Sample articles from Mushroom the Journal

These articles will give you an idea of the contents of Mushroom the Journal. Not all of our departments are up yet, so there will be more postings in the near future.

Departments

    Cooking with Mushrooms: Two Bites of Patrick
       Our cooking columnist discovers a new kind of food
       Cooking with smut

    Crossword Puzzle!
       Spring Mushroom Hunt, by Kevin Wald
       Printable PDF version

    Mycobiography — William Alphonso Murrill: The Legend of the Naturalist
These are both PDF files, and are rather large
       Part One, by David Rose (1 MB)
       Part Two, by Jim Kimbrough (1.75 MB)

    Mycologist interview: Tom Volk
       Our quarterly exploration into the people and the issues of mycology.

    Taxon of the Month: Phaeolepiota aurea
       Each issue (which is actually quarterly, not monthly), we cover a species or group of species in greater detail than modern field guides permit.

    Book Reviews, by Harley Barnhart
       The Guide to Guides
       Mushrooms of Hawaii

Morels!

    The First Morel, by Leon Shernoff
       How do you know when they're going to come up? And what do you pick?

    Crossword Puzzle!
       Spring Mushroom Hunt, by Kevin Wald
       Printable PDF version

Feature Articles

    Victorian Fairy Paintings
       Elio Schaechter opens the gates to a forgotten world of magic and mushrooms

    The First Time We Saw Mushrooms
       A pair of experienced mushroom-hunters reminisces about the start of it all...

 

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