Mo Wilde
🌿Co-Founder & Wild Food Trailblazer
Meet Mo Wilde, a pioneering expert in the world of wild food and the natural world’s incredible potential to nourish and heal. As a research herbalist, ethnobotanist, and co-founder of EatWild®, Mo brings decades of hands-on foraging experience and scientific insight to the forefront of the wild food movement.
Mo’s dedication to wild food goes far beyond theory - she spent an entire year living solely on a wild food diet, a transformative journey detailed in her acclaimed book, The Wilderness Cure. She has been teaching foraging since 2007, blending practical skills with deep knowledge of medicinal plants, fungi, and seaweeds, inspiring people to reconnect with nature.
Mo’s Superpowers:
- Wildbiome® Project Leader: Heads a groundbreaking study examining how wild food diets impact the human microbiome.
- Foraging Expert: Shares the art and science of foraging for edible and medicinal plants, fungi, and seaweeds.
- Medicinal Mushroom Expert: Delves into the healing properties of mushrooms, lichens, and tree resins.
- Educator: Inspires audiences through lectures, workshops, and courses at institutions like the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh.
- Wild Food Advocate: Creates engaging content for the EatWild® App, making reliable foraging knowledge accessible to all.
As a Fellow of the Linnean Society and a member of both the Association of Foragers and the British Mycological Society, Mo is at the cutting edge of wild food research and conservation. Her mission is to inspire a deeper connection with the natural world, empowering people to rediscover the value of what grows around them.
🌲 Learn more about Mo’s work: monicawilde.com