Join me for a series focusing on how wild-edible plants can impact our bodies, and how foraging can impact our ecosystems! In each episode, we'll discuss how to identify the plant, where it grows, any ecosystem roles it possesses, how to properly forage/harvest the plant, and finally, how to prepare it to maximize its flavor and herbal benefits. In this episode, I talk about Trametes versicolor, our fungi for the season, the Turkey Tail fungi! We'll talk about ways to differentiate between the true Turkey Tail and the False Turkey Tail crust fungi, how to identify mushrooms using characteristics such as spore prints, cap color and texture, and habitat, what the Doctrine of Signatures is in herbalism, and how to powder the fungi to use to make delicious and nutritious hot cocoa! Links:  The Art of Ecology | Identifying Amber Jelly Fungus to Eat in Rice Video * Early podcast access and exclusive mini-episodes only available to patrons (patreon.com/theartofecology), audio podcast version ONLY will be published for the public a week later.