Foraging 🍄🍓

It took us 3 hours to clean and pre-cook them afterwards. I even dehydrated a bunch of them and blended into a mushroom powder, which is like a powdered umami explosion. The rest went into the freezer.

Found growing in a park near a bunch of dung bells. Can't find it in my book for the life of me.

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It's cloudberry season in Northern Europe! I never would have thought I'd enjoy romping through the mosquito-infested swamps, but the bounty is so worth it.

Howdy, I'm looking for a "haversack" style bag. Something usable and abusable. I'd like it to not look like a purse. Maybe military surplus? Canvas?

They are in clusters of about 12-20 buds and ~a foot in circumference, found in a state park in Nebraska.

Any ideas?

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Went on a hike today and got eaten up by mosquitoes. Was wondering what other people do to keep ‘em away?

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So these are growing in the yard of my new home beside some beatroot and Potentilla indica. Can anyone confirm that they are edible currants and if so, when is the right time to pick them. They are currently red. Should I wait for them to turn black/purple?

Thanks friends

Is it worth foraging? I came across some yesterday but passed on it. Is it tasty?

I do most of my foraging in the woods along trails. I’m curious for those that forage in similar locations, how far from the trail before you’ll collect something to eat? I know some people get sketched out by the idea that things immediately along the trail my have been contaminated (usually by someone walking their dog).

I was out collecting chanterelles yesterday and turned down a few right along the trail that were maybe a bit past their prime but mostly in good shape if not small. I commented to my wife that I was passing because they were too close to the trail and a dog my have peed on them. Then a bit further down the trail I hypothetically collected I nice big fresh one (still mostly covered by leaf litter). It was too perfect to turn down.

Am I just a crazy hypocrite? Where do you all fall on this spectrum?

I think I’m to chicken to ever actually eat any Amanita species, but curious what you all think. Is this an edible A. Jacksonii?

Now is the time in the Northeast!

blue milk caps from last fall

alt text: a trio of vibrant blue mushrooms rest on a backdrop of weathered trifoliate orange fruit.

These beautiful flowers are Hooker's Onions. They have a very strong onion scent and flavor, and all parts of the plant are edible.

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