Here in Kent field mushrooms (Agaricus campestris) are in plentiful supply. And whilst they’re relatively straightforward to identify, they can be confused with yellow stainers (Agaricus xanthodermus). So here’s a few pointers on figuring out if it’s a field mushroom or yellow stainer. We look at telling if it’s a field mushroom or yellow stainer […]
I wasn’t actually foraging for Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus), rather I was out looking for some hazel stems for a course, but as I was walking along the ride I saw the distinctive colour of this fantastic edible mushroom and decided to put together a quick video. You might also want to take […]
Wandering through the woods recently, the smell of rotting flesh caught my attention. From previous experience I recognised the smell and set about looking for the culprit. Watch this video of me foraging for stink horn. You might also want to take a look at this post which provides a few hints and tips for […]
Foraging for giant puffballs (Calvatia Gigantea) is a straightforward endeavour, they can be found in meadows and fields during the late summer and are easy to recognise. Last weekend on our 1 Day Foraging Course Nicola and I found some giant puffballs but they weren’t ready for picking. So we went back yesterday to see […]
We used a mixture of shop bought and foraged mushrooms when we made this. If you aren’t completely, absolutely, 100% certain about your fungi identification, don’t use foraged mushrooms! Ingredients 1kg of mixed mushrooms A large knob of butter A large splash of olive oil A red onion, finely sliced 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped […]
I took this photo of magpie ink cap on Wednesday during a walk around our woodland with Geoff Dann. Geoff had come along to take a look around in preparation for next year’s Wildfoods & Woodland Cooking course in October. So really just to check out that we would have enough mushrooms to show people and to […]
