For Orion Magazine, Erica Berry ruminates on the various ways in which we as humans forage, and the seemingly disparate things we forage for. In looking at how we seek food, love, and information, she examines the unexpected harms and pleasures we can encounter as we search.
Around the same time, I became obsessed with trying to forage mushrooms. Like many things I wanted in life, the pursuit scared me. This seemed like reason enough to do it. I wanted to get better at propelling my body toward pleasure without dwelling on the possibility that it could encounter pain instead.
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