last Sunday me and Adam (the chef at Cafe Levain) went foraging for mushrooms on my cousin's property in Richmond, MN. He had mentioned that he'd seen chicken of the woods shrooms on the trees before so Adam an
d I jumped at the opportunity. We were hoping to find chicken of the woods mushrooms or maybe even some morels but had no such luck. We did however discover that my cousin has hundreds upon hundreds of Ramps! (as well as thousands of mosquitoes, and poison oak) It's toward the end of the season so many of them were dying and turning yellow but we managed to find a few good ones. All in all I would say the trip was a success. We didn't find any mushrooms but the land has potential. I will definitely be returning later in the summer, and of course early next spring!
d I jumped at the opportunity. We were hoping to find chicken of the woods mushrooms or maybe even some morels but had no such luck. We did however discover that my cousin has hundreds upon hundreds of Ramps! (as well as thousands of mosquitoes, and poison oak) It's toward the end of the season so many of them were dying and turning yellow but we managed to find a few good ones. All in all I would say the trip was a success. We didn't find any mushrooms but the land has potential. I will definitely be returning later in the summer, and of course early next spring!
