Category Archives: Foraging

A Homestead Original Recipe: “Chicken Hawks”

We’ve observed over the years that each local variety of mushroom has its “on” and “off” years. Some years a particular variety will seem to be everywhere, others the same mushroom will be quite rare. This autumn we’ve seen fewer … Continue reading

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Looking for Mushrooms

If you’re reading Mary Oliver’s Twelve Moons as a lunar calendar with me this year, it’s time for another one of the poem’s not associated with a specific moon phase. I chose to schedule this one for the autumnal equinox: … Continue reading

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