Added by Athena Kokoronis on June 17, 2011 at 10:26am —
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This mushroom was found on a stump at Guilford and 32nd in Baltimore. Purple-lish pink stem, fork-like creamy colored gills. Fuzzy funnel shaped…
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Added by Athena Kokoronis on May 21, 2011 at 12:00pm —
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Added by Athena Kokoronis on November 11, 2010 at 10:51pm —
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Are these edible? They poke out between the leaved forest floor.

This picture doesn't give them justice, they are as bright as can be. They have spongy red orange pores. Juicy. I bit the edge of one- Not bitter at all. Would you cook with it?

And these..…

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Added by Athena Kokoronis on October 27, 2010 at 9:48pm —
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Added by Athena Kokoronis on October 10, 2010 at 11:01pm —
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This morning, Beacon NY, Waiting for a ride to get to Hudson NY...Across the street from the train station. Off the paved sidewalk was a wooded space, an unkept cemetery, (mining): I found what I think are puffballs?

A Calvatia Gigantea? But maybe one on them (#6) is a Bovista nigrescens?
Not sure- #6 is firmer then the others, but still softish, white and fluffy inside. They…
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Added by Athena Kokoronis on October 7, 2010 at 12:30am —
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Going Backwards. From June, before the mini-drought at Mildred's Lane, We found the tasty, orangey and yellow chicken on several different logs/stumps. Here is one Monique found at Mike Spittels. Here is about to be chopped up for ravioli filling:

Here are two the kitchen team found for dinner:…
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Added by Athena Kokoronis on July 14, 2010 at 11:30am —
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I am in PA, At Mildred's Lane. We are less than halfway through the Town and Country Session, which is part dedicated to Transcendentalist research, and of course mushrooms cannot be excluded from conversation. One of our recent guests, Charlie Fox just sent me this note, and images of these watercolors painted by Kelly Bird:
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Added by Athena Kokoronis on July 14, 2010 at 11:00am —
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Added by Athena Kokoronis on April 15, 2010 at 9:22pm —
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Life Box Company....SEE
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Added by Athena Kokoronis on January 21, 2010 at 12:08am —
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A week or so ago at a holiday party, I met a man named Steve Caputo. He shared some great information and links with me. They are posted below. He also told me that he once took a botany class with the one and only Gary Lincoff!
..."The scientist I was telling you about is Paul Mankiewicz, who is the director of the Gaia Institute, which is based in City Island. Paul is a visionary but also has lots of experience building ecologically based projects. NYC is working with Gaia to pilot…
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Added by Athena Kokoronis on December 26, 2009 at 1:59pm —
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Added by Athena Kokoronis on November 25, 2009 at 12:33am —
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I was just researching for my mushroom costume and stumbled upon Cornell University's Mushroom Blog
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here to see.
Added by Athena Kokoronis on October 28, 2009 at 9:58am —
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"Apparently, we no longer have these problems. Historical science has been constituted against fictionalized history and the historical novel, It was for this purpose that historians of the old school extolled the rigorous inspection of sources and the critisism of documents. It was for this purpose that historians of the new school have studied up on geography, statistics, and demography. Thus the materials of construction in historical study had to be sheltered from the fables of opinion… Continue
Added by Athena Kokoronis on October 14, 2009 at 10:00pm —
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October 5th was conceptual food event catered and concieved by us. All of us shared a common belief that food is and/or accompanies the potentiality of knowledge and dialogue. We began to make a connection between Oysters of the water and Oysters of the land...
October 6th we merged individuals' experience between the forest and that moment. Kate built and poured a foundation for Gary to build and lose himself while disconnected and connected improvisation came from below, and at the…
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Added by Athena Kokoronis on October 7, 2009 at 11:00am —
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