State foraging calendar

Delaware Foraging Calendar

Delaware's tiny geography and almost entirely coastal plain terrain make it one of the least ecologically varied foraging states, but its position at the heart of the Chesapeake-Delaware estuary system gives it a productive coastal foraging environment not found in the larger interior states. The tidal wetlands along Delaware Bay are among the most intact on the East Coast, providing access to glasswort, sea purslane, and other estuarine edibles in a relatively undisturbed setting. Inland, the state's farm woodlots and state forests support morels in spring and autumn mushrooms through fall, and elderberries and pawpaws grow along the small waterways that cross the flat agricultural landscape. The Brandywine Valley in the north, where Pennsylvania's Piedmont extends into Delaware, offers the state's best interior foraging habitat.

3 bioregions across Delaware