Wild Mushrooms

Introduction

We collect a wide range of wild mushrooms which we sell at our farmers market stalls.

The mushrooms are collected from woodlands and open spaces along the Essex - Suffolk border. Most of the woodland is oak with chestnut coppice. The open spaces are a mixture of parklands, heaths and commons. The timing and range of wild mushrooms varies from year to year, but most years we will have:

chicken of the woods in August or September

parasols from August to November

beefsteak in September and October

honey fungus in October

blewits in November and December

Although many wild mushrooms are edible and delicious, some are poisonous or even deadly. Individual reaction to any food can vary, even to well recognised edibles.

DO NOT EAT ANY WILD MUSHROOM WITHOUT EXPERT OPINION ON IT'S EDIBILITY