The Mushroom Journal
The Winter Black Truffle
There’s enough information about the clandestine world of truffles to fill a whole book (and many have). These fragrant, elusive, famously expensive pieces of fungus form in the soil underground,...
The Winter Black Truffle
There’s enough information about the clandestine world of truffles to fill a whole book (and many have). These fragrant, elusive, famously expensive pieces of fungus form in the soil underground,...
A Cultural History of Fungi
Humanity’s relationship with mushrooms spans the entirety of our species’ existence. The oldest mummified body ever found, Otzi, or “The Ice Man,” had mushrooms in his pouch when he died...
A Cultural History of Fungi
Humanity’s relationship with mushrooms spans the entirety of our species’ existence. The oldest mummified body ever found, Otzi, or “The Ice Man,” had mushrooms in his pouch when he died...
The Lobster Mushroom
It’s not hard to figure out how Lobster mushrooms get their name. Their typically bright red color resembles lobster shells, and their distinctive scent conjures the buttery aromas of a...
The Lobster Mushroom
It’s not hard to figure out how Lobster mushrooms get their name. Their typically bright red color resembles lobster shells, and their distinctive scent conjures the buttery aromas of a...
Bay Area and Santa Cruz Restaurants Serving Far...
CreoLa CreoLa is a quaint New Orleans inspired bistro, with locations in San Carlos and San Francisco. Their Wild Mushroom Jambalaya (photo above) is a Far West Fungi favorite! Owner...
Bay Area and Santa Cruz Restaurants Serving Far...
CreoLa CreoLa is a quaint New Orleans inspired bistro, with locations in San Carlos and San Francisco. Their Wild Mushroom Jambalaya (photo above) is a Far West Fungi favorite! Owner...
The Elderberry
It's Elderberry season here in Northern California. This highly medicinal fruit tree is so common that we often walk right past them without recognizing it. In ditches and along hedgerows,...
The Elderberry
It's Elderberry season here in Northern California. This highly medicinal fruit tree is so common that we often walk right past them without recognizing it. In ditches and along hedgerows,...
7 Weird Mushroom Facts
The fungal kingdom is, as you might expect, filled with some truly bizarre and mind-blowing oddities - and the more you learn, the weirder it gets! Here’s a countdown of...
7 Weird Mushroom Facts
The fungal kingdom is, as you might expect, filled with some truly bizarre and mind-blowing oddities - and the more you learn, the weirder it gets! Here’s a countdown of...