Mushroom Hunting at KPAF (Katunggan Permaculture Adventure Farm), Cebu

toadstools

aha stealing from the gnomes

queen gnome gathering magic mushrooms

dumpster diving

gnomes coming out from the underground?

enough food  to last for days

hopefully, the edible variety...

preparing our mushroom meal

Mushrooms are fungi,

also known as toadstools,

eaten by gnomes,

but not the kind that grow between your toes,

i mean the fungi, not that gnomes.

Mushrooms are magical,

as they seem to appear overnight and out of nowhere,

also because some are hallucinogenic

and make you see things that don't exist,

and some are toxic and poisonous,

that you don't get to see  things anymore and you cease  to exist.

Mushrooms do not need light to exist,

and do not grow by photosynthesis,

thus certain eastern practices,

abstain from eating them,

as they believe that,

you are what you eat,

thus, you become lethargic 

and tend to have dark thoughts.

Mushrooms are medicinal,

they prevent tumor growth,

they also prevent fat growth,

as they are low in calorie,

and high in vitamin and mineral content.

Mushrooms are delicious,

my favorite part,

they make good soups, appetizers, and dishes.

At KPAF, we do mushroom hunting,

as they thrive well in dried out seaweed extract,

which we spread to dry out in our field.

What, seaweed, what?

At KPAF, we partner with CP Kelco,

our seaweed processing plant neighbor,

who have recyclable waste,

these are byproducts of seaweed processing,

which they  donate to neighboring farms,

as part of their corporate social responsibility.

So, last time we went mushroom hunting,

we thought, we were having a visual hallucination,

mushrooms everywhere...

then we had a gastronomic feast,

coz luckily we were successful as amateur mycologist,

we hit the jackpot,

we got the edible kind, yipee!!!