Coastal Fungi Foraging and the Commercial Mushroom Trade

Описание: I took a trip to the Washington coast in mid August and went foraging in the costal fog belt and was amazed at all of the beautiful mushrooms growing in the driest part of the year. Then I went and hung out at a local mushroom buyers stand and learned a bit about all of the beautiful Lobster Mushrooms and Golden Chanterelles that are being commercially harvested and sold.
A couple of friends joined me, Jed and Michael, to discover the wild mushrooms of the pacific coast. Jed has literally never been out mushroom foraging and he was so excited, it is so much fun to see people get excited about mushrooms. And then my friend Michael let us go to his mushroom buying stand and hang out and see what's going on there. Commercial mushroom trade has always fascinated me, the idea of getting money for mushroom hunting has captured my imagination since I was a teenager. We also have a special pitch from the organizer of the Quinalt Rainforest Mushroom Festival. What a fun day, thanks for joining!

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