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  1. Geoff Dann

    Duckweed recipe!

    Invented today... https://www.geoffdann.co.uk/south-indian-style-duckweed-and-eggs/
  2. Geoff Dann

    Craterellus species going crazy out there....

    Blog post tells all.... http://www.geoffdann.co.uk/?p=2105
  3. Geoff Dann

    Absolutely stonking start to the mushroom season

    WOW! What a stunning start to this year’s mushroom season. I have seen it start with a bang in early September before, but I have never before seen anything like what I’ve seen today. Penny Buns a-plenty, loads of other boletes including two I’ve never found before, masses of Russulas...
  4. Geoff Dann

    New Forest fungi picking ban: Forestry Commission vs Forager's Association

    The Forestry Commission has just banned all fungi foraging in the New Forest. The Forager's Assocation has responded with a press release urging them to reconsider, claiming it is not based on scientific evidence. Here's my take on the science, stripped of the mythology and vested interests...
  5. Geoff Dann

    Can anyone tell me what sort of deer this is?

    Picked up this afternoon on Kent/Sussex border near Pembury. They all look the same to me at this age. Roe? Sika? In lovely condition - nearly all the carcass was usable. Blog post: http://www.geoffdann.co.uk/?p=1704
  6. Geoff Dann

    Foraging books

    I'd be very interested in people's opinions on foraging books currently available. I have a book on edible wild fungi coming out next year (http://www.geoffdann.co.uk/the-book/). For those who are interested this now has a release date (Thursday September 29th) and a title ("Edible Mushrooms: A...
  7. Geoff Dann

    Tapping birch trees kills them

    Somebody posted this to my facebook timeline, and I thought it was worth sharing here. Please don't do this. http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?183754-The-stark-Truth-about-Birch-tapping
  8. Geoff Dann

    Seeking photos of morels...

    Has anyone has got, or can get this spring, some really nice morel photos? I have a book coming out next year on fungi foraging in the UK (see my website - link below - for details), but there's a handful of important species I am don't have decent photos of. These include both the famous...
  9. Geoff Dann

    New British fungi foraging book in the pipeline

    You heard it here first... The book will be published by a young and ambitious company currently making some of the classiest out-doorsy books around. They are called Wild Things Publishing and their mission is to "create inspiring books (and apps) that get people out, experiencing and enjoying...
  10. Geoff Dann

    Anyone know anybody who has eaten the wrong mushroom ever?

    A bit of a random question I know. I have been contacted by the BBC who are making a program about commercial fungi foraging and also the dangers of mushroom foraging. They are, among other things, looking for a case study of somebody who got poisoned by eating a mis-identified mushroom. Does...
  11. Geoff Dann

    Opinions on mushroom foraging books

    Hope this is within the forum rules... I've been collecting photos of edible/poisonous/common fungi for the last five years. I've done extensive research into what species are known/thought to be edible, and have personally tried eating well over 200 of them. Probably 300. I am now seriously...
  12. Geoff Dann

    A new wild edible mushroom for you - Agrocybe rivulosa

    http://www.geoffdann.co.uk/uncategorized/agrocybe-rivulosa-is-edible-and-excellent/ First scientifically described only ten years ago, now very common. I couldn't find any info on edibility out there, so I decided to just try eating it (yesterday). It's very good. :-)
  13. Geoff Dann

    Is it safe to pick and eat frozen wild mushrooms?

    A mushroom question I don't know the answer to. Today I found some wood blewits, in reasonable condition apart from the fact that they were frozen solid. I have brought one home and allowed it to thaw in the fridge. Is it safe to eat? Or is there some reason why you shouldn't pick and eat...
  14. Geoff Dann

    Death Caps and the rest: the really poisonous mushroom thread

    In response to the latest fatal poisoning in the UK, we have decided to have a thread dedicated to deadly fungi, starting with Amanita phalloides - the death cap - which was responsible for the latest case, as well as most of the fatal mushroom poisonings in Europe...
  15. Geoff Dann

    UK death cap fatality

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2239069/Christina-Hale-dies-husband-left-seriously-ill-eating-mushrooms-garden-Bridgwater-Somerset.html One less idiot in the world. Am I being too harsh? I don't think so. There is no excuse for eating a death cap apart from being an idiot, or...
  16. Geoff Dann

    Has anyone tried pickling winter chanterelles?

    Or can anyone tell me whether I should cook them before pickling?
  17. Geoff Dann

    Is it illegal to sell medicinal weeds?

    I was wondering if anybody here knows more about the law on this than me. I know there are now regulations in place preventing people from selling preparations and pills made from wild plants - you aren't allowed to sell unregulated herbal remedies. I'm not a medical herbalist - I'm a mushroom...
  18. Geoff Dann

    Edible wild greens

    I'd be interested in seeing people's personal rankings for different sorts of edible greens they have tried. Here are mine, on a scale of 1-5. I've only included those that rank at least a 3. 5: Marsh samphire Alexanders Fat Hen Ramsons Wild Fennel Sea Kale Sorrel Wood...
  19. Geoff Dann

    Brassicas

    Can anybody help me out with identifying wild-growing brassicas in the UK? It feels pretty hopeless at the moment. Sea kale and wild cabbage are easy. The problems come when I start trying tell the difference between white mustard, black mustard, "field mustard" (rape) and charlock. They all...
  20. Geoff Dann

    Can anybody identify this plant please?

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