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Is It Safe To Eat Morels Harvested From Old Apple Orchards?
Do your secret morel mushroom patches include old apple orchards? I ask not because I’m desperate to know where they are (though I will accept your tulip poplar/elm spots!), but because you may wish to...
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Medicinal Mushroom Workshop and Summer Foraging Hike in Western Pennsylvania
Greetings! I have some great news for you… On Saturday, June 20th, I will be leading the Medicinal Mushroom Workshop and Summer Foraging Hike at McConnells Mill State Park… and I would love for you to...
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Hunting Wild Reishi Mushrooms (Ganoderma tsugae) In Hemlock Forests
I imagine that choosing a favorite mushroom is a bit like choosing a favorite child. (“Who would it be, Mom?”) Impossible to do! Why even ask such a silly question? However, if I had to narrow down my...
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New Event! “Wild Plants As Medicine” Workshop & Summer Foraging Hike
I’m happy to announce that on Saturday, August 22nd, I will be leading the “Wild Plants As Medicine” Workshop & Summer Foraging Hike at North Park in Western Pennsylvania… and I would love for you...
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News, Updates, & Moving Forward…
Greetings! As some of you have noticed, I’ve not been posting quite as frequently as I once did. And there’s a good reason for that… No… I didn’t get bored with Wild Foodism. I didn’t abandon the...
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Honey Mushroom & Deadly Galerina — Identification and Differences
Unless you’re hiking around a botanical garden, it’s very unlikely that you will encounter identification labels attached to wild organisms. No “Acer saccharum” next to the sugar maple. No “Dicentra...
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3 New Reasons To Consume Medicinal Mushrooms
Mushrooms wear many hats. No, not fedoras, stetsons, and top hats. Think of these hats as metaphors, describing instead the roles these important species perform in their ecosystems. For example,...
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