Geoff Dann is a foraging expert, often on radio and TV to give advice on fungi. He teaches chefs, bushcrafters, food enthusiasts and amateur sleuths to hunt sensibly and sustainably for wonderful mushrooms.
Written by a master of mycology who deeply loves fungus, its habitats and its quirks. -- Tim Maddams, Chef, TV presenter, Cookery writer Geoff knows his stuff and puts it across in an easily accessible manner. This will be coming on all my fungi forages! -- Gary Johnston, Co-founder and Instructor at Jack Raven Bushcraft Bursting with quality photos and great information, achieving the “balance between caution and adventure that a forager needs”, this book is an absolute must for foragers. Put the book in your rucksack, head outside, and let it guide you on safe, fun, mind-, heart-, and stomach-expanding fungal adventures. -- Fergus Drennan aka Fergus The Forager A must-have guide for anyone who likes to try edible fungi and wants to extend their knowledge. Everything you need to know in preparation for foraging proper with a high-quality photographic index, which covers ‘botanical’ description, smell, taste, habitat, gill type, distribution and season and whether edible or not. The book covers safety and equipment, culture, science and ethics of foraging, the law and a code of conduct for mushroom collectors as well as methods of preserving, preparing and cooking fungi. -- Penny Jones, Propagator, Westonbirt, The National Arboretum A fascinating, wise companion on the journey into the extraordinary and delicious world of fungi. Come autumn, it will accompany every foray I make into the woods, and my life, and my frying pan, will be vastly richer because of it. -- Rob Hopkins, founder of the Transition movement