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Medicinal Mushrooms
Medicinal Mushrooms for Colds and Flu
Medicinal mushrooms such as oysters, turkey tails and even the common button mushroom can help you avert colds and flu.
Read MoreElm Oysters – Food and Medicine
With so many health benefits one can only love adding elm oysters to their diet! This fantastic fungi is easy to spot in the autumn months, and depending where you live, can even be found into December.
Read MoreLobster Mushrooms
Aug 02, 2018
Lobster mushrooms are easy to identify. After morels, they are probably the most sought-after edible wild mushroom in the foraging community. Contrary to its name, a lobster is not a mushroom, but rather a parasitic ascomycete fungus.
Read MoreHow to Identify Wild Mushrooms
Our world of “information on demand” has clouded over the necessity of being patient when it comes to foraging safety, especially mushrooms. This article is a great start on learning how to properly identify mushrooms.
Read MoreWild Mushrooms and Vitamin B12
If you haven't heard already there is great news about vitamin B12! Vitamin B12 is found in some wild mushrooms and in the white button mushrooms sold in stores! This is highly beneficial for those who follow a vegan or vegetarian diet.
Read MoreBotanical Art
Aug 10, 2017
Botanical artwork has been appreciated for educational and enjoyment purposes for about 3,500 years. Foragers and plant lovers alike appreciate the visual value of botanical art.
Read MoreBoosting Your Immune System
Our immune system never rests; it’s always using the foods and beverages (and other factors) we ingest to build and maintain a healthy immune system. It only makes sense to give our immune system what it needs to make its job easier.
Read MoreMedicinal Mushrooms: Then and Now
Nov 25, 2016
History has proven that mushrooms have been used for medicinal purposes for over 5,300 years.Medicinal mushrooms have been a part of folk medicine since ancient times with more species being used in
China and Japan than in Western Cultures.
Read MoreLion’s Mane – Edible and Medicinal Fungi
Oct 12, 2016
Autumn is an exciting time of year as it can be categorically be called fungi season. Lots of edible mushrooms grow this time of year but the most intriguing perhaps is the Lion's Mane. It has incredible potential to help those with Alzheimer's, Parkinsons, MS, ALS, and more.
Read MoreWinter Survival Food
