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Discover the art of foraging with 'Wild Mushrooming: A Guide for Foragers'. This essential guide embraces the captivating world of fungi, blending rich scientific insights with cultural traditions to bring you a comprehensive resource for wild mushroom identification and harvesting. As interest in foraging for wild food grows, this beautifully illustrated book provides in-depth knowledge on recognizing edible species, ensuring a safer and more sustainable foraging experience. Focused on a 'slow mushrooming' approach, the guide covers just 10 edible fungi thoroughly, enabling you to appreciate their nuances and avoid the potential dangers of toxic lookalikes. With expert tips on where, when, and how to find fungi, the book equips foragers with practical skills for the field. Included are detailed cooking techniques and 29 delicious recipes featuring both foraged and cultivated mushrooms, encouraging a creative culinary journey. A staple for ecological foraging enthusiasts, conservationists, and culinary adventurers alike, this guide enlightens readers on the importance of care for our ecosystems while exploring the diverse, delectable, and occasionally deadly world of fungi. Embrace your wild side and cultivate your passion for mushroom foraging today!
(Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.)
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781486311736
Year: 2021
Publisher: CSIRO
Description:
*Longlisted for the Indie Book Awards 2022: Illustrated Non-Fiction*
*Longlisted for the ABIA Book Awards 2022: Small Publishers' Adult Book of the Year*
Fungi are diverse, delicious and sometimes deadly. With interest in foraging for wild food on the rise, learning to accurately identify fungi reduces both poisoning risk to humans and harm to the environment. This extensively illustrated guide takes a 'slow mushrooming' approach – providing the information to correctly identify a few edible species thoroughly, rather than many superficially.
Wild Mushrooming: A Guide for Foragers melds scientific and cultural knowledge with stunning photography to present a new way of looking at fungi. It models 'ecological foraging' – an approach based on care, conservation and a deep understanding of ecosystem dynamics. Sections on where, when and how to find fungi guide the forager in the identification of 10 edible species. Diagnostic information on toxic fungi and lookalike species helps to differentiate the desirable from the deadly. Wild Mushrooming then takes us into the kitchen with cooking techniques and 29 recipes from a variety of cuisines that can be adapted for both foraged and cultivated fungi. Developing the skills to find fungi requires slowness, not speed. This guide provides the necessary information for the safe collection of fungi, and is essential reading for fungus enthusiasts, ecologists, conservationists, medical professionals and anyone interested in the natural world.
(Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.)
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781486311736
Year: 2021
Publisher: CSIRO
Description:
*Longlisted for the Indie Book Awards 2022: Illustrated Non-Fiction*
*Longlisted for the ABIA Book Awards 2022: Small Publishers' Adult Book of the Year*
Fungi are diverse, delicious and sometimes deadly. With interest in foraging for wild food on the rise, learning to accurately identify fungi reduces both poisoning risk to humans and harm to the environment. This extensively illustrated guide takes a 'slow mushrooming' approach – providing the information to correctly identify a few edible species thoroughly, rather than many superficially.
Wild Mushrooming: A Guide for Foragers melds scientific and cultural knowledge with stunning photography to present a new way of looking at fungi. It models 'ecological foraging' – an approach based on care, conservation and a deep understanding of ecosystem dynamics. Sections on where, when and how to find fungi guide the forager in the identification of 10 edible species. Diagnostic information on toxic fungi and lookalike species helps to differentiate the desirable from the deadly. Wild Mushrooming then takes us into the kitchen with cooking techniques and 29 recipes from a variety of cuisines that can be adapted for both foraged and cultivated fungi. Developing the skills to find fungi requires slowness, not speed. This guide provides the necessary information for the safe collection of fungi, and is essential reading for fungus enthusiasts, ecologists, conservationists, medical professionals and anyone interested in the natural world.