- How to find wild mushrooms (hint: identifying trees is involved)
- Understanding mushroom anatomy and how it informs your harvest
- The best gear for mushroom foraging, from knives and bags to clothes and boots
- Using spore prints to help confirm proper identification
- Words of wisdom on what to do before you take a bite
- Being a responsible and ethical forager
- Common mushroom myths
- Finding and using mushrooms in medicinal forms, such as tinctures and teas
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Appalachian Forager, Whitney Johnson, is a full-time forager, content creator, and Appalachian ambassador. With over 1 million followers across her social media, she has used her platform to shine a lovin' light on Appalachia and to teach the world how to be more self-sufficient while responsibly utilizing the goodies that Momma Nature provides.
Born and raised in eastern Kentucky, Whitney developed a passion for all things outdoors as a young holler baby. Foraging is her forte, especially mushroom hunting, but she does not discriminate against any wild edibles. She also picks plants and herbs to wildcraft a plethora of skincare and wellness products. She fishes. She hikes. She gardens. She cooks like your mamaw. She is a proud Appalachian spreading the love and wondrous things the region has to offer via her down-to-earth, educational, and quirky videos on TikTok (@appalachian_forager), Instagram (@appalachian_forager), and Facebook (Appalachian Forager). Whitney continues to be a hillbilly force to be reckoned with; spreadin' pride for her region, preachin' girl power, all while keepin' the old ways alive…with a dash of humor.