Mycophiles – A Worldwide Confederacy of Awesome

Editor’s Note: This post is the latest article in an ongoing series I am writing about the history of mycophiles (mushroom-lovers) around the globe. Although not as targeted as my past posts on the Red Lady of el Miron, the Read More

Mushrooms In History – the Greeks and Egyptians

Editor’s Note: Last week, I published an article on this blog about how the Romans enjoyed eating wild-foraged mushrooms and may have used them in political murders. You see, I have a penchant for classical history and spent a lot of Read More

Romans and Mushrooms – A Roman-tic Comedy

Editor’s Note: Way back in college, I was half persuaded, half coerced by my classics-loving friends into taking a challenging history course called Fall of the Roman Republic. There were 7 of us all told in the class, and we decided it Read More

A Quick Tour of the Amanita Genus

Editor’s Note: This post was inspired by a reader who suggested that I take a bit of time on this blog to explain how to determine the genus of different sorts of mushrooms. One of the best approaches to learning wild mushroom Read More