Foraging from Nature
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@WhiskeySandwich I have heard lots of tips and I will continue to look. I have found lion's mane and cauliflower mushrooms but they were too old to eat. The one mushroom I have been super successful with is chicken of the woods. My wife and I still have some in our freezer from last summer.
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@Oaktavia Awesome, I really need to do more research on what's local, and make some more paths through our woods so we can search more easily. We have tons of plans to utilize our property more for stuff like this and garden and get some livestock, but the problem is finding the time to do it!
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@Oaktavia I only discovered it last year, so I’m sure the interwebs can tell you more than I can. It’s a parasitic fungus that I’ve found on some of the birch and ironwood trees around my cabin. Supposedly it is a great immune booster, and many claim it has other medicinal properties (lowers blood pressure, cures cancer). I don’t know much about that….
I just think it’s pretty rad that I can “hunt” for this badass looking parasite while on hikes with the pupper, harvest it, and enjoy it as warm beverage (that might, or might not, be doing all these awesome things for me). I find it mellow and earthy tasting, while others sometimes describe it as bitter. I’m used to black coffee, if anything I find it a little sweet.
I try my best to leave a decent chunk attached to the tree - it will continue to grow, from what I understand. And I always thank the tree, because trees kick ass and all.
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Sweet harvest this morning! Only took what I planned on eating - fried chicken of the woods sammidges tonight, butter-fried coral tooth as a burger side tomorrow…..
Remember boys and girls, never munch on a hunch!
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@Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot said in Foraging from Nature:
Remember boys and girls, never munch on a hunch!
Those toothy mushrooms are stellar...my wife makes COTW breaded and fried like chicken nugs. All the saowces.
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tasty as!
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@Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot that looks glorious!!!
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@twin said in Foraging from Nature:
@Oaktavia We pick paw paw every fall. Lots of the small trees in the woods around here.
That's awesome man. I just foraged about a dozen from the biggest tree in our back yard.
Good to hear from you dude. I miss your fade progress photos.
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@Oaktavia Loving this thread man! Already learning a lot. We have a few go to mushrooms here in Missouri. I grew up “mushroom hunting” with my grandpa in the spring for Morels. Love them fried. Can find chanterelles in my yard a lot under our oak trees. I need to expand my palette!
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Been frying these up in butter with shallots and smoked garlic…
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@Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot Nice dude...is that particular fungus in any way related to lion's mane? I have found two of them growing on the same tree one year apart on my property but both times found them past due. The one fungus you posted is pretty cool looking, almost looks like coral.
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@Oaktavia from what I understand, same family - this one’s a coral tooth.
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Great sub!
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@Oaktavia yep , the fall turkey season just started October 1st and goes through the end of the month. I use a bow and hunt for turkey and deer in the fall usually waiting until the first cool/cold front moves through. We are lucky here that the turkey population is really strong, although the last few years have been a little lean because of very wet Springs. It’s not uncommon to see flocks of 20-30 birds on our farm in the fall. I’ll post some pics if I can get any this year.
