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Giant puffball mushrooms, Calvatia gigantea, are in season! They also make a pretty tasty pizza crust. Would…

Sumac is one of my favorite plants to forage! I love the tangy flavor and the seasoning keeps well to use…

Syrup season! A classic forage. This is my first time making maple syrup after many years wanting to try it.…

What’s your favorite fruit? American persimmon - Diospyros virginiana - is a common find in the Eastern US.…

Paw Paws a great - I promise I’m not trying to fear monger about this awesome wild food. I’m just trying to…

Passion vines spread very quickly through their roots! This is the third year this vine has come back in my…

Have you tried elderberry syrup? This was my first year getting to harvest berries from the plants I started…

Hedgehog mushrooms are such a fun find! There are many different species in the Hydnum genus that look very…

Wild carrot pickles! Wild carrot seeds have a concentrated carrot flavor. They are a fun ingredient to…

Have you tried Berkeley’s polypore? If you like this one, let me know what I’m doing wrong!! How do you cook…

My friend @wildwisebotanicals wrote a book! Mike told me he was working on this book at an event in 2024 and…

If you thought the indigo milk cap was cool, then check this out! Blue lobsters #foraging #mushroom…

Sumac is a very popular middle eastern and Mediterranean spice. Anything you would use lemon in would be…

Black cherries are tiny, but full of flavor! You might confuse these for a chokecherry, but those are edible…

My favorite bolete! I always love finding these just because they are so cool. It’s not my favorite to eat…

I’m going to be calling this the Kentucky Guava from now on. If we can claim the pawpaw, we can claim this…

Would you try this stinky mushroom? The smell goes away when cooked, but it’s has a lot of time to spread…

This uncommon mushroom is a bit unusual! Have you found this one before? #foraging #mushroom

This coral isn’t found in the ocean. It grows on decaying wood. It has an interesting peppery flavor!…

This one isn’t making my top ten list for edible mushrooms, but it sure is freaky looking and interesting!…

Don’t let the jellied false coral trick you when trying to find a cauliflower mushroom! Cauliflower…

This one is a bit of a tongue twister! The green cracked cap Russula is a great edible mushroom you can find…

The Indigo Milk Cap is officially Kentucky’s state mushroom thanks Wayne Caudill, and it’s the perfect fit!…

Finding this beautiful flush of veiled oyster mushrooms was one of the highlights of this year’s Ohio…