but I lean towards accesibility first.
Foraging ethics
- Always have permission to take
- Take only what you'll use
- Be "banana positive" on your identification
- Do not take endangerds/delicate natives
There's more to find than food
Paying attention to plants slows you down just enough to notice everything else. Lizards on rocks, salamanders under leaves, slugs doing their thing. Something always turns up.
