Foraging For Beginners

Mushroom foraging. Does the term make you feel weak in the knees? Do you get all excited when you see documentaries and YouTube videos of other foragers and wish you could do the same? Does the sight of wild trails fill you with excited anticipation? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, then you have the potential to be an expert mushroom forager.

And yet, although you have the passion for this exotic yet simple hobby, you probably don't know how and where to start. Are you befuddled with the mind-boggling kinds of mushrooms and even more number of species that experts on mushroom foraging talk about?

Well, then you have come to the perfect place. This book is the proverbial "start at the very beginning; a very good place to start". The questions that worry you about mushroom foraging are answered in this book, along with other useful and relevant information.

Learn:

What are mushrooms?
What are the myths surrounding mushrooms?
What are the different types of mushrooms available?
What is their life cycle?
What are the best kinds of mushrooms available in North America? How to identify them? What are the distinguishing features of each of them?
Where can you find them? How to locate them in specific areas?
Are there mushrooms in the world that can kill you? If yes, how to distinguish the toxic ones from the edible ones?
Is there a concept of ethical foraging? What are the rules and regulations to be followed for ethical and safe mushroom foraging?