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The commercial harvesting myth

Every year sees stories of gangs of East Europeans stripping forests bare of fungi to sell to up-market restaurants . . . total rubbish of course.

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Toxicity: fears and reality

The British suffer from ghastly mycophobia, convinced death lurks beneath every fungal cap and stalk . . .

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Mushrooms and the law 5/5

Foraging for personal use may be legal in almost all circumstances, but there are still a complex set of unwritten rules . . .

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Mushrooms and the law (4/4)

The fourth part of this blog series wraps up the tale of foraging and the law suggesting tactful ways forward.

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Mushrooms and the law (3/4)

The third part of this series on foraging and the law. Although we have seen that foraging is legal in the UK, often the authorities don’t seem to understand this . . .

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Mushrooms and the law (2/4)

Part 2 of 4 on foraging and the Law in Britain. This week we look at current laws and how they could affect foragers.

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