Welcome to another episode of Foragers Harvest where Dan de Lion takes you live into the forest to learn about edible and medicinal plants and mushrooms. In this episode, Dan discusses ethical consideration for harvesting the hemlock reishi, aka the hemlock varnish shelf (Ganoderma tsugae) and how our interaction with the forest can change the entire ecology. Be a smart and conscientious forager, and check out lots more at www.returntonature.us and our facebook page: Return to Nature Skills ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeBPsJYeTH8

Morels are a choice edible and spring time is the season for them across the country. To properly identify morels, from the “false morel” (gyromitra) cut one in cross-section. A morel is hollow on the inside, of the stem and gyromitra has caverns. Morels are incredibly tasty, and depending on which part of the country, they prefer to be under sweet gum, beech, or tulip poplar trees, often growing in leaf litter along the forest. Also, they come up in huge numbers in the spring after a fire, and many seek recent burn areas for the motherload. Morels can be fried and sautéed in butter or oil, and taste amazing. They have significant B vitamin and mineral content, and 3.5 grams of morels has 95% of your daily iron needs. They are also significant in zinc and potassium so again eating mushrooms is also like taking a medicinal supplement. Happy mushroom seeking, Dan de Lion @foragemobile www.returntonature.us Please SHARE!!! And visit www.facebook.com/ReturntoNatureSkills www.returntonature.us Morels are Delicious! ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otpT1aohbMI

Here's a look playing with @vincentpiercesmith on #cajon, where we play a pertinent song to the times, "Sound of Silence" by #Simonandgarfunkel Thanks for the great times together Vin and @nimi_artt Hello Darkness, My Old Friend... Hello darkness, my old friend I've come to talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I was sleeping And the vision that was planted in my brain Still remains Within the sound of silence . In restless dreams I walked alone Narrow streets of cobblestone 'Neath the halo of a street lamp I turned my collar to the cold and damp When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light That split the night And touched the sound of silence . And in the naked light I saw Ten thousand people, maybe more People talking without speaking People hearing without listening People writing songs that voices never share No one dared Disturb the sound of silence . "Fools" said I, "You do not know Silence like a cancer grows Hear my words that I might teach you Take my arms that I might reach you" But my words like silent raindrops fell And echoed in the wells of silence . And the people bowed and prayed To the neon god they made And the sign flashed out its warning In the words that it was forming And the sign said, "The words of the prophets Are written on the subway walls And tenement halls" And whispered in the sounds of silence . ~ #Simonandgarfunkel ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSBsmH5NZFw

Here's a look at one of my favorite wild edible mushrooms. Chicken of the woods (Laetiporus) - Enjoy, Dandelion www.returntonature.us ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAHMVo-ZF-w