Gabrielle Cerberville (a.k.a. Chaotic Forager, the internet’s “Mushroom Auntie”) is a nationally recognized foraging educator, community mycologist, and climate advocate based in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Her fast-paced, high-energy educational content has earned her an audience of nearly two million followers, and she regularly appears at festivals, universities, and community events across the country to lead keynotes, workshops, and immersive foraging experiences.
Gabrielle is currently completing her PhD in Music Composition and Computer Technologies at the University of Virginia, where her work bridges art, ecology, and science to investigate how humans can better understand, protect, and communicate with the living world around us.
Gabrielle is joining the Book Festival to discuss Gathered: On Foraging, Feasting, and the Seasonal Life.
