My Digital Toolkit
This is a summary of some of my favorite apps that I use when searching for mushrooms. It includes an overview on GaiaGPS, maps.me, iNaturalist (again), and even my photos app….
This is a summary of some of my favorite apps that I use when searching for mushrooms. It includes an overview on GaiaGPS, maps.me, iNaturalist (again), and even my photos app….
As I learn more about mushrooms and spend more time observing them in the forest, it’s fun to find ways to incorporate them at home. In addition to annual cooking traditions, such as creamy chanterelle soup in the fall and spring king bolete tapenade, I’m starting to explore other ways to incorporate mushrooms at home…
What’s the Difference Between a Fungus and a Mushroom? The relationship between a fungus and a mushroom is similar to that of a plant and its fruit. Just as an apple is part of an apple tree, a mushroom is part of a fungus. What is a Fungus? Fungi are a diverse group of organisms…
Contact me if you would like a liquid culture of one of my cultivated mushroom species. I may have agar plates, slants or spores that I can share. Oysters, Lion’s Mane, and King Stropharia are among the easier species. Now is a great time to begin indoor preparations for a mushroom garden in the spring…...
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Here is a video overview on using iNaturalist. You can view all of my observations here . ...
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