I could remember few years back after my wife died, I was left alone with 3 kids. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Got diagnosed with bipolar. Not until a friend recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment changed my life for better. I can proudly say i'm totally clean for 6 years and still counting. Always look to nature for solution to tough problems, Shrooms are phenomenal.
I love hearing great life changing stories like this. I want to become a mycologist because honestly mushrooms are the best form of medicine (most especially the psychedelic ones) There are so many people today used magic mushrooms to ween off of SSRI medication- its amazing! Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death buddy, lets be honest here.
Can you help me with the reliable source 🙏. I'm 56 and have suffered for years with addiction, anxiety and severe ptsd, I got my panic attacks under control myself years ago and they have come back with a vengeance, I'm constantly trying to take full breaths but can't get the full satisfying breath out, it's absolutely crippling me, i live in Germany. I don't know much about these mushrooms. Really need a reliable source!! Can't wait to get them
YES sure of mycologist Predroshrooms. I have the same experience with anxiety, addiction. Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
Fantastic content, I'm just going to purchase the book to help support your channel. I've been watching for a few years now and this has been my favourite so far particularly as most of the information and identification markers I remembered from your other videos, keeping it simple and safe as possible. Great work
You are such a nice person to watch talking about mushrooms. It's a pleasure to listen to you. I like you down to earth approach and the way you demystify all the myths. Thank you for making this video.
Oh no i think i miss identified the giant puff ball , when i picked it up from the ground it was all wooly , kicky and it was producing some weird whine i also think it wasnt attached to the ground
thank you for this and pls never grow bored of repeating even the most obvious of information for us the foraging beginners out there. greetings from eastern EU ;)
Im a novice forgager and unfortunatly either havent had the time or money to attend a course but thanks to your videos and book I have sucessfully identified an consumed Chicken of the woods, Amethyst Decievers, Red Cracking Bolete, Wood Blewits,Golden Chanterelles and just last week Parasols! I hope to attend a course next year to learn more!
I'm in London so it's hard to get to any of your courses but also found your videos and books very helpful! We had fairy ring champignons in a biryani the other day❤
Great to see you again Marlow and team! Really enjoyed this long form recap. You are always my number 1 go to for all things mushroom, you've taught me 99% of what I know, and I really appreciate your work and content. Hope for a chance to attend a course with you guys in the future, all the best!
I love this video!!! Thank you so much for putting the effort and give it to the world for free. I am following you always with big interest and curiosity ! Well done Wild Food UK team❤
Cheers. I spend loads of weekends every autumn going mushroom foraging. It's just great being out in nature, all the fresh air and things to see. I stick to boletes, because they are low risk and some of the tastiest mushrooms you can find.
Amazing video, Ive been getting into foraging the past 2 years. A week ago I found my first beefsteak, amazed at the citrus flavour. Mushrooms are so cool!
I allotment garden no dig between the woodchip and horse manure that's mulched over it I get a diverse display of fungi only 1s iv identified were shaggy inkcaps so far thanks for your knowledge
i hav seen these orange milkcaps on the edge of some pine trees they had green on them i thought they were mouldy , its great to see them on your video i shall go back today to look at them again . cheers the orange gills are an amazing colour
Thank you, you always give clear information which is very helpful. I have learned a lot from you and got your book👍Got some Penny Bun this week and just came back from evening walk and got some Saffron Milkcap mushrooms. I'm going to add to my tea tonight
I'm with you on the Orange Birch Bolete ( B. Testaceoscaber ) , plentiful in " Kentish Weed "( Birch) woodlands . Turns blue/black when cut , but as with many of the group needs a long spell in the frying pan or stew to protect the tummy .
Hi there, does woods with sunlight that can reach the floor have more mushroom than the one that have a thick layer of tree that cover a lot of sunlight that makes the floor really dark and wet? Thank you, love all of your longer videos
Marlow-thank you so much for your content here on TH-cam! I’ve learned a lot, and enjoy the channel immensely! Even if I don’t intend to eat the things I observe, I find this a hobby as fulfilling as birdwatching-viewing the natural world and trying to identify and understand it on some level is rewarding for its own sake! I have a QUESTION for you! Is there any reason why a new/inexperienced forager should use gills as an automatic/litmus test type of criteria to determine if they should consider eating something? I have a friend who uses this as a safety net-never forage for anything with gills. This makes no sense to me and I’m seeking to understand why she feels like it’s a safety measure. Thanks in advance!
possibly because most spongy mushrooms (boletes) and the white hedgehogs (with spikes) are edible. There are some toxic boletes though so the rule is incorrect, and there are plenty of easy to ID mushrooms with gills too, the person is obviously just sticking to what they know so they feel safe, which isnt a silly thing just very restrictive..
Marlow is a real inspiration for the wild food in the Uk and outside the Uk You deserve a royal appreciation and should be awarded an honory prefix of SIR thanks for your unlimited efforts
Lovely to recap/refresh on already acquired knowledge no matter how long we've been foraging for and this was a great video to remind my eyes on what to be looking out for. Already had a great season for Chanterelles and the Parasols are plentiful. The Saffron Milkcaps are starting to show and my phone camera feed tells me I'm about to be blessed with Horn of Plenty!(My spot let me down last year but I'm hopeful all this early October rain is going to bear fruit!). Just out of curiosity, are you folks at WildfoodUK noticing that things like field mushrooms aren't showing in great profusion this year? Usually I'd have had many kilograms in the dehydrator by now but they're just not showing their heads!
Hi Will, it was great to meet you and a lovely day. It's a shame I had to leave early for my course the next day (still felt rough) but we'll hook up next time you're down :)
I dont know if i can attatch a picture here, but i think ive a specimine that beats the giat puffball record 😊 Always loved your videos Marlow , thank you
Something about the picking vs cutting, pretty sure it's not advised to pull cauliflower fungus (and maybe certain others), and instead is better to cut it?
Great video. Two important omissions that you might want to subtitle in: for Puffball, you didn't mention that they shouldn't have any internal mushroom structures, only that they should be white (and soft) inside. This could include Amanita virosa. The second omission is that Leccinum are only safe to eat after cooking for over 15 minutes.
I always wonder if Termitomyces should be picked from roots or snap at surface. Their roots can be so deep rooted. Most of their stems are buried. I am aware Termitomyces is not found in UK or even Europe but I am so keen to taste them...
Went on a foraging walk with a guy who has a PhD in mycology. He does surveys of sites for mushroom species. He was the person working at Kew Gardens when the author poisoned his family, and he identified the species. And he admits that on any walk, he thinks he's doing well if he can identify 50% of mushrooms on any particular walk. Totally agree on both paid foraging walks, and books. Get rid of any app that tries to say it can accurately identify mushrooms, or at least don't ever base a decision to eat or not eat one purely on what an app says. I've seen them come up with identifications that could have killed someone, regularly.
Hi, I know you offer courses but what books would you recommend. I have been interested for about 2 years but I'm still not sure enough to actually eat any. Love your content
I suppose it’s down to the number of species you can confidently id using the finer details rather than just rules and distinctive species. The blusher then the miller are probably 2 of the milestones. Blushers have more lookalikes than people think and the miller has many extremely toxic/deadly lookalikes.
I already have the 'Foraging' book from Wild Food Uk what additional info will i get from the 'Mushroom' book you mentioned, does it just cover more mushroom species? ...or are there other benefits. Thanks
There is liberty cap identification in Wild food uk book but you wont find Cyanescens in there as there techically not native an you need to find areas that typically imported American hard woods. There is no native Cubensis species in the UK
Thank you Marlow. Painful to hear you dispense with the word "fungi" (even "funguses" would be something), but a great video, really interesting, really clear and helpful 😁
You should be on TV fella , your videos are fantastic
Thanx very much :)
who watches tv these days, it’s mostly propaganda…
I agree!! Such a good presenter
Trust
They don’t want the public knowing they can get better healthier food for free 😊
Very kind to do a whole hour for free! I learned so much
Thanx, you’re welcome :)
Marlow at his best once again. Can highly recommend both Wild food UK foraging books. Top drawer content
Thanx James :)
Your videos have been a big help in my learning journey of mushroom foraging. This new one again is very informative and easy to follow. Thanks a lot!
Great to hear :)
2:09 Lilac Fibercap
8:08 Amethyst Deciever
13:07 Parasol Mushrooms
15:30 True Parsol
18:55 Shaggy Parsol
20:19 Slender Parasol
23:01 Cauliflower Fungus
25:35 Common Puffball
27:02 Earthball
28:17 Giant Puffball
31:17 Hedgehog Fungus
34:28 Shaggy Inkcap
34:52 Magpie Inkcap
38:07 Penny Bun
43:26 Devil's Bolete
46:40 Lurid Bolete
48:10 Brown Birch Bolete
52:25 Cracking Bolete
54:11 Peppery Bolete
55:59 Boletus Eater
57:04 Larch Bolete
1:00:53 Fleecy Milkcap
1:02:09 Beech Milkcap
1:03:05 Raspberry Milkcap
1:03:45 Orange Milkcap
1:08:26 Horn of Plenty
1:11:43 Elfin Saddle
Thanx :)
I could remember few years back after my wife died, I was left alone with 3 kids. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Got diagnosed with bipolar. Not until a friend recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment changed my life for better. I can proudly say i'm totally clean for 6 years and still counting. Always look to nature for solution to tough problems, Shrooms are phenomenal.
I love hearing great life changing stories like this. I want to become a mycologist because honestly mushrooms are the best form of medicine (most especially the psychedelic ones) There are so many people today used magic mushrooms to ween off of SSRI medication- its amazing! Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death buddy, lets be honest here.
Can you help me with the reliable source 🙏. I'm 56 and have suffered for years with addiction, anxiety and severe ptsd, I got my panic attacks under control myself years ago and they have come back with a vengeance, I'm constantly trying to take full breaths but can't get the full satisfying breath out, it's absolutely crippling me, i live in Germany. I don't know much about these mushrooms. Really need a reliable source!! Can't wait to get them
YES sure of mycologist Predroshrooms. I have the same experience with anxiety, addiction. Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
Where can I find him? Can I Google this dude
Yes he's Predroshrooms. I know few friends who no longer suffer ptsd and anxiety with the help of shrooms. Never had to take shrooms after then.
Fantastic content, I'm just going to purchase the book to help support your channel. I've been watching for a few years now and this has been my favourite so far particularly as most of the information and identification markers I remembered from your other videos, keeping it simple and safe as possible. Great work
You are such a nice person to watch talking about mushrooms. It's a pleasure to listen to you. I like you down to earth approach and the way you demystify all the myths. Thank you for making this video.
You're very welcome :)
Such a great teacher Marlow. I love how you stay on topic for the absolute beginner essential knowledge.
Thank you :)
Marlow is such a knowledgeable and generous person - thanks for sharing the video. We hope to be connecting and working together soon.
Thanks Kristian :) Still waiting for you're email about dates ;)
Oh no i think i miss identified the giant puff ball , when i picked it up from the ground it was all wooly , kicky and it was producing some weird whine i also think it wasnt attached to the ground
Haha
great video Marlow, it gave me some confidence. thanks.
This is amazing Marlow thank you! I LOVE this longer content, i could watch for hours! Imagine doing a podcast!
Thanks Marlow, such a brilliant free guide. I've signed up to your patreon to help support the work you do.
Thank you so much :)
thank you for this and pls never grow bored of repeating even the most obvious of information for us the foraging beginners out there. greetings from eastern EU ;)
Im a novice forgager and unfortunatly either havent had the time or money to attend a course but thanks to your videos and book I have sucessfully identified an consumed Chicken of the woods, Amethyst Decievers, Red Cracking Bolete, Wood Blewits,Golden Chanterelles and just last week Parasols! I hope to attend a course next year to learn more!
Glad to help :)
I'm in London so it's hard to get to any of your courses but also found your videos and books very helpful! We had fairy ring champignons in a biryani the other day❤
I love your videos! We watch them before bed. Your voice and knowledge is just perfect.
Thank you! 😊
Great to see you again Marlow and team! Really enjoyed this long form recap. You are always my number 1 go to for all things mushroom, you've taught me 99% of what I know, and I really appreciate your work and content. Hope for a chance to attend a course with you guys in the future, all the best!
I love this video!!! Thank you so much for putting the effort and give it to the world for free. I am following you always with big interest and curiosity ! Well done Wild Food UK team❤
Cheers. I spend loads of weekends every autumn going mushroom foraging. It's just great being out in nature, all the fresh air and things to see. I stick to boletes, because they are low risk and some of the tastiest mushrooms you can find.
Right from the start this is engaging and educational thank you
Thankyou :)
Amazing video, Ive been getting into foraging the past 2 years. A week ago I found my first beefsteak, amazed at the citrus flavour. Mushrooms are so cool!
Lovely Raven backing from 41:50 😃
I allotment garden no dig between the woodchip and horse manure that's mulched over it I get a diverse display of fungi only 1s iv identified were shaggy inkcaps so far thanks for your knowledge
You’re welcome :)
Best fungus review I've ever found. Especially if it's narrated with Paul Whitehouse's voice
Fantastic video, very clear, concise and enjoyable. Thx
Great vid! Just one question though: doesn't the shaggy inkcap react with alcohol in the blood to cause adverse effects?
Fantastic presentation and free! amazing, many thanks for the knowledge, even though I already own your book for a year already :)
thank you :)
Fantastic , looking forward to receiving the books , purchased from your website .
thank you :)
@@WildFoodUK1 The books are amazing and delivery was rapid !
i hav seen these orange milkcaps on the edge of some pine trees they had green on them i thought they were mouldy , its great to see them on your video i shall go back today to look at them again . cheers the orange gills are an amazing colour
Brilliantly informative video! Thank you so much
You're very welcome :)
That was absolutely brilliant, I learnt so much from that. 👍
Glad it was helpful :)
I would love a video on how you go about finding new foraging spots
will add that into the next vid, but look for mature woodland with a mix of trees including beech oak and birch
You are so intelligent! Thank you for sharing your knowledge! 🎉
Happy to help :)
Thank you, you always give clear information which is very helpful. I have learned a lot from you and got your book👍Got some Penny Bun this week and just came back from evening walk and got some Saffron Milkcap mushrooms. I'm going to add to my tea tonight
Wonderful :)
Love your videos. Thank you so much for sharing all your hard earnt knowledge. Top Man!
My pleasure :)
These are very educational..wish I had your knowledge
Just got my book! Time to pick up some mushies!
Purely excellent content, coming from an American who has no business learning about mushrooms in the UK! 😅
Thanx :)
BRILLIANT VIDEO MARLOW
Thanx :)
Just started watching your videos.iam really enjoying them.ur great on. The camera
I'm with you on the Orange Birch Bolete ( B. Testaceoscaber ) , plentiful in " Kentish Weed "( Birch) woodlands . Turns blue/black when cut , but as with many of the group needs a long spell in the frying pan or stew to protect the tummy .
Hi there, does woods with sunlight that can reach the floor have more mushroom than the one that have a thick layer of tree that cover a lot of sunlight that makes the floor really dark and wet? Thank you, love all of your longer videos
Most don’t mind the dark. Some species like a little bit of sun though
@@WildFoodUK1 thank you I just thought there may be a big difference 🤣
That was excellent 👍
Thanks 👍
Absolutely amazing video
Thank you very much :)
Marlow-thank you so much for your content here on TH-cam! I’ve learned a lot, and enjoy the channel immensely! Even if I don’t intend to eat the things I observe, I find this a hobby as fulfilling as birdwatching-viewing the natural world and trying to identify and understand it on some level is rewarding for its own sake!
I have a QUESTION for you! Is there any reason why a new/inexperienced forager should use gills as an automatic/litmus test type of criteria to determine if they should consider eating something? I have a friend who uses this as a safety net-never forage for anything with gills. This makes no sense to me and I’m seeking to understand why she feels like it’s a safety measure. Thanks in advance!
possibly because most spongy mushrooms (boletes) and the white hedgehogs (with spikes) are edible. There are some toxic boletes though so the rule is incorrect, and there are plenty of easy to ID mushrooms with gills too, the person is obviously just sticking to what they know so they feel safe, which isnt a silly thing just very restrictive..
Absolutely superb Marlow mushroomtastic infact 🍄🍄👍🏼🍺
Thank you kindly
Marlow is a real inspiration for the wild food in the Uk and outside the Uk
You deserve a royal appreciation and should be awarded an honory prefix of SIR
thanks for your unlimited efforts
not sure I deserve that, but thanx very much :)
Superb video 😊
Thanks 🤗
Lovely to recap/refresh on already acquired knowledge no matter how long we've been foraging for and this was a great video to remind my eyes on what to be looking out for. Already had a great season for Chanterelles and the Parasols are plentiful. The Saffron Milkcaps are starting to show and my phone camera feed tells me I'm about to be blessed with Horn of Plenty!(My spot let me down last year but I'm hopeful all this early October rain is going to bear fruit!). Just out of curiosity, are you folks at WildfoodUK noticing that things like field mushrooms aren't showing in great profusion this year? Usually I'd have had many kilograms in the dehydrator by now but they're just not showing their heads!
Great video, Marlow. Met you at Gary’s wedding at the weekend! Hope you’re well
Hi Will, it was great to meet you and a lovely day. It's a shame I had to leave early for my course the next day (still felt rough) but we'll hook up next time you're down :)
I dont know if i can attatch a picture here, but i think ive a specimine that beats the giat puffball record 😊
Always loved your videos Marlow , thank you
send us a photo to admin@wildfooduk.com :)
Great watch
Thanx :)
Hey dude, I would like to invite you to Italy to see some other amazing mushrooms. You will love it!
Thanx :) I’d be up for that :) email
Admin@wildfooduk.com if you wanna make contact!
Thanks great video
you're welcome :)
Great video
Thanks!
Something about the picking vs cutting, pretty sure it's not advised to pull cauliflower fungus (and maybe certain others), and instead is better to cut it?
Good point. With the cauliflower yes cutting bits off is the best way, leave the rest to grow and go back a couple of days later to cut some more ;)
Parasols are so delicious, one of the best
Great video. Two important omissions that you might want to subtitle in: for Puffball, you didn't mention that they shouldn't have any internal mushroom structures, only that they should be white (and soft) inside. This could include Amanita virosa.
The second omission is that Leccinum are only safe to eat after cooking for over 15 minutes.
I always wonder if Termitomyces should be picked from roots or snap at surface. Their roots can be so deep rooted. Most of their stems are buried. I am aware Termitomyces is not found in UK or even Europe but I am so keen to taste them...
Went on a foraging walk with a guy who has a PhD in mycology. He does surveys of sites for mushroom species. He was the person working at Kew Gardens when the author poisoned his family, and he identified the species. And he admits that on any walk, he thinks he's doing well if he can identify 50% of mushrooms on any particular walk.
Totally agree on both paid foraging walks, and books. Get rid of any app that tries to say it can accurately identify mushrooms, or at least don't ever base a decision to eat or not eat one purely on what an app says. I've seen them come up with identifications that could have killed someone, regularly.
Great video thanks
Thanx :)
Marlow, how did you cook the Lurid Bolete in the end 😅?
I dried it in the end for use later.
Hi, I know you offer courses but what books would you recommend. I have been interested for about 2 years but I'm still not sure enough to actually eat any. Love your content
Then we got to you talking about books 😂. Thanks for reading my mind
How would you say beginner/intermediate/advanced/expert foragers are different? I've always been a bit unsure how to classify myself
I suppose it’s down to the number of species you can confidently id using the finer details rather than just rules and distinctive species. The blusher then the miller are probably 2 of the milestones. Blushers have more lookalikes than people think and the miller has many extremely toxic/deadly lookalikes.
This really is saints work! Mycophobia being addressed in the UK.
I already have the 'Foraging' book from Wild Food Uk what additional info will i get from the 'Mushroom' book you mentioned, does it just cover more mushroom species? ...or are there other benefits. Thanks
where did you film this video, mushroom world or something ?
Thank you :)
Is your book (largely) applicable in Belgium? I'll probably pick up a copy regardless!
Anyone know anywhere Norfolk to do a course?
Can you eat it raw
Like put it in a blender with other fruits and veg's😊
Great video by the way 😊
No, I’d cook all wild mushrooms before eating.
👍
Can't find a lot of proper identification videos on psilocybe cyanescens, or psilocybe semilanceata. Also 1 "occurrence" of cubensis in England.
They are class a drug in the uk, that is why.
There is liberty cap identification in Wild food uk book but you wont find Cyanescens in there as there techically not native an you need to find areas that typically imported American hard woods. There is no native Cubensis species in the UK
'sheeps foot' look at a newborn sheep/horse/cow hoof. its a soft spikey fleshy nub not too different.
✌️😎
We are mushrooms having a human experience
Thank you Marlow. Painful to hear you dispense with the word "fungi" (even "funguses" would be something), but a great video, really interesting, really clear and helpful 😁