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
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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.
Stuffed Morels: Out of the Wildfire and Into the Oven
Sure, it may be gilding the lily, but this easy morel mushroom recipe is the stuff of dreams.
Hunting Morels and Ramps in North Carolina
A hunt for morels and wild leeks in the Blue Ridge Mountains outside of Asheville leads to a host of edible discoveries.
Facing East, and Heading West
Throughout early May of this year I had a lot of success finding morels under tuliptrees. I’d been especially lucky finding morels under tuliptrees on
Hunting Trees, Hunting Morels
Morel season in full swing and I am once again in search of hallowed ground. As a new-ish transplant to the Northeast, I don’t have
Preparing for the Start of Morel Mushroom Season
With the snow receding, soil temperatures beginning to rise, and spring on the horizon my mind has been turning to morel mushrooms. Actually, it’s less
Morel-less for Mother’s Day
It’s Mother’s Day when I finally arrive in Benzie County and I have nothing but a handful of leeks to show for it. Every forest
New Jersey Morels: Take Two
Why let a little rain stop me? On the first Sunday in May I bundle up and head out. It’s probably still early in the
A Single Mushroom Grows in Wine Country
Every time I’m in Walla Walla in the spring I press my foraging friends into taking me out into the woods. This April was no