Mushroom hunting is great in so many ways: it gets you outside, teaches you about science and the environment, connects you with like-minded friends, and allows you to enjoy mushrooms wide variety of uses in food, medicine, and beauty. Mushroom Hunting for Beginners offers the information you need to get started with this hobby.

"The content in this book was previously published in The Complete Mushroom Hunter (Quarry Books 2010) by Gary Lincoff"--Copyright page. Includes index.

Mushrooms: the what and the who -- Mushroom hunting -- Mushroom identification -- Essential guide to major posionous mushrooms, symptoms of poisoning, and treatment.