Lala Palmieri, Herbalist, Permaculture Teacher, Medicine Maker Best Selling Co-Author @weaving.remedies
Co-existing with micro organisms and bacteria is imperative. In all of the cultures around the world and culinary traditions, fermentation exists.
What once died turned into a mushroom
To collect mushrooms in nature we have to start by knowing them one by one. Know where it grows, how it looks in the sun and in the shade, what it smells like, how it looks from above and below, who it looks like (the impostors), when we find it, when it is harvested, how it is prepared , on what moon .....
Anyway, it's like meeting an old friend, we establish a relationship. They help us, teach us, guide us, and we protect, recognize and care for them.
Mutualistic symbiosis at its finest.
When you first leave your house, where are you going to go? Going to the forest, feeling the earth and vibrating with nature would be the first thing if you were in the concrete jungle. Luckily I am in the jungle, with other challenges, living in a community.
My ancestors did not teach me about mushrooms. Many of them did not know them, and were afraid of the unknown.
The interest in meeting them is uncontrollable. I want to go out into the edible forest and recognize my friends. Greet them and thank them for the meeting. Pick mushrooms and take them to share.
Lala Palmieri, Herbalist, Permaculture Teacher, Medicine Maker @weaving.remedies
special contributions were featured in Regenerate your Reality, Book
Chapter 7: Exploring the connections between death, bacteria and fungi—death and rebirth.
