Maine has hundreds of edible mushrooms, including chanterelles, puffballs, oysters, porcinis, and more. While all of New England is popular with foragers, Maine is especially bountiful, thanks to its...

Enjoying a delicious mug of mushroom hot chocolate is a great way to get your chocolate fix and boost your well-being. Mushroom powder is a superfood packed with nutrients and can be easily added to...

Agrocybe praecox (spring fieldcap), appears earlier than many other mushrooms, during late spring and early summer. Spring fieldcap is an edible mushroom when well cooked, although it’s not favored...

The mock strawberry (Potentilla indica) is a bland, non-toxic fruit. It is originally from Asia but is now found in many countries worldwide. While it looks very similar to a wild strawberry, there...

Spider flower, or Cleome, is a flowering, drought tolerant annual. The showy plant has prominent white flowers but may also have pink or purple flowers. Spider flowers are edible. Spider flower...

Many people are thrilled when they find expensive truffles on their foraging adventures. Or, so they think. Most of the time, these truffles are false truffles, including the yellow false truffle,...