Best way to level foraging?

[Dee Twenty]

I'm sitting at level 8 in foraging right now, after taking advantage of my first Winter clearing out all the weeds and high grass for me to clear out all the trees, stumps, logs, and rocks around my fields, and was wondering what's the quickest way to level up foraging?

[Black Mambo № 5]

Pick up the random "foragable" items all over the town and in the desert.
In Spring, and Fall if you shake some bushes you get Salmonberry and Blackberry respectively. That I believe counts as "foraging" and helps you level up nicely.
Even collecting beach items counts towards "foraging".
Basically just keep picking stuff up from the ground, or digging up the worms and you'll be maxing out "foraging" in no time.

[Violeta]

Doesn't chopping trees also gain foraging exp?

[Dee Twenty]

Originally posted by Promise:

Doesn't chopping trees also gain foraging exp?

Yep, I gained two levels just from clearing out the massive forest of oak, pine, and maple trees that had sprung up in my fields while I was busy fishing and mining for the first three seasons. Chopping the large tree trunks also give foraging exp, and I was hoping someone would mention they give a decent amount. It would make sense from a gameplay perspective, after all, since it requires some investment to do so as you need to upgrade your axe.

[Seelen]

Everyday im stumping (the ones in the Secret Woods)

[DirtyHoeTel]

you can gain forage point by picking up item around the village, and chopping tree (only tree btw)

Or the best way i found out (still something i need to test in my next game), you plant those spring/summer/autumn/winter seeds (that you can craft) for making more other wild seeds..... and it does count as they were forage item (based on the fact im lvl 10 with botanist and everytime i do that i pick up 1or2 gold star at the time) pretty sure you can use that technic for lvl up fast

[Dai]

Fastest way I got to 10 Foraging in Year 1 was to pick up the foraging items then make the Wild Seeds for that season. The seeds take whatever amount of foragables there are for that season and makes 10 seeds per, which can then be planted and then harvested to yield easy foraging exp. The wild seeds you also get from the community center rewards are also a great added bonus, too.

[Dee Twenty]

Originally posted by Daitetsu:

Fastest way I got to 10 Foraging in Year 1 was to pick up the foraging items then make the Wild Seeds for that season. The seeds take whatever amount of foragables there are for that season and makes 10 seeds per, which can then be planted and then harvested to yield easy foraging exp. The wild seeds you also get from the community center rewards are also a great added bonus, too.

Hmm, Winter is almost over, so it's a bit late for me to plant the Winter seed packets, but I did complete the crafts room and got seed packets for all four seasons, so as soon as Spring comes I'll get out my shiny golden watering can and golden hoe that Clint is working on and plant those Spring packets. Thanks.