Thea Chesney and Chris Hodge — Wild Mushrooms & Foraging and The 18th Annual Fungus Foray — The Homestead Radio Hour, November 2015
3 December 2015
With hosts Phyllis Boorinakis and Julia Boorinakis Harper
Step outside and you can smell it in the air — it’s mushroom season! On this episode, we talk with mushroom-experts/mycophiles Thea Chesney and Christopher Hodge about the fungal bounty of the Sierra Nevada — this year’s forecast, safe and sensible foraging for edibles, the upcoming 18th Annual Fungus Foray and Wild Mushroom Exposition, and more!
Recommended books and links, from Thea:
Mushrooms Demystified (David Arora) – the comprehensive guide
All That the Rain Promises, and More (David Arora) – the pocket guide
California Mushrooms (Dennis Desjardin, Michael Wood, Fred Stevens) – the new book with nice photos and new names, has most common species.
YWI Annual Fungus Foray and Wild Mushroom Exposition : Info and registration for the event
Event info for Fungus Foray (Saturday) :
Mushroom Observer : worldwide (sort of) database, photos, distribution maps, and anyone can create an account and post photos/observations for community identification
California Mushrooms : website for the new book, just released this year!
Mykoweb : lots of information and a nice index to species found in California, with photos
Event info for Mushroom Exposition (Sunday) :
Sierra Nevada Mushroom Identification Forum : on Facebook
Categories Homestead Radio Hour
Tags foraging | fungus foray | Mushrooms | mycology | yuba watershed institute
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