Hello, Hello from Vermont!
I am from your “Sister State” – a veritable stone’s throw from Vermont, in fact.
While I agree with most here that foraging for mushrooms scares the bejeezus outa me, I actually used to do it in my school’s football field when I was young. Only one type grew there… the white mushrooms seen most often in grocery stores… so the risk was minimal. In any event, it didn’t kill me. I’m still here. However, I’ve read the stories of entire families (Asian and living in the SF Bay area) being wiped out when they made soup out of Deathcap (or whatever they’re called) mushrooms. You have to be careful.
I *am* interested in growing Portabella mushrooms one day. I have land and trees. I gather it isn’t too hard if I have a tree that’s fallen in a shady location (and I do). Drill into the wood and implant the spores. I’m sure there’s more to it… the type of tree for instance… but that’s what I remember…
Gotta love the internet. It’ll tell me how.
– Roger
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Decomposed.