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?

As foraging grows more popular, some public bodies have moved to try to ban it in certain areas. But is this practical, legal, or even helpful in a world that already undervalues the natural world?

Foraging for commercial gain gets a lot of stick from foragers and non-foragers alike. Is it really a problem?

I am regularly challenged about the potential negative impact on nature of foraging for wild plants, fungi and seaweeds. I’m glad of this, because it means people care. But while these concerns are well intended, they are often based on a fundamental misunderstanding of what foraging is.