GRAFTON — Spring rains summon an astounding variety of wild medicinal mushrooms and greens, the perfect backdrop for a spring-mushrooming and wild-edibles presentation at The Nature Museum.
On Saturday, May 21, mycological guide Ari Rockland-Miller will present “Spring Wildcrafting: Medicinal Mushrooms and Greens,” to introduce participants to foraging safety, strategy, and ethics, followed by a guided foray into the nearby woods conserved by the Windmill Hill Pinnacle Association. These explorations will focus on the medicinal and edible treasures of springtime.
Participants may choose between two roughly identical programs: a morning walk from 9:30 a.m. to noon, or an afternoon walk from 1 to 3:30 p.m.
Rockland-Miller is co-founder of The Mushroom Forager (www.themushroomforager.com), based in Brattleboro. Over the years, he has found hundreds of pounds of gourmet and medicinal wild mushrooms. He loves sharing his knowledge with blog readers and participants at his mushroom foraging and cultivation workshops.