GATHERING MUSHROOMS

In this video, The Northwest Forager revisits an old episode "Foraging for a Wild Edible Winter Soup" and attempts to forage a much more substantial winter meal that sticks to the bones!

With the ever-increasing popularity of mushroom hunting in Canada, there’s a critically important concept beginner foragers need to fully understand: mushrooms are little chemical factories. Some of the compounds they produce are delicious, and some can help us heal. Others can make us extremely ill, however, and some can even kill us, such as those found in the deadly Amanita bisporigera. That makes it extremely important to be able to tell the difference between toxic fungi

Forrest Galante is a world-renowned wildlife biologist and TV Host. His mission is to inspire and educate people about animals and adventure through the media, including hosting programs on Discovery Channel, on-camera expert interviews, and production of his own wildlife and natural history shows. In this video, he goes mushroom hunting for golden chanterelle near Santa Barbara, California, and makes a delicious, gourmet wild mushroom pasta meal. Click here to watch the vide

This video demonstrates how to identify wild edibles and medicinal plants and mushrooms. Watch it below: