Tag: mushrooms

  • My Most-Used Foraging Gear as a Professional Forager

    My Most-Used Foraging Gear as a Professional Forager

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    If you’re hoping for some secret, fancy foraging gear… this might disappoint you. Because the truth is, what I use most often is pretty simple, everyday stuff. No magic knife, no special bag—just practical tools that get the job done. That said, as a professional forager, there are a few things I always have on…

  • The Mushrooms Sent me Messages in the Forest

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    Yesterday’s workshop was WONDERFUL! There was no cell phone service for anyone in Northwest Connecticut, so our phones were neither a distraction nor help. I took a small group first on a foraging walk around this gorgeous farm land property, then after a lunch break we reconvened for a Forest Bathing therapy session in the…

  • Benefits of American Reishi Mushroom: A Complete Guide

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    The American native Reishi mushroom, also known as Ganoderma tsugae, grows on the Eastern white hemlock tree (Tsuga canadensis.) If you wild harvest some of this amazing mushroom, be sure to slice it up within a few days after you cut it off the tree. Reishi dries as hard as wood VERY quickly and once…

  • Botany versus Life Experience

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    I taught a foraging walk last Saturday with my friend Joe the Forager (the guy who runs Eattheplanet.org) and I have to say we work great as a team. Joe is awesome with botanical terminology, history of plants, knowing native varieties versus introduced varieties, and showing you the physical traits of each plant and how…

  • Fighting Cancer Naturally

    Fighting Cancer Naturally

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    As far as I can tell, I don’t have any more cancer. Yet. I felt a lump on my neck a few months ago and decided to have it checked out at the doctor. They ended up doing an ultrasound of my thyroid gland, which led to a biopsy, which eventually led to a very…

  • Summer Mushroom Foraging

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    I don’t usually have enough time to create a blog post over the summer and early autumn months, for what should be obvious reasons. The gardens look atrocious right now, as I have neglected clean up in favor of harvesting and preserving before it’s too late. I wanted to share a brief glimpse of some…