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November 2021

Lion's Mane growing on an oak tree

December’s Wild Edible: The Lion’s Mane Mushroom

A choice edible, this prize fungi is described as having a seafood texture, which is understandable as many fungi fanciers say Hericium erinaceus possesses a slight seafood flavor of perhaps shrimp or lobster.
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Guest Columns: Selected Thoughts from the Past 20 Years

Our Guest Column department began in the May/June 2001 issue and now, a bit more than 20 years later, is being retired in favor of a new Q & A format beginning with the next issue. In commemoration, we present perspectives from the first few years.
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Singing in the Garden: Scarlet Joy

"Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize that they were the big things." —Robert Brault
The pawpaw has been a regional staple for people from Native Americans through Lewis and Clark and George Washington to present-day farms, restaurant specialties and even ice cream.

The Mysterious, Magical Pawpaw: Tropical Taste in a Temperate Climate

The fruit—called everything from “hillbilly mango” to “West Virginia banana”—seems to be getting more of the respect it deserves.
Bruce Ingram’s Granddaddy Willie kneels in the garden he created at a retirement home. Beside him is his great-granddaughter Sarah when she was three. Sarah is now 39 with two children.

Landed Once More: A Loss Endured and a Promise Kept

What, really, did a 10-year-old boy know about the world in telling his grandfather what he’d do when he grew up? Turns out, quite a bit.
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