Wild Chanterelle Mushroom Forage

[derserts]

Great videó what programme do you produce them with.

[feralkevin]

Wow, that's very interesting, as I've been taught the opposite by the man who had foraged in those very hills for those very mushrooms for 30+ years. But it does seem there is debate about this, I would love to learn more. We certainly want to do it the right way!

[merlingillespie]

I was always taught that you should pull the entire root of the chanterelle up, because the disconnected root can poison the area, rather than reharvest. Making the area barren for future harvests.

[Fridoleye]

@merlingillespie

Nope, better to use a knive for a clean cut.

[Fridoleye]

Nice Cantharellus! here in Holland the season is June-end November if we are lucky, and they are also not that big tough, how long is the season there? maybe that explains it. I had this year a great Cantharel year and find many new spots. Cant wait till next year June :P

[williamwzl]

This is pretty cool.

[ladyofthedarkstar]

cuuuuute neeeeeeewt!

[NicoleDeveraux]

that newt was really cool :D

[Lacoux]

That newt is adorable : )

[feralkevin]

I'll be honest, the way this question is worded makes me very concerned that you are not being responsible. Eating wild mushrooms is not something to be fooling around with, and no -- red boletes are poisonous.

[EntheoRadio]

@feralkevin loved the newt and the millipede

[IndridCold07]

@feralkevin

lol "red bolete" is clearly a way of identifying a poisonous bolete.. you must be talking about the "boletus reddus" right? :þ

hmm.. what about B. Zelleri?

[dirtdemon6]

could not find any of these after an entire day searching the woods of santa rosa.  Tons of others. A few LARGE what I believe are red boletus...these edible?

[MrEdyoulis]

@feralkevin Are you foraging porcinis? They are hitting hard now in our area.

[EdentiaFarms]

"other mushroom pickers have been here" -my fav part lol... thanks, I like your video. I have been picking some in my area in Washington. :)

[GoldenChantarelle]

In Sweden it's very common to pick chantarelles. I've picked them since I learned to walk. But we don't have any nature that looks like that in Sweden, they usually, grow in mossy places. And never in march! Never before end of july. I had no idea they could grow in the spring.

[feralkevin]

@GoldenChantarelle

Cool! Yeah, mushrooms here grow mostly in the winter actually, only in good years do they carry into the spring. Some mushrooms here will only fruit around the winter solstice!

[GoldenChantarelle]

@feralkevin This is in Northern California? I thought that area had pretty cold winters with snow.

Only morels grow in the spring here really, all other mushrooms are in from end of july and it really takes off late august/early september and lasts until early november in some mild years.

[IndridCold07]

@GoldenChantarelle

you think that's weird, it's July 6th and i'm still picking A. Augustus up here in Mendocino!

[reflectionlabs]

nice video, very in tune with nature

[MFK24]

Great video. From, your old neighborhood pal, Matt K.

[feralkevin]

one way is to simply pour the spore rich wash water underneath your oaks. And of course don't clear out all the leaf litter. However, it might be a decade before you'll know if it was successful.

[Necrowitch]

i wonder if i could inoculate my life oaks

[PsyogiBottoms]

Wonderful to see you back at it. You should mention that All mushrooms should be cooked before consumption - all. lol Unless used for their psychedelic properties.

Now I'll have to go hunt my forest.

Actually Kev - Could you do a video on Truffles. I do believe I have them on my property and my Pugs dig for them all the time -but I'm not familiar with them or their harvesting. Any thoughts?

[feralkevin]

Yes, COOK ALL MUSHROOMS before eating. "But what about those I eat raw on my salad?" Don't eat those, either!