The Forager's Calendar: A Seasonal Guide to Nature’s Wild Harvests Tektub this is the perfect portal

this is the perfect portal to step through into the world of mushrooms

5 million known fungus species

Ostensibly taught as an introductory course on drugs and biochemistry

like the time we tried to get Kav colonised by mycelium (we wanted a mushroom golem for the office and he was the closest person)

The Forager's Calendar: A Seasonal Guide to Nature’s Wild Harvests Tektub this is the perfect portalJohn Wright writes as though he's talking directly to you, a good friend in the same room. His harvest of fascinating information is worn lightly, with funny, whimsical observations this wonderful book should be well thumbed by anyone who is interested in the natural world. BBC CountryfileA hugely useful, well illustrated and often funny book The TimesHe writes so engagingly that it's hard to imagine that actual foraging can be more attractive than