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Maybe you need some time in nature as refuge and distraction from the daily stresses of well, everything. Or perhaps you really want to get your hands on some Chicken of the Woods, and don’t want to pay top dollar at the farmers market for them. No matter what brings you to it, foraging is a remarkable way to learn about your local environment, develop practical skills, and expand your culinary knowledge—provided you do it safely and sustainably.
Read on for an essential list of the gear you need for mushroom foraging, as well as a few words of advice.“Plan in advance. You don’t just go looking for mushrooms, you look at the long range forecast and you have to conform to when there’s going to be mushrooms, which is a few days after days of torrential rain,” says Brill. “You can’t find mushrooms if you don’t go by their schedule.
Also, it goes without saying that you shouldn’t put anything in your mouth unless you have identified it with absolute certainty. Poisonous mushrooms can kill people. If you want to learn from an experienced forager, Brill recommends checking out your local mycological society to see if they offer public outings. If you're in the New York City area, you can join one ofForaging knife
“A pocket knife is always good,” says Brill, for harvesting mushrooms, or any other foraging finds you see along the way. Opinel makes a pocket knife specifically for mushroom gathering, which has a curved blade and a bristled handle for wiping away dirt.“According to the Russians, if you go into the woods with a basket all the mushrooms will hide,” says Brill.
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