An off the hoof decision meant we where heading out for Breakfast in the forest using a Frontier Stove yesterday. I had planned to head into the woods to do some foraging for fungi as it had been quite foggy and had been raining for two day anyway but when a friend contacted me we…
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A rainy day hike in the forest.
A rainy day hike in the forest. The was for forecast rain and I wanted to try some new waterproof gear I had brought. My next big trip will be back to Northern Sweden next June. Heading out into the woods I was hoping to find some fungi but the rain had only…
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Hiking the Birch Forest. Today was time to head out hiking the Birch Forest. The weather has been perfect recently for foraging for fungi so I headed out into the woods to see if I could spot any. As we started to walk into the birch forest i could see there where many slippery jacks…
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A day out in the woods after a very damp couple of days means foraging for edible fungi if conditions are good you are sure to find some fungi. Before I start this isn’t a post to help you identify fungi, I know what I know and I keep to that. If you are not…
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I am lucky to have been shown a few safe mushrooms to pick by my wife. My wife is Polish and in Poland it is very normal to go out picking wild mushrooms and utilising them into diet. Mushrooms in Poland are normally either dried or pickled for storage. Now I only pick what I…
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