#FORAGING

[melgillman]

A page from my new mushroom hunting zine! dinosaur egg mushrooms are real and they are delicious

Check out the whole zine here!

[idroolinmysleep]

I've been curious about foraging forever, but have always been afraid that I'll pick something poisonous that happens to look just like an edible species. And now to learn that even if you've picked the right plant, it may be contaminated by pollutants. Yikes.

🚨IT IS CURLY DOCK SEASON IN UTAH🚨

IF YOU SEE THIS PLANT:

YOU CAN TAKE IT HOME, SAUTE IT FOR 10 MINUTES ON MEDIUM-LOW HEAT (BE CAREFUL IT WILL TURN INTO GOOP IF YOU OVERCOOK IT) AND HAVE A PLATE FULL OF GREENS THAT TASTE LIKE SPINACH AND LEMON AND POTATOES.

It is a RIDICULOUS amount of free and delicious food. I passed a whole field of these growing by a bike trail. Like, ten leaves is enough to be very filling. That’s maybe a quarter of a plant. I only meant to eat them as a side but I was so full I’m just gonna save my chicken nuggets for tomorrow.

They’re not like, isolated to Beautiful Mountain Waterfalls on anything, I found mine growing in an abandoned lot by a parking lot. They’re just a little known delicacy.

[runby2]

autism is real

[weepingwidar]

Anne Carney Raines (American, 1990) - Foragers (2021)

[mycoblogg]

freaky fungi fact - mycology vocab :-)

deliquescence : the process of certain fungi (most often ink caps) where they turn to liquid.

this process is observed in a handful of different fungi !! as their caps mature, they furl inward & turn to a spore-filled, inky liquid.

yes, this liquid can be harvested & used for actual pen ink. :-) just make sure to add preservatives to avoid it causing a rotten smell.

to use it in a sentence : the mushrooms above are experiencing deliquescence ; they are deliquescing !! ink caps are deliquescent.

[pagan-stitches]

Hermit and King: An Old Irish Colloquy

Composed in the 10th century, this Irish poem presents a conversation between King Guaire of Connaught and his half-brother Mardun. Both are historical figures of 7th century Ireland, and around Guaire's court arose a cycle of poems and balladers.

Mardun became a recluse, though not a religiously professed one. He was probably a swineherd for his brother. The poem mentions four other brothers, all dead. Guaire and Mardun are old now, and Mardun recounts what he treasures in life, a poignant description of nature and its bounty, with himself in its midst as a hermit. Mardun mentions his intended bequest, which generously includes a cup to a hermit, and his pet (perhaps a pig) to a leper. The king listens quietly, speaking only to praise his brother's choice of an eremitic life.

Food a 10th century Irish hermit would forage according to a poem from the time. Linked here: (https://fiagai-cnuasaitheoir.tumblr.com/post/671350437281169408/poem-from-the-10th-century-author-unknown-a)

Tiny Hazelnuts

Spring Watercress

Yew Berries (just the flesh as other parts are toxic)

Ground Ivy

rowan berries

Black sloes

Acorns

Red whortleberries

Wild irish strawberries

Haws

[lost-in-dawoods]

Unidentified mushroom 🍄‍🟫 (and my dogs nose haha)

[zinjanthropusboisei]

Just for the record this is a real problem I'm having. What does one do with a possibly cursed mystery door in the blackberry patch. Besides ignore it and keep eating blackberries...

[calendulacraft]

Crataegus spp. - otherwise known as Hawthorn - has been a staple in my herbal apothecary for years. I use both the flowering tops and the berries in herbal teas and other preparations. Today I want to focus on the berries which are in season during fall and are a main ingredient in this simple syrup for cardiovascular health <3

Disclaimer :: while hawthorn is generally considered a safe herb, there are some that claim it may interfere with heart-related-medications. Be safe folks and always do your own research before foraging or consuming any herb that is new to you.

[julianplum]

🌿 🌹 🌱 🥬 ✨ // nasturtiums // gouache on hot press paper

[bekkathyst]

Candied flowers aka fairy food 🧚‍♀️

One of my favorite things to do with edible flowers! They really make the perfect garnish 🌸

A quick note: please make sure to fully do your research when picking flowers in the wild! Make sure you look up what is endangered in your area and don’t over harvest. You can also grow your own!

[melgillman]

My 2025 hourlies!

[k1ttenblood]

[bippusmymippus]

It’s wild raspberry season baby!!

[typhlonectes]