We believe that foraging etiquette is grounded in a principle of reciprocity long reflected in Indigenous First Nations land traditions: we enter the forest as participants in a living system, not as extractors of resources. For a mushroom club, these principles provide not just etiquette but an ecological philosophy: foraging becomes participation in a reciprocal exchange rather than a one-way act of taking. We encourage our members to practice gratitude through stewardship—caring for habitat, treading lightly, sharing knowledge responsibly, and leaving the woods as healthy as we found them. In this way, ethical foraging becomes not simply a technique but a relationship rooted in respect, restraint, and responsibility.