[Dingbat]

Did you read about that aussie woman who poisoned and killed her ex's parents and other family with death cap mushrooms in a Beef Wellington? 😳
Quite frankly I'd be nervous about picking and eating mushrooms, but I guess it's a learnt skill. I recall a post by April Vokey now in australia of her mushroom foraging exploits and there were many responses by local experts informing of poisonous varieties.

The Swiss have mushroom inspectors and many German pharmacists do this as well during the autumn months.

 

[Dingbat]

I "planted" mushrooms, including porcini in the demesne of Caisleán Dingbat. Feeling very pleased with myself at finding enough fruit trees until I realised they are all probably on root-stock :-(

 

[Dingbat]

In France you can go to a pharmacy too. I've collected a lot and I would advise this: learn 1 or 2 reliable species and only collect those. If you find something new and interesting pop it in a segregated bag and take it home for an ID. If you successfully ID and it's good, you've added a species to your rostrum and next season you know the spot and conditions to find it again...

I took my kid to a put-and-take fishery recently and also brought home this:

last season in the woods we had an incredible crop of mushrooms - nothing I would be inclined to take a chance on but it was truly abundant. If the app throws up three alternatives in green amber and red then ....