Entangled Life

by Merlin Sheldrake

Author	: Merlin Sheldrake
Publisher	: Random House
Total Pages	: 370
Release	: 2020-05-12
Genre	: Science
ISBN	: 0525510338

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “brilliant [and] entrancing” (The Guardian) journey into the hidden lives of fungi—the great connectors of the living world—and their astonishing and intimate roles in human life, with the power to heal our bodies, expand our minds, and help us address our most urgent environmental problems. “Grand and dizzying in how thoroughly it recalibrates our understanding of the natural world.”—Ed Yong, author of An Immense World ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR—Time, BBC Science Focus, The Daily Mail, Geographical, The Times, The Telegraph, New Statesman, London Evening Standard, Science Friday When we think of fungi, we likely think of mushrooms. But mushrooms are only fruiting bodies, analogous to apples on a tree. Most fungi live out of sight, yet make up a massively diverse kingdom of organisms that supports and sustains nearly all living systems. Fungi provide a key to understanding the planet on which we live, and the ways we think, feel, and behave. In the first edition of this mind-bending book, Sheldrake introduced us to this mysterious but massively diverse kingdom of life. This exquisitely designed volume, abridged from the original, features more than one hundred full-color images that bring the spectacular variety, strangeness, and beauty of fungi to life as never before. Fungi throw our concepts of individuality and even intelligence into question. They are metabolic masters, earth makers, and key players in most of life’s processes. They can change our minds, heal our bodies, and even help us remediate environmental disaster. By examining fungi on their own terms, Sheldrake reveals how these extraordinary organisms—and our relationships with them—are changing our understanding of how life works. Winner of the Wainwright Prize, the Royal Society Science Book Prize, and the Guild of Food Writers Award • Shortlisted for the British Book Award • Longlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize

Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms

by Paul Stamets

Author	: Paul Stamets
Publisher	: Ten Speed Press
Total Pages	: 594
Release	: 2011-07-13
Genre	: Gardening
ISBN	: 1607741385

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A detailed and comprehensive guide for growing and using gourmet and medicinal mushrooms commercially or at home. “Absolutely the best book in the world on how to grow diverse and delicious mushrooms.”—David Arora, author of Mushrooms Demystified With precise growth parameters for thirty-one mushroom species, this bible of mushroom cultivation includes gardening tips, state-of-the-art production techniques, realistic advice for laboratory and growing room construction, tasty mushroom recipes, and an invaluable troubleshooting guide. More than 500 photographs, illustrations, and charts clearly identify each stage of cultivation, and a twenty-four-page color insert spotlights the intense beauty of various mushroom species. Whether you’re an ecologist, a chef, a forager, a pharmacologist, a commercial grower, or a home gardener—this indispensable handbook will get you started, help your garden succeed, and make your mycological landscapes the envy of the neighborhood.

The Mushroom Book

by Thomas Laessøe

Author	: Thomas Laessøe
Publisher	: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Total Pages	: 264
Release	: 1996
Genre	: Nature
ISBN	:

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The ultimate mushroom authority, The Mushroom Book is filled with exquisite photographs of prized culinary fungi--and notorious poisonous specimens. Offering unrivaled insight into the amazing world of mushrooms, this book will prove to be an indispensable reference.

A Cook's Book of Mushrooms

by Jack Czarnecki

Author	: Jack Czarnecki
Publisher	: Artisan Publishers
Total Pages	: 0
Release	: 1995
Genre	: Cookery (Mushrooms)
ISBN	: 9781885183071

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ylvania, gives an account of his life-long fascination with mushrooms--hunting them, cooking them, and eating them--and provides 100 recipes for both exotic mushrooms and the "wild" varieties that are now widely available. 27 color photos.

A Field Guide to Mushrooms

by Kent H. McKnight

Author	: Kent H. McKnight
Publisher	: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages	: 564
Release	: 1987
Genre	: Nature
ISBN	: 9780395910900

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Identifies over one thousand species with detailed descriptions and illustrations.

Edible Wild Mushrooms Foraging in US & Canada

by Lomasi Ahusaka

Author	: Lomasi Ahusaka
Publisher	: Top Notch International LTD
Total Pages	: 118
Release	: 2024-04-26
Genre	: Nature
ISBN	:

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EXCLUSIVE EXTRA CONTENTS WITH QR CODE INSIDE THE PAPERBACK VERSION: -Printable Foragers Calendar -Foraging Fundamentals Video Series - Dive into 3 immersive online video courses, each tailored to a key aspect of foraging, from plant identification to ethical harvesting techniques. -Digital Forager's Companion Kit - Equip yourself with a digital forager kit checklist, ensuring you're always prepared for your foraging adventures. -Mobile Foraging Assistant Apps - Gain access to 5 supportive mobile apps, available for both iOS and Android, designed to guide and enhance your foraging experience at every step. Are you tired of eating only industrial foods but don't trust collecting plants in nature? Learn how to recognize them easily to live in harmony with the environment without risking intoxication! If you would like to embark on this healthy and ethical lifestyle choice, I advise you to learn only from those who can provide you with scientific and exact information. Until a few years ago, I lived between home, work, and the supermarket shelves filling my house with packaged foods that were slowly ruining my health. My life changed dramatically when a trusted and experienced friend asked me to accompany him to pick some wild mushrooms he was looking for (which I thought I could only find in the supermarket, to be honest). During our research, he showed a passion that pushed me to learn about this new world by delving deeper with teachings from expert foragers to the point where I could find everything I needed directly from the producer: nature! With this guide, I want to pass on all the passion and experience I have accumulated over the years so that you, too, will become an expert researcher of edible mushrooms safely and quickly. Here is a taste of what you will find in this guide: -BECOMING A FORAGER: Discover the most ethical way to wildcraft your food! You'll learn to use the right tools to search and harvest wild plants in the right season and place. All while respecting nature. -EDIBLE PLANTS ENCYCLOPEDIA: You'll recognize all edible wild plants thanks to their identikits with pictures, descriptions, and tips on using and preserving them (both as food and other preparations). -POISONOUS PLANTS? NO THANKS: Don't jeopardize your or your family's health! Thanks to the protocol for recognizing toxic mushrooms and the universal test for edibility, you won't take any chances. -MUSHROOMS USE AND PRESERVATION: Some wild plants can be consumed as raw food, but why stop there? You'll discover a plethora of preparations you can make: from teas to tinctures and salves (with tips on how to preserve them). And so much more! If you want to break free from prepackaged foods by embracing a lifestyle in harmony with nature, then it's time to find all the information you need in the most comprehensive guide to edible mushrooms. Click "Buy Now" and learn all the secrets of these mushrooms!

The Beginner's Guide to Mushrooms

by Britt Bunyard

Author	: Britt Bunyard
Publisher	: Quarto Publishing Group USA
Total Pages	: 428
Release	: 2020-12-08
Genre	: Nature
ISBN	: 1631599127

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The Beginner’s Guide to Mushrooms is your ultimate guide to mycology. Whether you’ve never picked a mushroom before in your life or you’ve been cultivating mushrooms at home for ages, the expert advice in this comprehensive mushroom manual will transform your practice. Never before have mushrooms generated so much interest, for their health benefits and medicinal properties, as well as a new understanding of their crucial role in a healthy environment and ability to regenerate damaged ones. If you are a newcomer, mycology, or the study of mushrooms and other fungi, can seem daunting. While other field guides are geared toward experts with advanced knowledge or regional in scope and aimed at only a few easy-to-recognize mushrooms, The Beginner’s Guide to Mushrooms by veteran mycologists Britt A. Bunyard and Tavis Lynch is a complete reference and guidebook to get you started identifying, cultivating, cooking, and preserving mushrooms. The Beginner’s Guide to Mushrooms opens with important basics about wild mushrooming and how to use the book. Information about what fungi are and their role in the environment and around the home is provided in brief and very understandable terms. Basic wild mushroom anatomy is discussed along with how to identify mushrooms and various characteristics to look for—of great importance if you are interested in learning how to recognize edible wild species…as well as dangerous look-alikes. The guide then covers: All the major groups of wild mushrooms, pointing out habitat, region, and notable characteristics—large photographs with easy-to-view characteristics facilitate correct identification. Mushroom cultivation—with easy-to-follow illustrated instructions, learn how to grow mushrooms at home, including how to collect wild specimens and domesticate them. Culinary uses and how to preserve wild mushrooms to be enjoyed in the kitchen all year round. Begin your wonderful exploration of wild mushrooms with this accessible yet thorough beginner's guide.

A Cook's Initiation into the Gorgeous World of Mushrooms

by Philippe Emanuelli

Author	: Philippe Emanuelli
Publisher	: Chronicle Books
Total Pages	: 288
Release	: 2013-08-20
Genre	: Cooking
ISBN	: 1452129452

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“Sumptuous photography . . . the minimalist dishes showcase a nearly infinite range of flavors and textures you can achieve with just a few ingredients.” —New York Daily News This beautiful guide to buying, storing, and cooking more than twenty varieties of wild and cultivated mushrooms (and truffles!) also collects 125 mouthwatering recipes. More than one hundred color photographs capture the unique characteristics and, indeed, the elegance, of each type of mushroom, providing tempting visuals for the dishes featured in the book. An evocative object in itself, A Cook’s Initiation into the Gorgeous World of Mushrooms will be equally at home on a gourmet’s kitchen countertop or in the hands of a nature lover. Recipes include: Hot Dogs with Summer Truffles Gnocchi with Chanterelles Veal Chops with Fairy Ring Mushrooms in Cream Gratin of Morels and Green Asparagus St. George’s Mushroom Tartare Raw Mushroom Salad Clams with Yellowfoot Chanterelles and Sake Open-Face Goat Cheese, Porcini, and Shrimp Sandwiches Mushroom Tea “A stunningly beautiful cookbook feast for the eyes. Philippe Emanuelli’s recipes take a Eurocentric approach to using a variety of fungi in dishes both basic and complex.” —Shelf Awareness

Mushrooms and Other Fungi of the Midcontinental United States

by Donald M. Huffman

Author	: Donald M. Huffman
Publisher	: University of Iowa Press
Total Pages	: 385
Release	: 2008-04
Genre	: Nature
ISBN	: 1587297256

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This completely revised second edition provides all the information necessary to identify mushrooms in the field in the midcontinental region of Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Missouri, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin: the tallgrass prairies and the western parts of the eastern deciduous forests. The first edition has been improved in significant ways. The authors have updated scientific names, added photos where there were none and replaced poor photos with better ones, improved the keys, added some species and deleted others, added a section on truffles, and annotated the bibliography. There were originally 224 species; now there are 248. Some of the new photos—125 in all—serve as a second photo for a species, where it is helpful to show details that cannot be viewed in a single photo. The authors describe each species’ cap, gills, stalk, annulus, and season when it is most likely to be seen as well as such characteristics as edibility and toxicity. In their detailed and lively introduction they discuss the economic and environmental aspects of fungi, basic mushroom biology, nomenclature, edibility and toxicity, and habitats and time of fruiting. Most important are the keys, which lead the dedicated reader to the major groups of fungi included in this guide. The section on mushrooms includes keys to their genera in addition to the species within each family discussed, and each of the subsequent sections has a key to the genera and species except where so few species are discussed that a key is not necessary. The volume also includes a glossary and two bibliographies, one with general and one with technical references. Through their detailed technical descriptions and captivating color photos the authors convey their passionate fondness for these diverse and colorful organisms, whose mysterious appearances and disappearances have long made them objects of fascination.