Morel Season is Here! First official 2022 sighting in Piketon, OH ***Please consult multiple identification sources and expert opinions before consuming any foraged food*** Morel season has arrived! The violets have started to bloom and spring’s welcoming fungi have started to come up enticing mushroom hunters to brave the intermittent…

In 1886 in a shtetl in the Ukrainian countryside, a family of Jews became caught up in a regional war to decide the fate of what was known as the “Pale of Settlement”, an area reserved for the settlement of Jews in the Russian Empire. As the family ethos goes…

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Camp Rueda getrollin.org x https://www.instagram.com/rueda.pr/ In my most recent experiences, the ones that have brought me to the closest state of consciousness between a dreaming and waking state or a “trance” so to speak is in inline skates. This world that I revisited after a long hiatus was a reconnection…

In my personal enrichment, I have taken to a practice of meditation. I suffer from bouts of anxiety and depression and although I struggle with conventional treatments, there is one archetype of a place that has provided a safe haven to reset my brainwaves and relax into the moment (even…

I first met Lindsey Kristen when my partner and I camped at her private nature preserve on our bike/blade on the Little Miami trail in Oregonia, Ohio. (check out our experience https://youtu.be/4QWzKvpgqCI) This charming spot on the mystical and tranquil Little Miami river is one of a network of properties…

https://www.forestshefa.com/post/natural-abundance-in-costa-rica I recently went on a trip to Costa Rica for two weeks exploring the Nicoya Peninsula, Manuel Antonio National Park and beaches, Las Termales de Bosque overlooking Ciudad de Quesada, then drove up and down the Tenorio and the Rio Celeste that flows from the volcano. According to the…

In my house I have a tapestry that I found at a garage sale that I just couldn’t resist. The tapestry says: “A single seed can fill a field with flowers.” This simple optimism seems to be relating to the individual’s ability to affect change in the world. This could…

Perspectives: Tobias Lavely Mycologist and Spawn Cultivator When I started cultivating edible wood-loving mushrooms, I immediately searched for a spawn dealer close to home. I…www.forestshefa.com When I started cultivating edible wood-loving mushrooms, I immediately searched for a spawn dealer close to home. I went to Stamets’ Fungi Perfecti for guidance and got the information for Tobias Lavely, Founder of Organic Galaxy in New Richmond, Ohio. Every time I went out there to pick up grain…