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Mushroom Spotlight: Death Cap, The World’s Deadliest Mushroom
Amanita phalloides, most commonly known as death cap mushroom, is a widespread toxic mushroom. It’s responsible for about 90% of mushroom related deaths worldwide, due primarily to it’s potent toxins, varied appearance and a host of edible lookalikes. Death Cap 101 Death cap mushrooms , like many amanitas, start life small and egg shaped. As…
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You Can, and Should, Forage. Here’s How!
Nearly every market I attend, I have someone come up to me and say something along the lines of “Foraging sounds cool, but I JUST KNOW I’d kill myself picking the wrong thing.” There is a lot of fear around mushroom foraging and while there are real risks, mushrooming is not an unreasonable goal for…
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Mushroom Spotlight: Black Trumpet!
Chanterelles are a regularly foraged mushroom with more than 40 varieties growing across the US. With a variety of bright and colorful options to choose from, my personal favorite is, instead, the dark and delicious black trumpet. “Black trumpet” is one of many common names for Craterellus fallax(If you’re in the US) and Craterellus cornucopioides(If…
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Foragers to Follow
When learning foraging, I think most of us would prefer to have a one on one instructor accompany us out into the woods. Someone knowledgeable and charismatic to show us the ropes. Sadly most of us don’t have access to that sort of woodland guide. However in the age of the internet, an expert is…
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Mushroom Spotlight : Chicken of the Woods!
This time of year the forest can feel like an endless sea of green. Being out there is gratifying on it’s own, but there’s nothing quite like catching that telltale glimpse of orange through the trees to take a hike from enjoyable to exhilarating! Chicken of the woods is a really great find and well…
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Delicious Dandelions!
Generally speaking dandelions are greatly under-appreciated, at least by those older than 7. To many adults they are the bane of any meticulously manacured lawn, but when it comes to foraging, dandelions are an abundant and underutilized culinary treasure. While dandelions are often referred to as weeds, they are in reality a hearty perennial herb.…
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Mushroom Spotlight: Morels! It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!!!!
Seasons greetings everyone! It’s that special time of year where warm, wet weather brings forth tasty morel mushrooms! Morels are one of the most sought after mushroom varieties by foragers worldwide including the US, much of Europe, Turkey, China, India and Pakistan. Morels are very picky about their growing conditions and are difficult to cultivate…
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Your Mushroom Foraging Kit
Like most outdoor activities, good foraging starts with good planning. Sure, some foraging can be done with bare hands and decent pockets, but if you’re hoping to bring home a meals worth of mushrooms, you’ll probably need a few more tools. When you’re heading out in search of wild mushrooms, here’s a few ideas of…
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Mushroom Spotlight: Amber Jelly Fungus!
If you ask a group of people to list things they could find in a forest, they’ll most likely list items most often found in spring and summer. I think it’s a bit of a shame that we don’t talk about the amazing things we can find in the woods during the cooler months. Just…
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The Dreaded LBMs!
When lay-people talk about mushroom foraging, they tend to over simplify. The ones that look like this are good to eat and the ones that look like that are poisonous. Just go look up a picture online and you’re all set. In reality, knowing which fungi are delicious and which are deadly often takes a…
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