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Freshly harvested vibrant orange chicken of the woods mushroom resting on a wooden foraging board

PLANT & MUSHROOM PROFILES

Chicken of the woods: the mushroom you can spot at 50 mph

November's Monthly Forage. Find it, harvest it so it regrows, cook it in butter.

A rustic woven basket filled with wild November greens, acorns, and pine nuts in northern California

SEASONAL GUIDES

What's in season: November

First rains, winter greens, and the last of the acorns and pine nuts.

Amber glass tincture bottle alongside dried reishi mushroom conks on a rustic wooden apothecary counter

HERBAL REMEDIES

Making a reishi tincture (double extraction)

Miranda walks through it step by step. Video coming soon.

Lush fresh miner's lettuce leaves with delicate white blossoms growing on damp forest moss

PLANT & MUSHROOM PROFILES

Miner's lettuce

The tender winter green that pops up after the rains.

Tall velvety mullein stalk with gentle yellow flowers along a sunny dry trail edge

PLANT & MUSHROOM PROFILES

Common mullein

That fuzzy roadside giant and what folks use it for.

Close-up of golden orange California poppy petals illuminated by late afternoon golden light

PLANT & MUSHROOM PROFILES

California poppy

Our state flower, up close.

A ceramic mug of steaming herbal tea surrounded by dried aromatic pine needles and soothing herbs

RECIPES

Smoky day tea

A comforting brew for fire season.

Whole acorns bobbing in a clear bucket of water to test buoyancy and quality

PRESERVING TIPS

The nut float test

Sort good acorns and nuts from duds in a bucket of water.

Glass canning jars and linen bags packed with dried wild berries and dehydrated mushrooms on pantry shelf

PRESERVING TIPS

Saving and storing wild foods for winter

Drying, freezing and jarring your harvest.

Bright green wild radish leaves showing distinct serrated edges and tiny pale purple edible flowers

PLANT & MUSHROOM PROFILES

Wild radish greens

Peppery greens hiding in plain sight.

Wavy ruffled leaves of curly dock growing vigorously in a damp meadow clearing

PLANT & MUSHROOM PROFILES

Curly dock greens

A common weed worth getting to know.

A serene stone-lined trail at Clear Creek bordered by autumn foliage and riverbank willows

PLACE PROFILES

Walking around Clear Creek

What we found on a fall walk.

Sunlit pine woods and wild mountain manzanita berries near Whiskeytown National Recreation Area

PLACE PROFILES

Walking around Whiskeytown

A wander through Whiskeytown and its wild snacks.

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