This has been a rather disappointing spring, as far as foraging is concerned. For the past several years, my husband and myself have been honing in on the exact environment the magical morel mushroom grows in. This unique mushroom is truly a treasure. Prolific in more eastern parts of the country as a yellow morel, the rocky mountain version is dark and mysterious. It grows around 8,000 -10,000 feet elevation on steep slopes covered in scrub oak. We will often find them in clusters, just pushed up from the earth. Morels will pop up all through the month of May here, right around my birthday, and I look forward to it every year. A gorgeous Morel from last May After a long mushroom deprived winter, it is a joy to get back into the woods, foraging for these delicious beauties. This year we grew increasingly more worried as May approached. Our winter was almost non-existent as far as moisture is concerned, and we crossed our fingers for a wet spring to grow the mushrooms. Ma
It is an amazing thing to be closely connected to your food. My goal is to create a life for myself and my family that includes growing, raising, harvesting, and foraging for our food as much as possible. I want our kids to know where their food comes from, and be a part of the process. I love preparing and sharing meals with my friends and family, and knowing that our food was handled with love from the start means everything. Join us on our journey to a more natural and sustainable life.