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After our Fungi Foray, and picking up a copy of the wonderful little guide, Food for Free, I have been examining the ground very closely for edibles. I am fairly certain that we were in the midst of a very large population of edible boletus. I think we found some Larch Boletus and Boletus Gertrudiae. We did not bring any home, alas. No one else was picking, and I guess I am still a little nervous about eating mushrooms without the approval of an expert. I do kind of regret it, though! I took lots of pictures of the fungi we found, so I could look them all up and confirm later. The chickens did seem to be enjoying the bounty, though.




Have you been to a local farm lately?
Goats,Pigs and Chickens my three favorite farm animals! The picture of the Sow with her Piglets nursing was a nice spot of cheer this morning.It put some sunshine on my face as I face a stormy wet Portland day.
You are smart about the mushrooms.Growing up my Dad taught Wilderness Survival Classes and he always said about mushrooms – when in doubt go without. it’s too easy to make a mistake.My family and I see tons of different mushrooms in the woods here but only pick about 5 kinds because we are 100% sure of them.
Oh, Portland storms… We have had better weather here since summer ended, but I’d say half of the days are still gray. We were SO thankful for the beautiful weather on our farm visit/ shopping trip!
Also– how awesome to have a dad with that skill set! I have really strong feelings about wilderness survival training. I think it should be taught in all schools, based on the local terrain and wildlife. What could be more basic? And we are LOSING so much native knowledge and wisdom about our lands, as newer generations are not being taught the things that were previously passed down. So tragic. Anyway, it was interesting that no one was picking those mushrooms– I really am very sure at this point that they were good edibles, but people seem to have lost interest and knowledge in that regard…