#foraging books

[spaceysoupy]

Hello foraging friends! Don’t know how far this has gotten yet but there is a new and potentially DEADLY scam going on where AI generated foraging/botany/identification books are being sold on sites like Amazon, with mislabeled and misidentified species, including toxic fungi. Much of the content is utter nonsense, filled with grainy black and white photos, and authored by people who do not exist. Afaik the scam was first identified by a friend of mine on twt @heyMAKWA and info has only just started to spread.

Please check the sources of any foraging guide books you are considering purchasing and using! Never consume plants or fungi that you are not 100% sure are safe to eat!

Reddit posts about the issue

https://www.reddit.com/r/foraging/comments/15ur88d/please_please_be_careful/

https://www.reddit.com/r/foraging/comments/15p9b7t/ai_generated_foraging_books/

[rebeccathenaturalist]

Hey, folks--running out the door for the day, but I wanted to share this bit of good news for those of you concerned about those AI-generated foraging books. In short, Amazon KDP is going to limit how many new books a given user can upload to their platform to three per day. Given how many titles even one person using AI can crank out in a day, this is a good move. It won't completely stop the flow of fake foraging books, but it's a step in the right direction.

More on this topic later, but for now I'm celebrating a small victory.

[wonky-mushroom]

My recommendations for foraging books

[chase-prairie]

Loving reminder from your land history auntie:

North American golf courses have had 50-100 years of arsenic and mercury based fungicide and herbicides applied to their soils.

Do not eat anything that has been grown on a golf course or downstream from a golf course. I know it sounds cool and radical, but you are too valuable to poison yourself with heavy metals.

Protect each other, turn your local golf course into a pollinator garden, not a sex forest or community garden.

[evidenceof]

Dick Winters holds grudges (♡) and I will be crucified on this hill.

[gloryfore]

ig: Foragedpages 🌿📖

[what-eats-owls]

Apparently there has been a new publishing debut drama dust devil, and every time one crops up, three things come to mind. (Apart from the desire to slam my hand in a car door before any more of it is explained to me.)

Being a debut is a lot like being slammed right back into your teenage years. Everything feels bigger, more important, more personal, like you have to break out or your (publishing) life will be over. This is particularly bad in YA, because of the pressure on YA authors to build and leverage social media platforms with little to no publisher guidance or support. Eventually you're gonna look back at the time spent on petty shit and realize how much of a waste it all was, and how bad it was for your mental health.

People are going to invent the version of you they want to engage with, for good and bad. It's not uncommon for bad faith pile-ons to spiral out of control because they give spectators a seemingly abstract outlet for day to day frustrations. It's also not uncommon for people to defend bad actions from someone they have a lot in common with. At the end of the day, all that can speak for you is your work. It's slower and harder than tiktoks and ukulele videos, but it also outlasts them by decades.

If you want to write books for a career, odds are that you are going to be asked to do events and panels and discussions with people from all over publishing. Including people you dislike, people you and/or your friends have been cruel to, people who have been cruel to you or your friends, people whose work you don't respect, and/or people who you simply find annoying. Publishing is, sometimes by design, a constantly moving target, and plenty of people inside and out are willing to treat it like a reality TV episode. But the one constant I've found is that people will never forget how you made them feel. This doesn't mean "be nice to racists," btw. It means you can never go wrong with acting like a professional instead of a Kardashian.

[jojo-oliver]

Rosy bonnet / Rosa Rettich-Helmling fungi? Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

[thisblogdoesnotexisg]

nevermoor has some sort of parade during may or march, i will not take constructive criticism because it does not have to be associated with st. patrick’s! anyway it’s kinda like a foodie tech show(?) where they show the latest edible inventions as samples, you can also buy more or donate so they can open a stall in the bazaar and make more products!

[garfieldstim]

@/deadboystims 300 follower event -> day 7: make a stimboard based on yourself

x x x / x x x / x x x

[rebeccathenaturalist]

Winter may be here in the northern hemisphere, but you can still find edible wild foods in the woods and fields! Learn about over three dozen plants and mushrooms that may still be found even at the coldest time of the year in many places in North America. Paperbacks and ebooks available at https://rebeccalexa.com/winter-foraging/

(Reblogs welcome and appreciated!)

[asdesperationtakeshold]

Me when I read: that's what life is all about I will do only this!

Me when I draw: that's what life is all about I will do only this!

Me when I watch a movie: that's what life is all about I will do only this!

Me when I go out in nature: that's what life is all about I will do only this!

Me when I go to a museum: that's what life is all about I will do only this!

Me when I make homemade food: that's what life is all about I will do only this!

Me when I write: that's what life is all about I will do only this!

Me when I listen to music: that's what life is all about I will do only this!

[nerdby]

Heads up, AI just turned deadly.

[coven-of-genesis]

Common herbs you can forage for

These herbs can be grown naturally in a garden without much maintenance, and can provide a range of benefits from natural remedies to culinary uses.

Wild garlic: A perennial herb that grows wild in many parts of the world, with a strong garlic flavor and scent.

Yarrow: A hardy perennial herb with feathery leaves and clusters of small white or pink flowers that is often used as a natural remedy for various ailments.

Comfrey: A perennial herb with large, hairy leaves and small clusters of purple or white flowers that is often used as a natural remedy for bruises, sprains, and other injuries.

Lemon balm: A fast-growing perennial herb with lemon-scented leaves that is often used in teas, cocktails, and as a natural insect repellent.

Calendula: A hardy annual or perennial herb with bright orange or yellow flowers that is often used in skin care products and as a natural remedy for inflammation and digestive issues.

Nettle: A perennial herb with stinging hairs on the leaves that can cause skin irritation, but is also rich in vitamins and minerals and is often used in teas and as a natural remedy for allergies and inflammation.

Plantain: A hardy perennial herb with broad, flat leaves that is often used as a natural remedy for insect bites, burns, and other skin irritations.

[treetreader]

new books new books new books new books!

[kaiedwardsartblog]

Super proud of this new Zine I made! It explores 10 LGBTQ+ mushrooms, the folklore and history attached to them & their habitats. All illustrated by me!

Physical, digital & dyslexia friendly versions avaliable https://kaiedwardsart.etsy.com