“The ultimate truffle true crime tale”*: A thrilling journey through the hidden underworld of the world's most prized luxury ingredient. *Bianca Bosker, New York Times bestselling author of Cork Dork Beneath the gloss of star chefs and crystal-laden tables, the truffle supply chain is touched by theft, secrecy, sabotage, and fraud. Farmers patrol their fields with rifles and fear losing trade secrets to spies. Hunters plant poisoned meatballs to eliminate rival truffle-hunting dogs. Naive buy...
Fungi is a richly detailed and beautifully illustrated book which tells you everything you need to know about these fasciating organisms. Fungi are an indispensable part of the great chain of life: more than 90% of the world’s plant species depend on them for their nutrition. There are believed to be about 1.5 million species, thriving in virtually every habitat, from temperate to tropical, Antarctic to marine. Using beautifully coloured illustrations, this book dips into the whole range, show...
Reconnect With Your Inner WildFrom wild harvesting, finding your own paths and reading hiking guides, to just stepping outside and appreciating nature, Re-Wild brings you 50 practices to bringing nature home. Book a stay here!Beginner’s hiking guide to pro wild harvesting. Divided by levels of difficulty, this nature guide book gives swaths of practical advice. From simple things like how to feel at home in nature and learning fun nature facts to finding a trail if you’re lost to foraging plants...
Learn about fascinating fungi of the North Woods in the first guide exclusively for Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. The book's 120 species are represented with color illustrations, while the pages are loaded with natural history info and more.
Using practical symbol systems, distribution maps, and tips on picking, cleaning, cooking, and canning, this handbook will help you safely forage for a wide variety of mushrooms, including morels, black trumpets, chanterelles, sheep polypore, porcini, and many more. When you’re in the wild and you spot a nice-looking mushroom, how do you know if it is safe to eat? Question no more with the The Pocket Guide to Wild Mushrooms. This tiny companion is the perfect book to bring along when foraging f...
A series of painterly and poetic considerations on a feminized history of the rye fungus Ergot, the chemical basis of LSD from the author of Our Fatal Magic. From the cellular to the galactic, via Paleolithic cave markings to the trace impressions left by drone photography on our mind’s eye, incorporating dancing plagues, communist psychedelic witches, hyper-sexual fungi, chthonic descents, and skyward ascents, The Neon Hieroglyph weaves together a series of painterly and poetic considerations...
Wild Eating With The Forager Chicks
by Anne-Marie Bilella and Denise Hardin
