10/18/2026
Even though we grow mushrooms at home, the love for fungi comes from our family's foundation in foraging.
Jeremy has loved mushroom hunting since finding his first morels 30 years ago. Now, we're passing the passion onto our son. Today was a top 10 day in the mushroom woods. We're experiencing the best Maitake season in many years, and possibly our best ever.
Commonly called Hen of the Woods, this one is our favorite. First, they are beautiful and massive. They smell great, taste great and can be used in so many ways! With a harvest of roughly 80 lbs from 4 trees, we'll be processing these for several days.
Our favorite thing to do with Maitake is to make The 3 Foragers' Jerky. No other non-meat jerky recipe compares, and the store-bought vegan jerky... forget about it! This works with other "meaty" mushrooms, but hens are best. Here's the link so you can give it a try: https://the3foragers.blogspot.com/2013/10/hen-of-woods-recipe-hen-jerky.html?m=1