Recommended Reading List for Aspiring Foragers in the Blue Ridge Mountains

Hello! If you have come on any walks, hikes, or visit us at any of your markets we may have recommended you certain books to read. Here is the list of our top 11 favorite foraging books that can help you on your journey, like they did us! 

Mushrooms of the Southeast  by  Todd F. Elliott &  Steven L. Stephenson 

Mushrooms of the Carolinas  by  Alan E. Bessette , Arleen R. Bessette, Michael W. Hopping 

All That the Rain Promises and More: A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms by David Arora

Mushroom Demystified  by David Arora

100 Edible Mushrooms by Michael Kuo

How to Forage Mushrooms Without Dying  by  Frank Hyman 

Organic Mushroom Cultivation and Mycoremediation by  Tradd Cotter

The Fungal Pharmacy by  Robert Rogers  (Author), Solomon P. Wasser  (Foreword)

Foragers Harvest by Samuel Thayer

Incredible Wild Edibles by Samuel Thayer

Trees of Power by Akiva Silver