Several stories of her out-of-woods mushrooming ventures are slotted between her entries, which were fascinating and intriguing. Though I do know a little more about alternative yogurt than I ever wish I did. That's.... never leaving my brain. Borsato writes about artists inspired by fungus, including Katie Bethune-Leamen, who once worked out of a toadstool-shaped studio in the Toronto Sculpture Garden. And as an artist herself, learning about mushrooms — and the act of foraging, or mushrooming — has transformed the way Borsato sees art and the greater world around her.

Fuelled by passion and enthusiasm, this inspiring book will leave you itching to venture into the woods to forage for wild mushrooms. Yeah, it's so much more than a field guide. It's interesting hearing that it began as a book for yourself, because as I was reading it, I often wondered who you imagined your audience to be. Although this book is mostly about wild mushrooming, cultivated species provide thebenefit of availability and certainty about identity. Wild-foraged species can be substitutedfor commercial species found in your local supermarket, in many of the recipes. Wild Mushrooming: A Guide for Foragers is co-authored by leading experts Alison Pouliot and Tom May and delivers expert advice on best ways to go about finding, identifying and collecting the right mushrooms.It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. Walk along with award-winning artist and educator Diane Borsato and illustrator Kelsey Oseid as they inspire foragers at all levels to see the wondrousness of fungi wherever they are: in the forest, the city park or the local market. Unlike button and paddy mushrooms, this type of mushroom can be grown on farm wastes high in cellulosic content like cotton waste, banana pseudostems, cereal straws, etc. However, the most commonly used substrate is paddy straw. Growth Techniques

The genus Suillus, characterised by its slimy cap, is another prized mushroom, the Suillus luteus and Suillus granulatus being its most common varieties, and while abundant in some parts of Eurasia, is a rare occurrence in others. It is easy to identify and very palatable. Diane's enthusiasm for the subject is contagious and the illustrations an accurate guide for identification. Mushrooming...my favourite activity. As a mycophile I dream about fungi, ID and analyze them, forage for them, attend mushroom festivals and learn everything I possibly can get my hands on. Diane Borsato's Mushrooming is a beautifully-illustrated book about 100+ fungi and connections we make with them in life, nature and art. In India, the mushroom of this variety is grown on paddy straw. Well dried, long straws are tied together in bundles of 8-10 cm in diameter. They are then cut to uniform length of 70-80 cm and soaked in water for 12-16 hours. Excess water is then allowed to drain off later. Preparing the Bed Matsutake, the highly sought-after pine mushroom, found in coniferous forests in Hiroshima in autumnThe Mushroom Rainbow: Only the most delicious or deadly mushrooms sorted by color (2011) ISBN 978-0-9869409-0-3 (0986940909)