Description: With the surging interest in foraging for mushrooms, those new to the art need a reliable guide to distinguishing the safe fungi from the toxic. But for beginner foragers who just want to answer the question "Can I eat it?", most of the books on the subject are dry, dense, and written by mycologists for other mycologists. Frank Hyman to the rescue! How to Forage for Mushrooms without Dying is the book for anyone who walks in the woods and would like to learn how to identify just the 29 edible mushrooms they're likely to come across. In it, Hyman offers his expert mushroom foraging advice, distilling down the most important information for the reader in colorful, folksy language that's easy to remember when in the field. Want an easy way to determine if a mushroom is a deliciou Book and Mortar Record Store How to Forage for Mushrooms Without Dying: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Identifying 29 Wild, Edible Mushrooms -- Frank Hyman With the surging interest in foraging for mushrooms, those new to the art need a reliable guide to distinguishing the safe fungi from the toxic. But for beginner foragers who just want to answer the question "Can I eat it?", most of the books on the subject are dry, dense, and written by mycologists for other mycologists. Frank Hyman to the rescue! How to Forage for Mushrooms without Dying is the book for anyone who walks in the woods and would like to learn how to identify just the 29 edible mushrooms they're likely to come across. In it, Hyman offers his expert mushroom foraging advice, distilling down the most important information for the reader in colorful, folksy language that's easy to remember when in the field. Want an easy way to determine if a mushroom is a delicious morel or a toxic false morel? Slice it in half - "if it's hollow, you can swallow," Hyman says. With Frank Hyman's expert advice and easy-to-follow guidelines, readers will be confident in identifying which mushrooms they can safely eat and which ones they should definitely avoid. Author: Frank Hyman Publisher: Storey Publishing Published: 10/05/2021 Pages: 256 Binding Type: Paperback Weight: 0.85lbs Size: 7.00h x 5.50w x 0.70d ISBN: 9781635863321 Review Citation(s): Foreword 08/26/2021 Booklist 09/01/2021 pg. 16 Publishers Weekly 09/06/2021 Library Journal 12/01/2021 pg. 105 About the Author Frank Hyman is a professional mushroom hunter, certified to sell wild mushrooms to the public. He teaches workshops across the country on mushroom foraging and identification and has written about mushroom foraging for publications such as Paleo magazine, Hobby Farms, and Modern Farmer. He is a member of the North American Mycological Association, lives in Durham, North Carolina, and forages everywhere he travels.
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Book Title: How to Forage for Mushrooms Without Dying : An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Identifying 29 Wild, Edible Mushrooms
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Topic: Alternative Therapies, Life Sciences / Botany, Alternative & Complementary Medicine, Plants / Mushrooms
Publication Year: 2021
Item Height: 0.8 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Nature, Health & Fitness, Science, Medical
Item Weight: 13.6 Oz
Author: Frank Hyman
Item Length: 6.9 in
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback