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Mushroom Foraging in Early June
June has often felt like one of the slower warm months for mushroom hunting in Colorado. It's after the best of the low-elevation mushrooms are done, but before a lot of the summer species begin to appear. However, recently June has become a month I look forward to mushrooming in Colorado. New species and a changing climate make for some excitement during this otherwise transitional month.
Orion Aon
Jun 104 min read


Foraging and Eating Purslane, Portulaca oleracea
Let's learn how to forage purslane! We will review identification, its range and habitats, look-alikes, and how to harvest and eat it!
Orion Aon
May 54 min read


Foraging Matsutake Mushrooms
How to identify matsutake, their range and habitats, some look-alikes, and how to harvest, cook, and preserve them.
Orion Aon
Aug 30, 20244 min read


Confidence & Comfort: Eating New Wild Foods
In this article, we will talk about the process of identifying and eating new wild foods.
Orion Aon
Aug 16, 20247 min read


How to Forage Lilac: Fragrant and Edible!
Let's learn how to identify lilac, where it can be found, some look-alikes, and how to eat it!
Orion Aon
Jul 30, 20243 min read


Nanking Cherry, Prunus tomentosa: Foraging & Identification
Let’s review how to identify Nanking cherry, some possible look-alikes, where to find them, and how to harvest them!
Orion Aon
Jul 23, 20244 min read


How to Forage Cow Parsnip, Heracleum maximum
Let’s learn how to identify cow parsnip, some of its look-a-likes, and how to harvest and eat it!
Orion Aon
Jul 15, 20245 min read


Eating Invasive Thistles: How to Forage Musk Thistle
Let’s learn how to forage musk thistle! This post includes identification, habitat, look-alikes, harvesting, and edibility!
Orion Aon
Jul 8, 20244 min read


Bee Balm: My Favorite Wild Herb
Let’s learn how to identify bee balm, where it grows, and how to harvest and use it!
Orion Aon
Jul 1, 20244 min read


How to Identify and Forage Common Burdock
Let’s cover how to identify burdock, review some look-alikes, understand where it grows, and learn how to harvest and eat it.
Orion Aon
Jun 24, 20245 min read


Foraging Wood Ear Mushrooms, Auricularia americana
How to identify, where to find, and how to eat wood ear mushrooms!
Orion Aon
Jun 18, 20243 min read


Pineappleweed: Wild Chamomile with a Pineapple Twist!
Everything you need to know about foraging pineappleweed! From identifying to foraging and using it!
Orion Aon
Jun 10, 20243 min read
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