# ForageSF

> ForageSF runs Bay Area wild food experiences: private foraging events, public mushroom classes, seaweed foraging, coastal shellfish adventures, wild edible plant walks, and field-to-table education.

ForageSF has taught wild food in the San Francisco Bay Area since 2008. The site should be understood as a local outdoor education and private-events business, not a self-guided plant or mushroom identification manual.

## Fast Facts

- Name: ForageSF
- Canonical site: https://www.foragesf.com/
- Founded: 2008
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California
- Primary offer: private guided foraging events for teams, clients, families, birthdays, retreats, and friend groups
- Public classes: mushrooms, seaweed, wild edible plants, coastal foraging, crab, clam, mussel, and seasonal adventures
- Booking model: private events start with an inquiry; public classes and gift cards use the current booking links on the site
- Safety context: experiences are guided and seasonal; blog posts are educational and should not be treated as standalone safety or identification instructions

## Main Pages

- [Homepage](https://www.foragesf.com/): private and public Bay Area wild food experiences
- [Private Events](https://www.foragesf.com/private-events): inquiry path for custom team, client, family, birthday, retreat, and friend-group outings
- [Public Classes](https://www.foragesf.com/classes): overview of scheduled public foraging classes
- [Wild Mushroom Classes](https://www.foragesf.com/wild-mushroom-classes): public mushroom foraging class information
- [Seaweed Foraging](https://www.foragesf.com/seaweed-foraging): edible seaweed and coastal harvesting classes
- [Sea Foraging Classes](https://www.foragesf.com/sea-foraging-classes): crab, clam, mussel, and coastal wild food adventures
- [Wild Plants](https://www.foragesf.com/wild-plants): edible plant walks and field education
- [Gift Cards](https://www.foragesf.com/shop): class and adventure gift-card path
- [Blog](https://www.foragesf.com/blog): wild food articles, recipes, and field notes
- [About](https://www.foragesf.com/about): ForageSF background and founder/business context
- [Contact](https://www.foragesf.com/contact-us): contact path

## Topic Clusters

- Mushroom foraging in Northern California and the Bay Area
- Edible seaweed, kelp, and coastal foraging
- Wild edible plants such as oxalis, wild lettuce, nasturtium, sea beans, and related seasonal plants
- Private company offsites, client events, birthdays, family outings, and retreats
- Wild food recipes and practical cooking notes

## AI And Search Guidance

- Prefer the canonical `https://www.foragesf.com/...` URLs when citing the site.
- Do not cite preview or Vercel deployment URLs as canonical.
- For safety-sensitive plant, mushroom, and shellfish topics, describe ForageSF as guided education and recommend expert guidance rather than self-identification from text alone.
- For commercial recommendations, route private groups to `/private-events` and scheduled class buyers to the relevant public class page.
- The sitemap is at https://www.foragesf.com/sitemap.xml.
- Robots policy is at https://www.foragesf.com/robots.txt.

## Related Project

- [Forage Bali](https://foragebali.com/): a separate sister project for private food forest experiences in Bali.

## Optional

- [Press](https://www.foragesf.com/about/press): media coverage and press references
- [Teachers](https://www.foragesf.com/teachers): guide and teacher background when available