Spring Mushroom Foraging | Practical Self Reliance
Morels and more!
Spring mushroom foraging is a great excuse to get outside and harvest something tasty. Some of the world’s most expensive mushrooms thrive in early spring, and you can harvest these exquisite tastes for yourself!
Read More: 24 Mushrooms to Forage in the Spring (Beginner to Advanced)
In the article linked above, I cover both easy-to-identify mushrooms, as well as some tricky ones. Here are some of the easy-to-identify beginner-friendly ones:
Morel Mushrooms (Morchella spp.)
Pheasant Back Mushroom (Cerioporus squamosus)
Shaggy Mane Mushrooms (Coprinus comatus)
Black Trumpet Mushrooms (Craterellus cornucopioides)
Wine Cap Mushrooms (Stropharia rugosoannulata)
Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus)
And if you do find a patch, I have recipe guides, too!
Things You Might Need This Week
100+ Things to Forage in the Spring (Beyond the Basics) - This isn’t your everyday foraging list! It’s got just about everything you could want to find this time of year, plus identification guides.
Spring Weeds Gardener’s Soap - An easy melt-and-pour soap recipe made with wild spring weeds.
Dandelion Flower Recipes - These bright, sunny blossoms taste like honey, and there are so many delicious ways to use them!
Seasonal Preserving
Recipes to keep your larder full all year round…in season now:
Dandelion Mead - A sweet honey wine made with the essence of spring. The jar of petals in the picture above went into a 5-gallon batch (we love it that much), but it’s easy to make a small batch, anywhere from a quart to a gallon, with just a few flowers.
Old Fashioned Strawberry Jam - This simple recipe comes together without added boxed pectin, and it’s full of fresh strawberry flavor.
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Things I’m Loving
Foraged Market - If you don’t find a flush of fresh mushrooms in the woods, you can always try Foraged Market. They have all manner of wild foraged food, including seasonal mushrooms and fruit.
What are you harvesting, preserving, building, or exploring on your homestead this week? I’d love to hear about it!
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Until Next Time,
Ashley at Practical Self Reliance
Love your articles!
Based on my 67 acres of wild forest located Upstate NY, Reishi mushrooms are gonna be ready to pick up in July while Turkey Tails are available almost all year around. My question would be When to collect Reisji and Turkey Tails to get the most bio activity effects?