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My first encounter with 'mushroom pickers' was not by design. My class and I arrived at a normally deserted campground in the Sierra Nevada, one I have used annually for [...]

Congratulations to the pioneer farmers and members of staff at Milk Link. We all knew setting it up that Milk Link would end up being the world class company it [...]

Boletus albobrunnescensand B. austroedulisare described as new species in section Boletusfrom Thailand and Australia respectively. The former is easily characterized by the pure white basidiomata that stain brown. Boletus austroedulishas a gray-brown, slightly rugulose pileus with hymeniform pileipellis producing pileocystidia, and the stipe is only apically reticulate if at all. These new species represent ancient lineages inferred from prior molecular phylogenetic analyses.

Presents information on the global mushroom trade. Countries that are major importers of wild mushrooms; Wild mushrooms as an important source of income for people in remote forested regions; Demand for mushrooms; Success stories of mushroom pickers.

Focuses on the migrant mushroom pickers. Tales of their exploits; Why wild mushrooms were extolled by Roman and Chinese emperors; Definition of a mushroom trail.