Detailed descriptions of edible mushrooms; tips on finding, preparing, and using mushrooms; a glossary of botanical terms; color photos. Use Foraging Mushrooms as a field guide or as a delightful armchair read. No matter what you’re looking for, be it the curative Heal-All or a snack, this guide will enhance your next backpacking trip or easy stroll around the garden, and may just provide some new favorites for your dinner table.
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Introduction |
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How to Use This Guide |
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Pacific Golden Chanterelle |
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3 Morels and Inedible False Morels |
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14 From the Market and Rare in the Oregon Wild |
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15 Inedible, Toxic, and Hallucinogenic Mushrooms |
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B Grow Your Own Mushrooms |
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C Other Growing and Gathering Resources |
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About the Author |
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Jim Meuninck is a biologist and counselor who, for more than thirty years, has studied the use of wild plants as food and medicine in North America, Europe, Central America, Japan, and China. He lives on the shores of Eagle Lake, in Edwardsburg, Michigan.