This week, Sarah is talking with Geoff Dann. Geoff is a Hastings based forager with a vast and by the sounds of it, pretty unique understanding of the mushrooms that grow in our landscape. He’s also the author of Edible Mushrooms.

Geoff is a pioneer because many of the mushrooms in his book were not classified as edible and he’s taken on the role of a well-informed and cautious taster, but nonetheless has been a human guinea pig in many instances! As he mentions, his book is without parallel in terms of classifying the edibility of our mushrooms and is the bible for foragers.

They discuss:

Why we’re a nation of mycophobes here in the UK
How to get started with mushroom foraging
Mushroom habitats
Beginner levels edible mushrooms
Mushrooms to watch out for

Links

Geoff’s website www.geoffdann.co.uk

Edible Mushrooms by Geoff Dann, published by Green Books, 2016

Natural Bushcraft Forum www.naturalbushcraft.co.uk

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Episode 62: Edible Mushrooms with Geoff Dann