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Gathering Baltimore's bounty: Characterizing behaviors, motivations, and barriers of foragers in an urban ecosystem

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URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
Volume 28, Issue -, Pages 97-102

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ELSEVIER GMBH
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2017.10.007

Keywords

Alternative food systems; Land use; Urban foraging

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  1. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (Northern Research Station) [118751]
  2. National Center for Research Resources
  3. National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health [1UL1TR001079]
  4. GRACE Communications Foundation

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As a component of urban food systems, foraging-the collection of plant or fungal materials, such as berries and nuts, not deliberately cultivated for human use-may promote positive cultural, ecological, economic, and health outcomes. Foraging behaviors, motivations, and barriers in the urban context remain under-characterized despite emerging literature on the subject. We surveyed 105 self-identified foragers in Baltimore, Maryland about species, quantity, seasonality, and preparation of collected materials; frequency and locations of foraging activities; foraging experience; motivations for and barriers to foraging; and contributions of foraged materials to diets. Respondents collected from a diverse array of species (170 taxa) which, in some cases, constituted an important fraction of the overall diet. This study contributes to the quantitative foundation needed for future work exploring relationships among foraging, public health, and urban ecosystems. This work could inform policy regarding the use and management of urban landscapes.

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