What are Wildcrafters?
Wildcrafters are people who harvest plants and fungi from their natural environments, rather than cultivating them. Some plants do not do well under cultivation, forcing people to harvest them in the wild, while others are simply readily available in the wild in some regions, leading people to harvest them in situ rather than attempting to grow these plants. The practice of gathering wild materials is known as wildcrafting, and in some regions wildcrafters are subject to an assortment of laws which are designed to keep wildcrafting safe and ecologically friendly. Many wildcrafters enjoy working in nature, and they consider themselves to be stewards of nature, caring for it while they benefit from it. A number of wildcrafters subscribe to a code of ethics which includes respect for endangered species and cleaning up after themselves. If possible, only parts of a plant are harvested, rather than the entire plant, ensuring that the plant will continue to thrive, and in the event that an e
