Fungi Friday 🍄

Fungi enthusiasts who have spent time on Twitter in the past few years may know the name of Kerrie Ann Gardner. She went viral for an image of a lichen reaching out ala ET on Twitter (when it was good) and regularly makes an impact with her painted stones on Instagram.

Kerrie is based in south-west England and is a fungi enthusiast. She has posted this really good blog about the ethics of foraging. I found this to be a very insightful examination of foraging in a nature-depleted England. Foraging is key to rebuilding nature connection in places like southern England, but like all things it is not a universal good.

You can read Kerrie’s blog here: https://kerrieanngardner.co.uk/fungi/less-is-more/

And here’s a quote:

A few days later, armed with a tripod and DSLR camera, I went back to the place I had found the Ceps with the intention of photographing them. I rushed along the path, stopping only to admire some beautiful lichen along the way. As I reached the first Cep my excitement plummeted.

Thanks for reading.