The honest framing We grow mushrooms indoors for a living and we do not sell …
- Scott Brenton
- September 17, 2026
- 5 min read
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The honest framing We grow mushrooms indoors for a living and we do not sell …
The honest framing We grow mushrooms indoors for a living and we do not sell anything foraged. So this page has no commercial interest in
What it is Sarcodon imbricatus — hawk’s wing, shingled hedgehog, scaly tooth. A large brown mushroom with a cap covered in coarse dark overlapping scales,
Why puffballs are a good starting species Because the safety test is a single unambiguous action, and because a large puffball looks like nothing else
Why this species is interesting here Almost everything worth foraging in Colorado is at 9,000 feet. Wild oysters are the exception: they grow on dead
Two different morel seasons Natural morels Lower and mid-elevation, April into June, following the snowmelt line uphill as spring progresses. Cottonwood bottoms along Front Range
Colorado expectations Chanterelles are not a Colorado headline species the way they are in Oregon. Our forests are drier and the season is shorter, so
Why this is the species to learn first Boletus edulis — porcini, king bolete, cep — is the ideal beginner species for three reasons. It
The single most important fact Amatoxin poisoning is often symptom-free for six to twenty-four hours. By the time someone feels ill, absorption has happened and
The gear, which is not much Colorado backcountry safety, which matters more Every year people get into trouble in Colorado doing something benign at altitude.