uForage vs ForageMate

uForage is a free community food map. It shows you what's growing near you right now: roadside stalls, backyard fruit trees with too much fruit, small growers, honey, eggs, and wild food you walk past every day without seeing. Search for what you actually want. Eggs, lemons, herbs, honey. Results are sorted by what's closest to you, with directions to get there. Got more than you can eat? List your surplus in under a minute. Someone nearby is already looking for it, and your excess goes to a neighbour instead of the compost. Not sure what something is? Point your camera. uForage uses image recognition plus a community of real people to help identify wild and backyard food, with safety and spray warnings on listings. Foraging worldwide. uForage connects to a global database of more than 1.6 million wild food locations, so the map works whether you're in the Northern Rivers or northern Italy. Detail on non-Australian wild food listings requires a subscription. Why we built it Food should be accessible to everyone regardless of income. Community food networks are more resilient than supply chains, and we learned that the hard way during the 2022 Northern Rivers floods, when the roads were cut and the shelves were empty and the people who were okay were the ones who knew their local growers. uForage is free to use, built by two people in Murwillumbah, and mapped by the community that uses it. Winner, Business NSW Regen Connection Accelerator. As featured on ABC, NBN News and 7NEWS.

ForageMate is a community-powered map for discovering and sharing wild food — fruit trees, berry patches, nut trees, edible herbs, and more on public land near you. Discover what's growing near you Browse an interactive map of community-verified foraging spots in your area. Filter by category — fruit trees, berries, nuts, herbs, vegetables, mushrooms, and more — to find exactly what you're looking for. Each spot includes peak season information so you know the best time to visit. Share your finds with the community Found a fig tree in the local park? A blackberry patch along the river trail? Add it to the map in three simple steps. Describe the spot, pin your location, and submit for community review. Your finds help others discover the abundance growing all around them. Plan your foraging trips Save spots you want to revisit, verify spots you've visited, and check the latest availability reports from other foragers. Each spot shows quality ratings, verification counts, and recent reports so you always know what to expect. Forage responsibly ForageMate is designed around sustainable foraging. Always verify plant identification independently from multiple sources before consuming anything. Take only what you need and leave plenty for wildlife and other foragers. Only spots on public land are approved for the map. Community moderated Every spot submitted to ForageMate is reviewed before appearing on the map, keeping the community reliable and safe. ForageMate is a community tool. Always verify plant identification independently before consuming anything. The app is not responsible for the accuracy of community submissions.