Interested in trying foraging? More mushrooms mean more chances to get it wrong, but there are groups you can join to learn the ropes.
Mushrooms. Delicious, but potentially dangerous, even deadly, if you’re an amateur forager. Still, Southern Californians are heading for the outdoors with the wild-eyed lust of Gold Rush prospectors.
Before starting off, Vardeh explained that in a dry year, mushroom gatherers look for micro climates, areas that have a topography or geography that improve fungi growing conditions, such as a canyon with dark shaded areas and a creek running through it. If Vardeh could have gotten beyond the fence on either side of the trail, she’s sure she would have found even more. “If you want chanterelles, look for an oak tree with big dome-y canopy half way to the ground. Like that one,” she said, pointing out a nearby tree.
Members of the Los Angeles Mycological Society look for mushrooms in Black Star Canyon near Silverado, CA on Saturday, April 1, 2023. Foragers have been finding trendy lion’s mane mushrooms, and Vardeh says morels usually peak in April, but have been popping up early so their season might extend this year.
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