Shrooms Beyond the Plate: 10 Bizarre and Fascinating Uses of Mushrooms
Sure, you can eat mushrooms and use them medicinally, but did you know they can be used to make sneakers? Guitars? How about coffins?Â
Sure, you can eat mushrooms and use them medicinally, but did you know they can be used to make sneakers? Guitars? How about coffins?Â
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Are you looking to sharpen your outdoor foraging skills? Taking an online foraging class is a great way to get started.
The Pacific Northwest is a veritable wonderland for mushroom enthusiasts. The region – which runs up the west coast of North America from Northern California through British Columbia to the Alaska, is know for high rainfall, and temperate climate – perfect conditions for ‘shrooms, morels and other fungi. Among these are the highly sought-after golden [...]
Fungus foraging isn’t just for homesteaders and hippies—anyone who enjoys the great outdoors can benefit from finding shrooms in the wild.
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If you’ve been a regular on Instagram over the past few years, you might be aware of the “Superbloom” phenomenon—an explosion of wildflowers that blankets the California’s hillsides when conditions are right. But that’s not the only explosive botanical event the state has experienced of late. This year, thanks to record rainfall, Californians are recording [...]
Mushrooms are truly fascinating and are a diverse group of organisms, used for centuries as a source of food and medicine. While many wild mushrooms are safe to eat and can be a delicious addition to your meals, some species can be toxic or even deadly if ingested. We spoke to two mushroom foraging experts, [...]