Mark Onofrio

Tag: Mushroom

  • The True Morel Hunt

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    When winter is finally over and it is coming to the end of April in New York.  The old saying goes “April showers bring May Flowers” is true, but it also brings out something else that is really special.   This is when the mystique mushroom called the Morel starts to grow, camouflaging its self with…

  • Cortlandt Manor Fall Forage

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    For the first time, this September the heat broke and the cool fall breeze swept through the woods. Mushroom foragers like to explore untouched land, so my first choice was this abandoned Boy Scout camp I used to explore as a child.  The first mushroom that caught my eye are called the common hedgehog fungus…

  • Labor Day Mushroom Hunt

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    We had a lot of rain in August and now into September this Labor Day it in the low 90ºF in northern Westchester. This has been great for mushrooms this season.  I was on the hunt for black trumpet mushrooms and didn’t find any on this trip.  I came across a lot of different mushrooms on…