Gathering
nature's goodies for your diet plan.
A
Mushroom Hunting We Will Go
Mushrooms! So many shapes, colors, sizes - unusual designs. They
can grow right out of the side of a tree - or knit themselves into a rotted log.
They appear suddenly and vanish just as quickly!
Mushroom
Hunters can find a cove of wondrous fungus goodies in the Great Outdoors, that
are not only delicious, but beautiful and sometimes spell-binding. Here are a
few tips to keep your journey a safe one:
Purchase a mushroom manual for identification purposes, or check out a guidebook
from your local library.
Take
along a mushroom expert until you feel confident in your mushroom knowledge.
Poisonous mushroom stories are a bit like shark-attack stories, a bit blown out
of proportion. However, all it takes is one tiny bite from the wrong plant (or
the wrong fish). So be on the safe side; exercise extreme
caution.
Mushrooms love marshy ground. They can grow in most any spot, so keep a lookout
on the ground along the trail, off the trail, even on rotted logs and live
trees.
If you
intend to handle mushrooms, take along protective gloves.
Start a
Mushroom Journal and see how many species you can document over time. This is a
great educational project for a child.
Don't
forget your camera when hunting mushrooms. You'll find some spectacular photo
opportunities when mushrooms are involved.
If you
are able to confidently collect some edible mushrooms, carefully store them in a
cloth bag after gathering.
Use a
small new paintbrush to remove the dirt from the mushrooms.
Mushrooms can be grilled, stir-fried, roasted, broiled, pan-fried or tossed into
a favorite casserole or soup.
Mushroom
hunting is an experience to be enjoyed by people young and old. Many exhibit
vibrant colors. All grow extremely fast and are just as short-lived. Catch the
magic before it vanishes!
How to Get Around
in Our Garden
The
Garden Path
| The
Wishing Well |
The
Big Natural
| The
Savage Garden
| The
Cobblestone Village
| House
of Bamboo
| Hummingbird
Hill
| Copper
Mountain
|Greenhouse
Effect
| The
Watering Can
| Arbor
of Articles
| The
Gatherers |
Grass
Hut
| The
Iron Trellis |
Fertile
Links |
Free
Natural Diet Plan
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