Dorine
A nearly intact porcini mushroom is not something you see very often. They've usually already eaten by insects or other small animals. Eekhoorntjesbrood (bread for squirrels) is also a delicacy for humans. But in the Netherlands, picking mushrooms is prohibited. #mushrooms #mushroom #autumn #autumnvibes #macrophotography #macro #macrophoto #photography #fediverse
Nov 11 at 11:50amWeb
Show threadDorineNov 11
@mamzikorven But in some forests, picking is tolerated. But only for personal use. I read somewhere that it's not allowed to exceed 250 grams.
Show threadMolle SjölanderNov 11
What!!? Really? All mushrooms, everywhere? Why?
Show threadDorineNov 11
I found this explanation on a Dutch website: "Mushrooms are very important to nature. They provide food for animals and clean up organic matter, such as leaves and dead animals. Moreover, they are part of an indispensable network in the forest. Mushrooms are the fruits of something larger: a network of fungi that connects trees and plants underground. A Wood Wide Web. Moisture and nutrients flow back and forth between trees and fungi through this network. Trees cannot survive without these fungi. That's why we must leave mushrooms alone.”
Show threadMolle SjölanderNov 11
Well. All that is true, it's just ... there's enough for everyone. But I guess maybe not in the Netherlands.
Show threadjtNov 11
That's very interesting background info! Good for nature and good for humans too in case those who accidentally pick some poisonous mushrooms.
Show threadLifeInTheRoundNov 12

@Dorine

Very cool! 🙂

And now I'm imagining special prisons in the Netherlands full of people who illegally picked mushrooms. (I hope conditions aren't *too* awful for them! Just awful enough.)

Show threadFrancesco MarinucciNov 24
Oh, so that's why I cannot find porcini anywhere in this country!
Show threadDorineNov 26
II found this one, and my husband was disappointed I didn't bring it home. He loves it. But I'm a coward.😊