Foraging Book Reviews & Resources

An exploration of the rise of cyberforaging – the marriage of foraging and social media – and the opportunities and challenges this brings

Reviews of important fungi reference books that are not identification guides:

Entangled Life – Merlin Sheldrake

Mycelium Running – Paul Stamets

Radical Mycology – Peter McCoy

Plant and fungi ID apps appear to make foraging easier, but is there is a danger that some users place too much faith in them at the cost of developing their own skills?

The want of a decent guidebook can be all that stands between the novice forager and a great meal or a trip to the hospital – or worse. Here I give some general advice on finding the right foraging guidebook…

Some of the best fungi guides aren’t especially interested in wild food – in fact some have no information on edibility at all. Hopefully these brief reviews will help you select the best guide(s) for you.