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Edible Mushrooms: Mosaic Puffball (Calvatia utriformis aka Handkea utriformis aka Lycoperdon utriforme aka Lycoperdon caelatum)

Karen Meyers May 29, 2025 0 Comments

Native to northern temperate zones, this puffball has been found in Europe, continental Asia, Japan, eastern Atlantic, North America, Mexico, South Africa, Chile, and New Zealand. It usually grows alone…

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Edible Mushrooms: Field Blewit (Lepista saeva aka L. personata aka  Clitocybe saeva)

Karen Meyers May 22, 2025 0 Comments

Less common than wood blewit (Lepista saeva), field blewit is native to Europe and the British Isles. It often appears in groups or fairy rings usually in chalk or limestone…

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Edible Mushrooms: Common Morel (Morchella esculenta aka M. esculentoides)

Karen Meyers May 8, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as sponge morel, haystack, may mushroom, yellow morel and Molly Moocher, this distinctive mushroom is found in Europe and North America where it grows singly or in groups…

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Edible Mushrooms: Shaggy Parasol (Chlorophyllum rhacodes aka Lepiota rhacodes aka Macrolepiota rhacodes)

Karen Meyers May 1, 2025 0 Comments

Found throughout Europe and North America, shaggy parasol is most common from the Rockies eastward in the US. It prefers light shade and rich soil and grows alone or in…

Garden History

Old Time Recipes for Home Made Wines: Schiedam Schnapps

Karen Meyers May 21, 2024 0 Comments

Wikipedia tell us that schnapps is “a type of alcoholic beverage that may take several forms, including distilled fruit brandies, herbal liqueurs, infusions and ‘flavored liqueurs’ made by adding fruit…

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Book Review: The Broad Fork

Karen October 26, 2018 0 Comments

Whether you have a CSA, a vegetable garden, good Farmer’s Market, or a well stocked grocery store, you might want to learn new ways to cook vegetables and fruits. Hugh…

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Wildflowers: Boltonia Native to New England

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