Foraging Guidebook Reviews

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.

Some worthwhile websites and social media follows for further information on foraging and wild food