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• Alex3917 11y ago
  Go on the NAMA website and find your local mycological association. They will have walks every Saturday or Sunday. Start going when the walks start up for the year, which is soon, and keep going until they end in November or whatever. By the end of the year you'll know most of the basic edible mushrooms.
• InclinedPlane 11y ago
  Start with the definitive reference: http://www.amazon.com/Mushrooms-Demystified-David-Arora/dp/0898151694/ http://www.amazon.com/Mushrooms-Demystified-David-Arora/dp/0... Take a class or find a friend who is already knowledgeable. Or you could try getting in touch with culinary foraging folks. You'll quickly find out that there are only a few species of mushrooms that people tend to forage for, and there are fairly easy ways to tell the good ones apart from the potentially dangerous ones. There are also only a handful of truly deadly mushrooms, once you have familiarity with both sets it becomes a lot easier to trust eating something you find out in the woods. Generally, avoid the "stereotypical" looking mushrooms (the "little brown mushrooms" and toadstools), and stick to the most distinctive and easiest to avoid confusing edible fungi.
  • mordechai9000 11y ago
    I second your recommendation for the book. It's a joy to read, whether you are foraging for edibles or simply interested in learning about mushrooms.