The gathering is a human activity consisting in taking on some Plante S or some Champignon S of a ecosystem in the open air one or some their useful parts, in particular of the Fruit S or Fleur S made at Maturité that one intends for a food consumption.

When it is practiced in the Forêt S or the Clairière S with the liking of the richnesses which produces the natural savage, it is connected with a Quête near to the Chasse. In fact, it was formerly essential with the Mode of subsistence of the primitive Peuple S Nomade S indicated like having been hunters-gatherers and is always today a family Loisir providing a good pretext to the Randonnée S.

On the other hand, when it takes seat within Champ S cultivated and thus of farms having economic constraints and objectives , it is transformed into an activity of Récolte and thus constitutes finally a painful Travail potentially that one carries out with the hand with the assistance of Panier S or a way definitely more mechanized.