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More Shaggy Parasols! And One of Them’s a Monster …
More about the amazing Shaggy Parasol mushrooms growing in a maple leaf culture in my backyard. Continue reading
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Shaggy Parasols: Growing Them in Your Own Backyard
Here’s how I cultivated a colony of delicious Shaggy Parasol mushrooms in a maple leaf pile in my backyard. Continue reading
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One of the Joys of Exotic Mushroom Hunting: Discovery of the Unknown
When we hunt, we are focused on specific things we know and want to harvest: Golden Chanterelles, Morels, Lions Mane, Chicken of the Woods, Hedgehogs, Lobsters, Oysters, etc. But part of the joy of foraging is discovery of the unknown! Continue reading
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Getting out there, part 5: When NOT to hunt!
Sometimes the mushroom hunting can be A LOT better than other times! This was one of those other times. How to tell the difference … ? Continue reading
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Getting Out There, Part 4: What to Hunt for
ow to prepare for your hunt. Now it’s time to get down to brass tacks. What should you hunt for? Continue reading
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Getting Out There, Part 3: How To Hunt
We’ve covered where to hunt and when to hunt … now it’s time to talk about preparing for how to safely forage for exotic edible mushrooms. Continue reading
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Getting Out There, Part 2: When To Hunt
In this post I’d like to address the question of WHEN to hunt. Here in the Northwest, as with most elsewhere, there are two times of the year most fruitful for hunting mushrooms: Spring and Fall. Continue reading
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Getting Out There, Part 1: Where To Hunt
If you are here near us, in the Puget Sound region of Washington State, where are some of the best places to find exotic edible mushrooms? Continue reading
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Are You Mushroom-Obsessed?
I wasn’t always mushroom obsessed. I was more or less a normal dad. Here’s how everything changed for me … Continue reading
Mushroom Obsession
was created to help parents get their kids out from behind the screen and into nature to safely explore the mystical and magnificent world of exotic edible mushrooms: how to safely hunt them in the woods, cultivate them in your own back yard, and even how to make them taste magnificent in the kitchen! If you consider yourself "mushroom obsessed," this site is the place for you!
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