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RE: The Amateur Mycologist - Random Find - Likely Agaricus campestris - The Field Mushroom
That's very funny - and very upstanding of you! Not so many enjoy the mushrooms that grow on their property, but better safe than sorry, cause you know that one fanatic whose Lion's mane you take is gonna go crazy. ;)
I used to talk more about edibility in my posts and decided against it - but if you're knowledgable and detailed there is a big steemit market for that information in homesteading and foraging, just fyi. I will certainly be checking it out!
Very good to know!! And yes, I'd go crazy if someone took a lions mane out of my yard I had watching and waiting to mature. lol I'll definitely be sharing identification posts on foraging periodically. There is so much I'm uncomfortable with when it comes to mushrooms but I do have about 30 species where I'm pretty confident. I have an identification and safety certification in these species and a permit to forage to sell them in 3 USA states. I'll never post anything in confidence I have doubts about and feel like there should always be a liability statement too. I'm looking forward to watching/reading your posts! Thanks so much for the encouragement...I've been on steemit less than 24 hours now and have met so many nice people!
That's awesome! 30 species is a ton to feel that comfortable about. I imagine it encompasses the big names in edibility, but with that many you must have more obscure ones under your belt as well. I would be interested in a post just about that and your licensure - didn't even know they had licenses like that in the US, although it makes sense.
Good idea to do a post about it!! It's a fairly new law and this is the first year my state (NC) has a certification process. I'm still trying to educate my chefs and fellow foraging friends about the necessity of it...not everyone is happy about the change but I personally think it was a wise move.
Oh definitely - it always seemed crazy to me that people could just sell found mushrooms without vetting their skillset. Once a restaurant is serving wild mushrooms people will drop their guards entirely and assume they're safe. So the vetting definitely should be done before hand, at least to establish a baseline of skill. Though I understand how this might frustrate individuals who make their living off the trade.
That is exactly the issues being debated as people are trying to adjust to the new laws.