Tag: Foraging
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Purple Mushrooms!
So I’m sure a lot of people will just be confused when I tell them I found a real coup for mycology hobbyists everywhere. It’s not a choice edible, nor is it magical or medicinal. I found what I believe to be a cortinarius occidentalis. We were walking up our hill after a long early…
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Surf on Turf
This year, I decided to pick for the Puget Sound Mycological Society’s annual Mushroom Show and it was a great time. I woke up to meet my picking partner at 7AM, took a ferry there and met a spry retiree and off we went into the woods to look for mushrooms. Most of what we…
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Boletes and Allies
Most people only know the little button mushrooms in the grocery store. White caps with little chocolatey gills. Maybe they know creminis known more commonly as baby bellas. A few more will know chanterelles, morels, and maybe lobsters based off of local ecology/availability and their grocery store/fine dining budget, but there’s a whole world of…
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The Real Tea about PNW Reishi
So my husband and I have taken to using what naturally occurs on our property. He’s made a tincture from young cedar that when a few drops are put into a pot of boiling water clears sinuses. We’ve made a tincture of devil’s club that when added to a bloody mary gives a lovely cilantro…
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Mushrooms Are Magic
NOTE: Mushroom foraging is not for the faint of heart. This is my journey with my risks and is not meant as an absolute guide for anyone. Please be careful before you put foraged mushrooms in your mouth and be ABSOLUTELY certain you have an affirmative ID. This is not intended to give you that…
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Our Constraints and Advantages
My husband reads a lot. And he reads really quickly. This means he reads almost everything. During the pandemic while our backyard garden was in full bloom he picked up The Resilient Farm and Homestead by Ben Falk. Dan told me I had to read it. SO…I did. As someone who grew up with grandparents…
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