#henofthewoods

It's the first day of fall and to make this day even better I have such a nice sized BEAUTIFUL Maitake mushroom in my fridge from my parents! 🍄❤🍄 .. Also called Hen-of-the-Woods, this mushroom is commonly known as an immune booster and like any mushroom, it's amazing for your health and who doesn't love healthy food that grows for free in the woods?? I love to sautee these in butter with some salt and garlic powder or take them up a notch as a meaty add-in to spaghetti sauce, tacos, or soups!

Good morning and Happy belated Autumnal Equinox. I’ve been amazed at the amount of rain and the fungi that have shown up this week! Only a handful of spots left for my one and only mushroom walk I’m offering this year in the Rochester area. Rain or shine! Snacks included at the end of the walk. Come explore the hills south of Rochester with me. SLOW DOWN and listen to what the forest is telling us! We will cover topics of ethical harvesting, wild identification, ecology and how to begin our journey as being stewards of the land. You won’t hear me talking like some TV show chump, telling ya how much some mushroom is worth. That’s on TV already and it’s total crap. So yea, leave the boob tube and step outside and let nature in! Registration is needed to obtain the exact location of the hike! www.SmugtownMushrooms.com #smugtownmushrooms #mycology #fungi #ethicalforaging #reciprocity #love #fingerlakes #flx #magic #rochesterny #hemlocklake #mycelium #mycorrhizae #maitake #grifolafrondosa #henofthewoods #wildmushrooms https://www.instagram.com/p/B21SOgfA28b/?igshid=q2dnvwr5vm0w

And then I turned this miatake aka hen of the woods into cream of mushroom soup.

Last dinner in New York, so we went out with a bang. 💜 #vegan #veganfoodporn #poutine #passionfruitbellini #truffles #henofthewoods #piccata (at Modern Love Brooklyn)

#BHLDailySciArt: Hen-of-the-Woods Mushrooms (Grifola frondosa) are edible mushrooms that foragers look for in autumn. #SciArt from Paul Dumée, Nouvel Atlas de Poche des Champignons Comestibles et Vénéneux (1911-12). Contributed for digitization by the LuEsther T. Mertz Library of The New York Botanical Garden (@nybg) to #BiodiversityHeritageLibrary. http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3895007 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #HenoftheWoods #Mushrooms #Fungi #Mycology #Maitake #BHLib #Biodiversity #NaturalHistory #Biology #ScientificIllustration #ScientificArt #OpenAccess #LibrariesofInstagram #Libraries #SciArtFix

Tenderoni & Fresh & flimsy ••••••••••••• Hen of the Woods aka Maitake aka Grifola frondosa •••••••••••••• Edible & Medicinal These fungi, usually grow from the bases of Oak trees. Oaks hold such majestic information, our elders & providers. That even in death, there's life. Yummy yum yum Join us this month for workshops and other events. Check it out on our website: www.smugtownmushrooms.com #smugtownmushrooms #maitake #fungi #grifolafrondosa #henofthewoods #wildfood #wildfoodlove #wildmushrooms #polypores #medicinalmushrooms #mycology #mycelium #myceliummobile #oakgrove #newyork #upstatenewyork #fingerlakes

In the Hen House! Yesterday we found Grifola frondosa growing from the base of multiple Beech trees! Usually this mushroom grows from Oak! Rare finds make our day! Hoorah! #smugtownmushrooms #wildmushrooms #grifolafrondosa #henofthewoods #maitake #mycology #radicalmycology #fungi #fungalpharmacy #newyork

PERFECT Found my first Maitake today of the season. I have been patiently waiting. Thought I wasn't ever gonna find them again. ;) #smugtownmushrooms #geneseevalley #fingerlakes #mycology #fungi #radicalmycology #maitake #henofthewoods #grifolafrondosa #whiterot #love #smooth