Becoming a Member

You must make a proportion of your income from a foraging activity

The Association of Foragers is a membership organisation to support those working in the area of foraging. You can apply to be a Member if you can demonstrate that you earn part or all of your income from a foraging activity (for example, teaching courses, supplying foods). When you apply, you must provide a website, links to blogs, advertised events, ticketing sites or something that proves that you are teaching about wild food or supplying foraged foods. If you work as a volunteer teacher, spending a proportion of your time doing this, then you may be eligible if you can demonstrate your activities. Membership is not open to people who just have a general interest in foraging.

Please enter as much as you can in the box called Biography on the application form - it will not be live straightaway and you can change this later.

You must be willing to abide by our Principles of Practice

You must agree to abide by the Association's code for our Principles and Practice published here on our website. This governs Membership and guides our professional ethos in practice, harvesting, sustainable, fair, respectful and mindful conduct.

You need to be proposed and seconded by existing Members

You need to be proposed and seconded by two existing members of the Association who will vouch for you. So do get in touch with members you already know. The Association is there for all of us working in foraging, to offer support to each other, and you will find existing members approachable and happy to discuss what you are doing, and they will also explain more about the Association. Making that contact with them is a first step in your new network of friends so please don’t be daunted by reaching out. If you don't already know any members, please get in touch with those listed on the Directory page in your region, or an area that you will be visiting, introduce yourself and arrange to meet up with them or schedule a call. 

Applications can then be made through the form below. Once we receive a completed application form, the application is circulated to existing Members and the proposer and seconder asked to confirm the application. This process can take a month as we do not have a dedicated administrator.

You will need to pay an annual membership fee

There is an annual membership fee to cover the costs of running the organisation that needs to be paid on the anniversary of when you join for your membership to remain current.

Please don't pay the fees invoice until we contact you to confirm your application has been successful.

The system will automatically send you an invoice for your first annual membership fee payment when you send in your application. New applications go to the members for at least a month for comment before processing, so we wish to start your fees from the day your membership begins if you're successful, not the day you applied to join us. Please keep the invoice safe and disregard any site auto-reminders until you hear back from us about membership acceptance. Then please pay the fees invoice and your membership will be activated.