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.
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.
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 …
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 of a casual thought and more of an obsession. Over the past couple of years, I’ve returned to Michigan for an annual morel hunt. My homeland may be one of …
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