The Whimsical World of Fungi-Foraging Winemakers

It’s morel season, and your vintner is out in the woods. Meet some of America’s mushroom-obsessed winemakers in this story for Wine Enthusiast magazine.

burn morel hunters in image from Experience magazine

Where Wildfires Once Blazed, Mushroom Hunters Thrive

High-tech mapping has made foraging easier and faster. What’s gained — and lost — in the hunt? I reveal just that in this story for Experience Magazine.

Hunting Burn Morels and Getting (Sea) Beans

On a dark desert highway, Idaho burn morels get traded for Washington sea beans. Plus: One recipe for a crunchy, saline Salicornia salad.

So I Gather is On the Road

After years of threatening to do it, I’ve hit the road for a very long foray. Over the next several months I’ll be traveling the U.S. seeking fungi and chasing stories. In addition to finding baskets full of mushrooms, I’m hoping to tell the stories of some of the nation’s most interesting mushroom hunters along …