"This is the book for anyone who walks in the woods and would like to learn how to identify just the 29 edible mushrooms they're likely to come across. With Frank Hyman's expert advice and easy-to-follow guidelines, readers will be confident in identifying which mushrooms they can safely eat and which ones they should definitely avoid"--

"An engaging and thrilling tour of the new frontiers in mycology-from ecology to fermentation to medicine-introducing the reader to the fascinating characters involved in the fungal Renaissance. Fungi are fundamental to life. As decomposers, they are critical to the formation and sustenance of soils and ecosystems. As endlessly innovative chemists, they devise and secrete enzymes that can break down a vast variety of materials, mitigate bacterial...

The Northeast is one of the best places to find mushrooms; they are both abundant and spectacularly diverse. Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada is a compact, beautifully illustrated guide packed with descriptions and photographs of more than 400 of the region's most conspicuous, distinctive, and ecologically important mushrooms. The geographic range covered by the book includes Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana,...

"Provides a comprehensive guide that explains how the world's environment can be saved through mushroom cultivation; and describes how enzymes and acids that mycelium produces in decomposition break apart hydrocarbons common to many pollutants."--

Mushrooms have been the stuff of dreams, fairy tales, and even hallucinations. Kane explores the history, folklore, and future of common and not-so-common fungi. She catalogs iconic fungi species and details their lore and mystical properties. She also provides helpful guidance on enhancing your magical practice with mushrooms, including utilizing color energies and spellwork to manifest your intentions. -- adapted from back cover.

"Tulip and his brother Rowan have left the simple comforts of their small Scottish island with a plan: to grow organic vegetables in a market garden, and to open a restaurant to bring these wholesome culinary delights to London. The world of fine dining seems an impossibly competitive place . . . until they discover a mysteriously, scrumptious new mushroom that brings diners in droves, catapulting their small restaurant to success beyond their wildest...

"If you were a fungus, what would you do? Would you live in the mountains or the city? Or on some cheese?! Discover more in this colorful introduction to these surprisingly fascinating life-forms!"--