This week, I focus on how to start finding your own wild edible fungi. Listed below are all of the mushrooms I talk about and their correct scientific names. Morels, chanterelles, and oyster mushrooms await you in the woods! Happy hunting!

Morels: Morchella esculenta
Chanterelle: Cantharellus
False Chanterelles: Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca
Jack-O-Lantern: Omphalotus olearius
Oysters: Pleurotus ostreatus

Field guides:
"Edible Wild Mushrooms of Illinois & Surrounding States: A Field-to-Kitchen Guide"
Joe McFarland and Gregory M. Mueller

"Mushrooms of the Midwest"
Michael Kuo and Andrew S. Methven

MO Department of Conservation
https://nature.mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/activities/mushroom-hunting/guide-missouri’s-edible-and-poisonous-mushrooms



Music:
Track: Summer Vibes

Music composed and recorded by Oak Studios

Creative Commons - Attribution ND 4.0

https://youtu.be/ixCCak6cX0Y

GREAT News! Ozark Wild Harvest (the name of the amazing company I couldn't remember from Hillberry 2018) has approval to start selling those famous pickled mushrooms I was talking about. Check out their Facebook page here:
https://www.facebook.com/ozarkwildharvest/

I explain mushroom anatomy, classification, and a general overview of why I love mushrooms and you should, too!
 After listening, I encourage you to take a hike and see what you weren't necessarily paying attention to before. Part 2 will be out next week- and will be packed with tips on how to start finding, cooking, and eating wild mushrooms this spring.

Recommended Reading: “Mycophilia: Revelations From the Weird World of Mushrooms” by Eugenia Bone

Field guides:
"Edible Wild Mushrooms of Illinois & Surrounding States: A Field-to-Kitchen Guide"
Joe McFarland and Gregory M. Mueller

"Mushrooms of the Midwest"
Michael Kuo and Andrew S. Methven

MO Department of Conservation
https://nature.mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/activities/mushroom-hunting/guide-missouri’s-edible-and-poisonous-mushrooms



Music:
Track: Summer Vibes

Music composed and recorded by Oak Studios

Creative Commons - Attribution ND 4.0

https://youtu.be/ixCCak6cX0Y