The answer to the “are wild mushrooms edible?” question is yes and no. Unfortunately, not enough people know that — and the number of being being poisoned by wild mushrooms is going up around the ...

BOSTON (AP) — Amid renewed interest in foraging for edible wild plants, mushrooms and other foodstuffs, experts caution aspiring foragers to prioritize safety, plan carefully and learn proper ...

The death last week of two seniors served mushroom soup made with fungi foraged at a Placer County elder care facility has lots of people asking: “Who gathers food?” Hank Shaw does. Shaw, an ...

Foraging and eating wild mushrooms can turn deadly if you're unsure how to tell the toxic varieties from the edible kind. The risks are illustrated in a case study published today in the Canadian ...

Arizona’s summer monsoon is on the horizon. The moisture it will bring means that the best time of year to forage for mushrooms, especially in higher elevations, is drawing near. But each year, a ...

If you’re curious about wild mushrooms, you have a whole kingdom to explore. To begin your journey of identifying the toadstools around you, invest in a wild mushroom field guide. When you’re ...

Mushrooms are very much of the earth. Removing the bits of dirt that cling to the fungi can be tough to do, but with this ...