“Oh, look what I found!” says Willoughby Arevalo. High up on a 15-foot standing dead tree, he’s spotted a toothed jelly fungus, grey and slightly …
What a Fungi Expert Says About Safely Hunting Wild Mushrooms
Even in winter, the Lower Mainland’s fungi are easy to find. We take a walk with Kitsilano Community Centre’s resident mycologist, Willoughby Arevalo, to find out which mushrooms are safe to eat and how to harvest them responsibly.
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