Online Class. Thursday January 29th, 6-7:30pm Mountain Time. DM me for more info or to register. Some edible and medicinal mushrooms can grow in the winter. Learn about several in detail. Class handout (PDF) will be provided. Class will be recorded. #foraging #mushrooms #winter #fungi

2026 mushroom-related offerings. DM for more info. Instructor (me) has 25+ yrs of foraging for & 16 yrs clinical experience with fungi. Winter Mushrooms - Online, 1/29. Medicinal Mushrooms of the Month - Workshops in Durango, Feb-Jul. 10 steps for safely foraging mushrooms - Online. 4/11.
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Edible vs deadly. Do you know which is which, comparing the species in the left panels vs that in the right? Both can grow this time of year, possibly next to each other on wood. I'll be teaching key steps for mushroom foraging and staying alive: albuquerqueherbalism.com/winter-sprin...

There's an ongoing outbreak of amatoxin poisonings in the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Areas with liver failure reported in adults and children and one fatality so far. More info here: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA... Death caps (Amanita phalloides) grow from San Diego up through BC, and inland.

Red-belted Conk (Fomitopsis schrenkii) from a Doug fir log. Blended and gently heated in olive oil then strained. An ointment for joint, muscle, and nerve ouches.... #foraging #mycoherbalist #shelffungi

Went out for mullein root. Came back with that, yarrow, and Agaricus mushrooms.

#foraging #agaricus #yarrow #mullein #herbalist #durango #colorado

Link takes you to a short video with High Country News on the awesomeness of fens!

Restoration and protection of Colorado’s high-altitude fens help protect regional water supply and promote trapping of carbon from the atmosphere.

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Weekend fungal escapism in Colorado's San Juan Mountains. Jellies, some red blobs on dead aspen (trying to ID), old turkey tails, & Cortinarius trivialis

#wildmushrooms #fungi #rockymountains #colorado #durango #jellyfungi #cortinarius

Four Corners folks! Take a deep dive into practical herbalism with myself, herbalist Deb Swanson, CCH, and Aaylah Wellspring, ND, at the Wisdom of Herbs Gathering in Bayfield, CO. May 17/18th. Single day attendance/camping available. Children welcome. www.botanicalstudiesinstitute.com/classes

Cardiovascular Health, Naturally. April 26th, 10am-1pm MT, via Zoom. (albuquerqueherbalism.com/cardiovascul...)
Foods, herbs, mushrooms & practices based on traditional herbalism, research studies, and clinical experience. #herbalism #hearthealth

Doug fir/olive oil blend from yesterday's wild food and medicine workshop. It went into a rice-based recipe along with barberries, coriander, black pepper, and honey.
Herbalism = resilience
#herbalism #foraging #wildfoods #plantmedicine

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Winter Wild Foods & Medicine Making Workshop - Feb 9th, 11am-1pm in Durango. Immediately afterwards will be a free plant identification walk nearby for workshop participants.
For more info or to register, please visit www.osadha.com/classes-list/