The Solanum family has many varieties, some edible like Solanum nigrum and others non-edible and even toxic, like this one we have within reach here. This is a species that grows wild in many arid places

Fungi Finds

Weekend Finds

Walking through the forest allows you to find treasures like this, a beautiful coral fungus known as such for its resemblance to marine corals with its hundreds of branches. This species grows on decomposing

Fairy Ring and Trypophobia

What’s up, Hive? It’s been too long. My feed is telling me it’s been five months since my last post. In some ways, it’s felt longer. I’ve mentioned in many past blogs that when I have the space in my life

Findin mushrooms with my daughter.

Huitlacoche is an edible fungus in the world, especially in Mexico. It comes from corn in a state of rot. This majestic fungus with a grayish-black tone makes the corn kernels swell, sometimes 10 times

Hola, setero! Today I had an exciting encounter in the local park. My wife and I had a little shopping business after dinner, and on the way back home strolled leizurely thru the local park. There was

So I went back to that same woodland today to see if I could find any more wood blewits to add to my recipe. Luckily, I still had some dried cremini and honey mushrooms that I foraged last autumn, along

During spring, nothing inspires me more than the sight of beautiful blooms and fresh new shoots. I thought it would be something worth celebrating with mushrooms today. I haven’t been fungi hunting, but

Dandelion season is in full swing right now. They’re everywhere at the moment, so it’s a great time to get out, pick some, and make something with them while they’re at their best. Dandelion flowers are

It’s that time of year again when dandelions bloom everywhere! The surroundings are glowing with their vibrant golden yellow colour. I love picking them because they just reappear the next day, filling

Whilst now my hips are fine, my elbow is now unusable, the tendons and muscles in my arms protesting if I use them. The last few days have been all about ordering Jamie about, my proxy body that is functional

Homesteading and Hive Friends! We have been back in Guardia Sanframondi, showing our magnificent Arthouse to an interested party, who came from Amsterdam to view it - and to get a taste of the town...

Earlier today, I nipped into the woodland, hoping to see some scarlet elf cup mushrooms to add to my salad this evening. They normally sprout around this time, late winter. The woodland is still asleep,

Warm Winter Finds

Seeking for winter mushrooms in a cold snowy forest. At the end we foraged a couple of Pleurotus ostreatus und Flammulina velutipes. Also, please do enjoy this video filmed two years ago, on how I discovered

After a couple of days of overly socializing and a bit too much caffeine, alcohol and sugar, a walk in nature was very welcome to @clareartista and me. Even more, after having been away from our land (

My jar of bulgogi sauce was empty, and I really couldn’t be bothered driving to town, even though I was craving it today. Instead, I walked around the village and woodland and picked whatever fruits were