Fungi are sprouting in clusters after weeks of heavy rain in the Bay Area. That may be good news for those interested in mushroom foraging, but as many inexperienced foragers join the scene, expert ...

With his experience, David Campbell says he’s confident about picking mushrooms that are safe to eat, but he worries about ...

A Central Coast couple is warning others about the dangers of consuming wild mushrooms after a foraging mishap led to severe ...

Wild mushrooms are found in forests and fields when it's damp out or after it has rained. Common edible mushrooms include chicken of the woods, morels, chanterelles, and giant puffballs. Beginner ...

Southern California isn't the most obvious place to forage for mushrooms. Mushrooms thrive in damp and dark places, a description that doesn't always match the climate of drought-dried Los Angeles ...

On a Sunday afternoon at Middleton Place, local mushroom forager Brian Wheat licks the opalescent liquid dripping from the underbelly of an unearthed Milkcap. "It's spicy," says Wheat, an ...