Our original frustration was to do with the painstaking process of finding and identifying mushrooms. Our first forages led us to hundreds of different mushrooms – so they’re easy to find, but they’re difficult to identify accurately and with mushrooms that really matters. And, it turns out that it is hard to find the ones you’re looking for.
We adopted this approach, instead of stopping at each mushroom and trying to identify it in our various field guides (there are over 3,000 out there and less than 300 in our books) we learned how to identify the top 15 worth eating, like Ceps, Field Mushrooms, Chanterelle, Puffballs, Boletes, Chicken of the Woods and Oyster mushrooms.
The problem then comes in trying to find them. But that is a good excuse to get out here of an autumn weekend.
Anyway. I’ve started this thread to see if anyone wants to talk about mushrooming this Autumn. We’ve so far found Shaggy Ink Cap in the lawn of the Arch-deacon of Halifax’s garden. And my garden has sprouted a huge mass of brown toadstools under a rotten log – but I’m not going to bother identifying them as I know they’re not on my list of the ones worth eating.
Below are Puffballs and Amethyst Deceivers we found and cooked last Autumn. Happy Hunting.
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]]>Rebecca Hosking, who became well known for her work on highlighting plastic pollution of the ocean and working to eliminate plastic bags in Modbury in Devon, has taken another step. Returning to her roots she is taking over a family farm and plans to turn it over to permaculture techniques. The film tells the story so far.
]]>Are there any recipe books you would recommend for how to eat greener (less meat, more seaonal etc). I’m looking for something that a busy family can cook something in 30 minutes that doesn’t require a trip to the supermarket for complicated ingredients I’ve never heard of.
Any ideas?
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