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    Good Food

    Foraging for Wild Mushrooms in LA

    David Kahn is wild about foraging mushrooms in Southern California. He talks about avoiding poisonous ones and shares tips about harvesting them.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    David Kahn is wild about foraging mushrooms in Southern California. He talks about avoiding poisonous ones and shares tips about harvesting them. David the is Executive Director of Sustainable Habitats, a nonprofit which focuses on education of urban homesteading. Kahn is also a member of LAMS, the Los Angeles Mycological Society.

    Candy cap mushroom (Lactarius rubidus)

    Bear's head tooth mushroom (Hericium erinaceus)

    Music break: Play It Again by Patrick and Eugene

    The full episode

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    Foraging for Wild Mushrooms in LA; Bagel History; Winter Soups
    1. 1:00The Market Report
    2. 8:42Foraging for Wild Mushrooms in LAYou’re reading this
    3. 15:34Cultivated Wild Mushrooms
    4. 22:54Cooking with Convection
    5. 29:42Soup
    6. 36:52Community Supported Preserves & Bakery
    7. 43:08History of the Bagel
    8. 51:18Fast, Easy Fresh Chicken Breast
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Bob Carlson

      host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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      Jennifer Ferro

      Jennifer Ferro, President, KCRW, Los Angeles

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      Thea Chaloner

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    2 of 8
    Foraging for Wild Mushrooms in LA; Bagel History; Winter Soups
    1. 1:00The Market Report
    2. 8:42Foraging for Wild Mushrooms in LAYou’re reading this
    3. 15:34Cultivated Wild Mushrooms
    4. 22:54Cooking with Convection
    5. 29:42Soup
    6. 36:52Community Supported Preserves & Bakery
    7. 43:08History of the Bagel
    8. 51:18Fast, Easy Fresh Chicken Breast
    Back to Good Food