mushrooms
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Fall Forays Update
Here’s an update on Fall Mushroom Forays in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, and a schedule of upcoming foraging opportunities. Continue reading
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Lobsters, Lobsters, Lobsters!
This pile of Lobster mushrooms (average size about that of my fist) is just a fraction of what we found during our three forays this past weekend! Read on for tips and recipes. Continue reading
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September 10 Research Foray Results: The Mushrooms Await!
The classic fall mushrooms here in the Pacific Northwest — Golden Chanterelles and Lobsters — are fruiting now. You are invited to join a free two-hour foray to learn how and where to find them! Continue reading
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Fall 2025 Mushroom Forays Scheduled
The mushrooms are popping and Fall forays have begun! The following are scheduled. Forums with partial availability (one to three people) are in italics: Additional weekday forays might also be possible by special arrangement. Specific foray dates may change due to weather or other considerations. Forays may include a maximum of five individuals plus a Continue reading
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A report on our 2025 national spring tour!
Our 2025 national spring foraging tour occurred May 2 through May 28, our sixth consecutive such trip. Please enjoy this report on how it went. We launched the tour on May 2 when I picked up my son-in-law, Michael Teeter, from the SeaTac airport and we proceeded east. Our first night was spent in the Continue reading
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My winter project: An exotic edible (and medicinal) mushroom farm
I busied myself this winter by creating a “mushroom log farm” on my property. I am hopeful for the eventual appearance of nearly 100 pounds per year of 14 different varieties of exotic edible and medicinal mushrooms. Continue reading
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Happy Halloween from Mushroom Obsession!
What could be better than a spooky Halloween breakfast made from some choice edible mushrooms that you’ve probably never seen in the supers? Continue reading
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October Forays in the Gifford Pinchot
October 2024 saw some truly fantastic group mushroom forays in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest! We foraged large quantities of Golden Chanterelles, Lobsters, Admirable and other Boletes, Puffballs, Wood Hedgehogs (and two Giant White Hedgehogs), Apricot and White Jellies, Black Western Elfin Saddles, Shaggy Mane (Ink Caps) … and more! Continue reading
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First group hunts – September 2024
The mushrooms are out early this year, so we have launched upon our first group hunts for the Fall of 2024! September saw about a half dozen forays, and the star of the show was the amazing Lobster mushroom, with Golden Chanterelles (and many others) following closely on the heels of these bright red giants. Continue reading
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2024 National Tour Announced!
Our fifth cross-country national mushroom tour will take place in April of 2024. Here are some highlights … Continue reading
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