These beautiful, often gigantic mushrooms are actually *two* mushrooms, a host and a parasite! The parasite turns the unappealing host into the solid, bright orange choice edible that we lovingly know as "lobsters".

Chanterelles are one of the most well known edible mushrooms in the world! They're Oregon's state mushroom, and for good reason: the forests of Oregon become absolutely inundated with the mushrooms during a good fall season.

Ahh, morels! The yearly easter egg hunt for adults! There's nothing *quite* like the thrill of finding a decent morel patch after dozens of hours on foot in an attempt to do so. Is it worth it? Yeah. Every single time. I am here for morel season.

Oyster mushrooms are a prolific, wood-loving species that grows almost worldwide in some form or another. These "Pink Oysters" are a real species: Pleurotus djamor. They can actually be grown on your counter from pre-made kits!