Hot and Smoky
It’s the 5th of August, and I’ve decided to get a jump on composing my article for September’s newsletter. I could attribute my early start to being an amazingly diligent...
Tagged: Ron’s Mushroom Musings
If you build it they will Come
The title of this article is a slightly modified version of the original line spoken by Kevin Costner in the 1989 movie Field of Dreams, “If you build it, he...
Wild Mushrooms in Late Winter
By the time March rolls around, visions of wild mushroom hunting starts turning more toward the arrival of spring mushrooms. While most of our warmer weather mushroom activity happens east...
Going on a Winter Mushroom Foray
A question someone might ask during this time of year is, “Can I still find mushrooms in January?” Well, I could just say no and make this article an extremely...
Sutton Campground and Suillus Mushrooms
It’s fairly common for those of us who have foraged for mushrooms for any length of time to create a list of favorite spots to hunt. Some of these spots...
To eat or not to eat, that is the question
On the 6th of October, Sandy and I decided to try our luck finding some Amanita muscaria mushrooms around the Florence area. The highly recognizable Amanita muscaria is a mycorrhizal fungus that partners with a...