ninjalens wrote:i can't seem to find any forage able food I've trekked far in my starting area and raised my perception and exploration but i can't find any food
What is it at, and what areas are you searching through? The best edible forage are Blueberries and Chantrelles, which are pretty common and should be viewable about 30-50 per*exp. These are common in forests, and blueberries also grow fairly often on heath as well (the pink-purplish grassland).
You can also eat Spindly Taproot if you're starving; also raid anthills, everything from anthills is edible (although empresses, queens, and soldiers are better to study than eat).
Hearthlings: Marona; Chamberlain (retainer alt), Vincavec (shaman of the Dryad Wells Forest)