Oh look, I've been ignoring a plentiful, edible food source in my garden! 🤔 "Land Shrimp!"
Although.... 😱
"Let’s stick with Pillbugs for two good reasons. Those are the only ones that roll themselves into a ball, and they are the most edible of the lineup... "
Washington Post: Using AI to spot edible mushrooms could kill you
"Now, a new assortment of AI-powered mushroom identifiers are popping up in the Apple, Google and OpenAI app stores. These tools use artificial intelligence to analyze photos or descriptions of mushrooms and compare them to known varieties....With its high stakes and frequent mess-ups, mushroom identification is a bad candidate for automation, but companies are doing it anyway..."
(maybe paywall)
Yesterday out in the fields: "Dad, watch out for all that stinging nettle!"
Me (grabbing many handfuls) "Hey! It's breakfast and tea for tomorrow, yay!" #foraging
if you have an idea what this is, please let me know!
found under a woodchip pile in north-central minnesota. my dad says "didn't have a plant attached. it doesn't smell like anything offensive, just dirt. isn't notably firm or soft" #gardening#foraging#fungus#wildcraft
AI-generated books on Amazon now have the potential to kill people, as they've moved into the realm of mushroom foraging. Guides have popped up like, well, mushrooms, packed with information that makes no sense and could easily be dangerous, illustrated with structures that are "the mycological equivalent of a picture of a hot blond with six fingers and too many teeth," writes Vox's Constance Grady. Here's more.
Folx into #Gardening and #Foraging I’ve heard that one shouldn’t harvest dandelions near roadways or lawns that are treated for weeds due to potential toxins in them.
Does anyone have a reputable source that confirms or disproves that?
And to what degree that would affect future generation plants if one were to collect seeds from wild dandelions in such places and grow them in containers?
Context: I live in a large urban area and would like to try growing dandelion microgreens.
My name is Bea and I’m a front-end software engineer with a strong passion for #accessibility. You’ll see posts of my senior cat, Artemis, during #caturday. He is the sweetest orange tabby. I’m currently studying #herbalism with a focus on serving BIPOC folks and anti-colonialism.
Does anyone know what this wasabi-flavoured plant is called? It grows in coastal areas. This one’s from Portstewart in Northern Ireland. #foraging#WildFood#MastoDaoine
Borage, apart from its culinary delights, is also supposed to be good for producing sweat, courage, curing sadness, improving your vision, and banishing ringing in the ears. Helen of Troy supposedly put leaves in wine to stop Menelaus from his incessant whining, and Pliny recommended it to make men merry and joyful. So perhaps my plethora of borage will be a blessing, since I can't help but feel that a bit of merry and joyful will be required the next while. #cooking#foraging#garden
Friends gifted me some dried candy cap #mushrooms (Lactarius rubidus) they foraged. Thinking about grating them into some cream cheese frosting for the butter pecan cake I made, or maybe I should do something else with them? 🤔 Pretty rare and special gift, I'm pretty sure they don't grow here, so thinking of a good way to appreciate them fully. 🤔 #cooking#foraging#foray
Mmm, fruit trees on public land in residential neighborhoods is the best. Free fruit snacks for everyone, including me who don't live there. 🍎 #foraging
It is just as well that the seeds of Dandelions are so infertile!!! But having deadheaded a great number, we have enough for the first couple of batches of Dandelion ‘honey’ of the season. Goes very well with lots of things, although I love it in yoghurt and porridge.