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Mushroom Monday - Meadow Mushrooms

Its time for meadow mushrooms on this #mushroommonday Look at these huge mushrooms. I tried picking one but it fell apart. Notice the ring on the stem and slightly

(Solanum hazenii) and others.

The Solanum family has many varieties, some edible like Solanum nigrum and others non-edible and even toxic, like this one we have within reach here. This is a species

Fungi Friday - Cold Summer Finds

It is time for another #fungifriday Now that we have a cold summer because of El Nino many spring and fall mushrooms are still growing. I found a small piece of

Mushroom Monday - Weekend Sightings

Here are a few sightings of mushrooms over the weekend for this #mushroommonday The first sighting is Russula sanguinaria. I thought someone dropped a piece of apple

Fungifriday (Ramaria Flava) beautiful edible coral fungi.

Walking through the forest allows you to find treasures like this, a beautiful coral fungus known as such for its resemblance to marine corals with its hundreds

Fungi Friday - Fairy Ring

It's time for another #fungifriday This time I found a fairy ring after lots of cooler summer rains. I suspect there is a stum or something under the dirt causing

Growth!

What’s up, Hive? It’s been too long. My feed is telling me it’s been five months since my last post. In some ways, it’s felt longer. I’ve mentioned in many past

Mushroom Monday - Summer Finds

It is finally time for another #mushroommonday My daughter spotted a huge mushroom and instantly picked it up. I walked right by it without even seeing it. I suspect

(Ustilago maydis) The pleasure of eating a mushroom.

Huitlacoche is an edible fungus in the world, especially in Mexico. It comes from corn in a state of rot. This majestic fungus with a grayish-black tone makes the

16 kg Chicken of the Woods Champion, and other early June fungi finds

Hola, setero! Today I had an exciting encounter in the local park. My wife and I had a little shopping business after dinner, and on the way back home strolled leizurely

Chickpea & Wild Mushroom Curry After Fungi Friday Hunt

So I went back to that same woodland today to see if I could find any more wood blewits to add to my recipe. But unfortunately, something or someone got to it before

🌸A Spring Woodland Mushroom Mound

During spring, nothing inspires me more than the sight of beautiful blooms and fresh new shoots. I thought it would be something worth celebrating with mushrooms

Foraged Dandelion Biscuits with Orange Zest (Light, Floral & Buttery Recipe)

Dandelion season is in full swing right now. They’re everywhere at the moment, so it’s a great time to get out, pick some, and make something with them while they’re

Foraging Dandelions and Baking Biscuits with Coco

It’s that time of year again when dandelions bloom everywhere! The surroundings are glowing with their vibrant golden yellow colour. I love picking them because

Comfrey, Pine Mushrooms, Pickled Radish and Other Earthly Delights

Whilst now my hips are fine, my elbow is now unusable, the tendons and muscles in my arms protesting if I use them. The last few days have been all about ordering

Free Natural Supermarket

Homesteading and Hive Friends! We have been back in Guardia Sanframondi, showing our magnificent Arthouse to an interested party, who came from Amsterdam to view

Foraging Scarlet Elf Cups for a Magical Winter Salad

Earlier today, I nipped into the woodland, hoping to see some scarlet elf cup Sarcoscypha coccinea mushrooms to add to my salad this evening. They normally sprout

Fungi Friday - Warmer Winter Finds

Here are a few winter finds for this #fungifriday Surprisingly I found some wood blewits. I suspect these were left over from fall and got frozen. Normally in fall

My Actifit Report Card of January 7, 2026: Snowy Mushrooming

Seeking for winter mushrooms in a cold snowy forest. At the end we foraged a couple of Pleurotus ostreatus und Flammulina velutipes. Also, please do enjoy this video

A perfect walk

After a couple of days of overly socializing and a bit too much caffeine, alcohol and sugar, a walk in nature was very welcome to @clareartista and me. Even more,