Stalker notes the local mycotourism trade is ramping up for the mushroom season here. Regular forage hunts by Bill O’Dea in Co. Wicklow will be taking place over the next several weeks. Bill is a mycophagist, someone who studies fungi with a view to eating. With his encyclopaedic knowledge, he gives groups a crash-course on the types of mushrooms that may be found along the way, and how they can be identified.
There are about 7,000 mushroom-producing fungi in Ireland, but only a small percentage are edible. You can check it all out, upcoming dates etc, on mushroomstuff.com
