The Wilderness Cure: Ancient Wisdom in a Modern World

Mo Wilde, author of The Wilderness Cure, shares the story of the year she spent living solely on wild, foraged food.

Mo Wilde made a quiet but radical commitment: to survive for an entire year on free, foraged food. In a world increasingly disconnected from nature, eating wild food becomes both a culinary and healing act, as well as a social and political statement. At its core, it’s an act of love and community.

Using her expertise in botany and mycology, Mo follows the seasons to gather nutritious food from hundreds of plant species, fungi, and seaweeds. Along the way, she learns not only how to survive, but also how to thrive. Nourishing her body and mind strengthens her connection to the earth – a connection we have largely lost, yet all of us, at our core, long for.

This hunger is about far more than food. It’s about accepting and understanding our place in a natural network that is both incredibly complex and beautifully simple. The Wilderness Cure is a diary of a wild experiment: a timely, inspiring memoir that explores a deeper relationship between humans and nature and reminds us of the important lessons we’ve lost along the way.