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Archive: Oct 2014

A gift only for Swallow Tail members to help you through another Monday…

Hi folks, This present is for you, my lovelies. I have 10 big Matsutakes (the famous and rare Pine mushrooms) that cost $60/lb and I’d like to give them to the 8 most interesting posts about mushrooms on our facebook page. The posts can be informational, stories, cool pictures, whatever you can think of. Deadline…

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October 20, 2014

The prettiest mushrooms in BC – Violet Cortinarius

This mushroom is so gorgeous, I found a double dozen of them in the forest today. It’s called Cortinarius violaceus or a Violet Cort and can be found in coniferous forests around BC. Okay, so you want to know if it’s edible, don’t you. It is edible, but tastes a bit like cigarette butts (not…

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October 13, 2014