Oyster Mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) For years I’ve stumpled upon prolific patches of wild oyster mushrooms growing in the woods while hiking, but every time I did they were usually pretty water logged and teaming with little black beetles, never in a state where collecting them ended up with something I felt any interest in eating [...]
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Archive for December, 2011
Hemlock Varnish Shelf (Ganoderma tsugae)
By Mushy on Tuesday, December 6th, 2011 | No Comments
G.tsugae – A Mushroom Mega Medicine! Here in NJ, the Hemlock Varnish Shelf mushroom has been referred to as the “local variety” of the world famous Reishi mushroom, which has been used medicinally for thousands of years in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to treat a wide array of conditions, including asthma, anti-inflammatory diseases, and is even being studied by [...]
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By Mushy on Thursday, December 1st, 2011 | No Comments
I’d never actually seen this mushroom before I came across it in later October of this year, although according to my National Audubon Society Field Guide to Mushrooms they are pretty common and “frequently encountered”. Their pink color definitely makes them stand out from the brown, earthy tones of the forest floor. At first I thought [...]
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