Hello, has anyone gone mushroom foraging in the Black Forest recently? If so, where did you go and was it part of a guided tour? Look forward to your feedback. Thx!
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Colorado Mountains, USA
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We stayed at the Kolmenhof Gasthaus in Martinskapelle, up the road from Furtwangen, at the end of July 2024. The source of the Danube River is literally a rock behind their building, with a 4-inch wide trickle of water emerging from it. Their restaurant was closed on Wednesday nights, so we ate at a nearby gasthaus/restaurant, Naturfreundehaus in Brend. They were temporarily featuring mushrooms throughout their menu, and I understood that many of these had been foraged locally, and weren’t just from a produce supplier.
We didn’t actually forage ourselves, and were not on a guided tour, but I figured I’d give you the place names and time of year, if that provided any useful information. Maybe the gasthauses could provide a guide contact, or foraging advice, or other details?
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Oberpfalz, Germany
1417 posts
You can look at the Bavarian and Oberpfalzer Forests in the East in Autumn too. Make sure you know what you are picking.
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Washington, DC
61 posts
FYI: most folks who forage are not keen on revealing the prime places to look for fungi. Many areas worldwide are over-foraged and those who rely on them for subsistence - either as their own food or to sell - are increasingly secretive about their favorite spots.
Good luck!