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Vermont-based wellness brand specializing in handcrafted, small-batch herbal teas and other remedies.

09/16/2026

🍂 Fall Forageable: Honey Mushrooms (Armillaria spp.)

Honey mushrooms show up in dense, golden-brown clusters at the base of dead or dying trees as fall sets in. They're prized for their firm texture and earthy flavor, especially the young "button" caps.

It's worth noting that because honey mushrooms have a deadly look-alike they are not beginner friendly but, to a modestly trained eye, honey mushrooms are easy to differentiate from their potential lookalike—the deadly galerina.

🍄 Dense clusters on stumps, roots, or buried wood
🍄 Honey to tawny caps, often with fine hairs or scales
🍄 White gills, sometimes running slightly down the stem
🍄 A meaty, fibrous stem with some give to it
🍄 White spore print

Deadly galerina, by contrast, is smaller, with a smooth cap, a thin stem that snaps easily, and a rusty brown spore print—not white. Cortinarius, another potentially deadly mushroom with some similar features, also has a rusty brown spore print.

⚠️ Never consume any wild mushroom you're not 100% sure of—when in doubt, leave it out.

Fun fact: honey fungus is the largest living organism on earth with one network of mycelium in Oregon spanning nearly 4 square miles!

Keep an eye out for these as the season turns. Honey mushroom buttons and mature caps are excellent pickled, roasted, or added to soups and stews.

09/14/2026

🌿 Herb of the week: Cordyceps (Cordyceps militaris, C. sinensis)

Cordyceps has a long history as a treasured remedy in the East, once so rare and expensive it was reserved for emperors and nobility. In the wild it grows exclusively in the high-altitude mountains of Asia—infecting caterpillars and sending a single fruiting body up out of its head to release spores. Today it's grown commercially on grain instead, making this adaptogen and medicinal mushroom far more accessible.

Cordyceps is best known for improving stamina and performance, working on a cellular level to help the body better use its own energy reserves. It's earned a strong reputation as a tonic to combat fatigue.

Beyond energy, it's valued for supporting cardiovascular health, metabolic health, sexual health, brain health, mood, and overall immune function. That range of benefits is part of why it's held in such high regard—few natural remedies are considered supportive across that many systems at once.

Simply put, cordyceps offers well-rounded holistic support for general wellbeing—one reason it's become a staple in the wellness world and one of today's most popular medicinal mushrooms.

09/13/2026

Not every mushroom you find in the wild is safe to eat—some can be deadly. That doesn't make foraging unapproachable, though. Knowing your poisons and a few good rules of thumb makes mistakes easily avoidable.

That said, here are a handful of dangerous or deadly species found throughout the Northeast, and what makes each one worth knowing.

☠️ Deadly amanitas (Amanita spp.) — Death cap and destroying angel are two of the world's most poisonous mushrooms, insidiously toxic but easy to identify.

☠️ Deadly galerina (Galerina marginata) — A small, unassuming little brown mushroom that grows on wood and carries the same deadly toxin as the amanitas.

☠️ False morel (Gyromitra spp.) — Contains a toxin that can be fatal, but unlike true morels, they're not completely hollow inside.

☠️ Deadly webcaps (Cortinarius spp.) — Unassuming, Cortinarius contains a handful of gilled, orange-brown mushrooms with a powerful toxin that causes kidney failure.

☠️ Jack-o'-lantern (Omphalotus illudens) — Bright orange, sometimes mistaken for chanterelles, but true gills give it away, though it'll make you seriously sick.

☠️ Green-spored Parasol (Chlorophyllum molybdites) — Also called "the sickener," this mushroom pops up in grassy areas and causes more poisonings than any other species.

A good rule of thumb to avoid most deadly mushrooms—never consume any mushroom with a white cap and stem, especially if it has a bulb at the base, or any little brown mushroom. Those two groups are where the deadliest species hide.

When in doubt, leave it out. Never eat a wild mushroom you're not 100% sure of.

09/12/2026

Turns out foraging mushrooms is easier and more approachable than you may think!

A few species are pretty much foolproof once you know what to look for. These easy beginner mushrooms have no stem, cap, or gills, making them a unique standout find. None of these resemble any deadly fungi, making them difficult to mistake for a poisonous mushroom and a low-risk option to learn foraging for fungi.

1. Giant Puffball — This edible mushroom grows as a massive white ball.

2. Chaga — This powerful medicinal grows on birch, resembling burnt wood.

3. Bear's Head Tooth — This choice edible is white with icicle-like spines instead of gills.

4. Turkey Tail — This medicinal fungi forms fans with colored bands like a turkey's tail.

5. Hen of the Woods — This edible and medicinal fungi grows at the base of trees.

6. Chicken of the Woods — This meaty edible shelf fungi is bright orange-and-yellow.

Even though these mushrooms are easy to identify, always be sure before you eat. Never consume any wild mushroom you're not 100% sure of.

Keep an eye out for these on your next walk. You'd be surprised how approachable foraging mushrooms can be.

09/11/2026

Calm and balance for a healthy heart. 🌿

Crafted to calm the nerves and ease emotional tension, this gentle blend nurtures both heart and mind. With herbs that support cardiovascular health and calm the spirit, Happy Heart helps restore inner steadiness and promote overall well-being.

A sweet, soothing cup to comfort the heart and lift the spirit.

✨ Available now through our online shop:
🌐 www.sproutingsoulbotanicals.com

09/08/2026

🍂 Fall Forageable: Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor)

Turkey Tail is one of the easiest mushrooms to spot once you know what you're looking for. It grows abundantly in overlapping shelf-like clusters on dead logs and stumps, banded in rich, vibrant rings of white, tan, and brown—more vivid than most similar-looking fungi.

Prized as one of the great immune-supporting mushrooms, Turkey Tail has been a cornerstone of traditional Chinese and Japanese medicine for centuries, and it's also a favorite for gut health. It doesn't carry a strong flavor of its own, just a mild, subtle mushroom-y note, making it easy to layer into a savory soup or simmer into a tea without overpowering anything else in the pot.

Look-alikes are common but fortunately non-toxic. Here's what to look for:

🍄 Rich, vibrant bands of white, tan, and brown
🍄 Fuzzy and velvety top
🍄 Solid white underside
🍄 Thin and pliable texture
🍄 Pores rather than gills

As always, never consume any wild mushroom you're not 100% sure of—when in doubt, leave it out.

Turkey Tail mushroom is a great wild medicinal mushroom to start with if you're new to foraging. Keep your eyes on fallen logs this fall and you are almost sure to see some. 🍂

09/07/2026

🌿 Herb of the Week: Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum, Ganoderma spp.)

Reishi has been revered since ancient times as the "mushroom of immortality." Several species across the Ganoderma genus go by the name Reishi, and most of what's available is cultivated, though some can be found growing wild—most notably the wild hemlock reishi, Ganoderma tsugae, the northeast's own wild-growing reishi.

This is a gentle but powerful herbal ally, especially for stress and immune-related concerns. Reishi supports a healthy nervous system, eases tension, and supports healthy sleep cycles. It also helps regulate the immune system in both directions—calming an overactive response and supporting an underactive one—which makes it especially useful for allergies. It's also long been used to support liver function, tying back to its reputation as a longevity herb.

We keep coming back to Reishi for how much it covers at once—nervous system, immune system, sleep—all from one fungus.

09/05/2026

🌿 Fall foraging: 7 wild mushrooms to keep an eye out for

September through October is one of the richest windows for fungi in the Northeast. Here are seven worth learning to recognize this season—for their flavor, their medicinal history, or just how strange and wonderful they are.

🍄 Chicken of the Woods — brilliant orange and yellow shelves with a mild, meaty texture that lives up to its name.

🍄 Shaggy Mane — a striking shaggy white cap that melts into black ink as they begin to open. Delicious if caught fresh.

🍄 Chanterelle — golden, funnel-shaped, with a fruity apricot aroma. One of the most sought-after edibles in the woods.

🍄 Chaga — a dark, cracked, charcoal-like growth found on birch trees. Highly regarded as a medicinal mushroom.

🍄 Turkey Tail — thin, fan-shaped shelves in concentric bands of color, easily found on logs. Prized for immune support.

🍄 Honey Mushroom — small, clustered, and honey-colored. The young buttons are especially delightful to cook with.

🍄 Lion's Mane / Hericium — cascading white, tooth-like spines instead of gills or pores. Delicious, and studied for nerve and brain health.

⚠️ Never eat anything you haven't identified with complete certainty.

Keep an eye out this fall—these mushrooms show up in the wildest places, from deep woods to your own front yard.

09/04/2026

Settle in and support your center. 🌿

This calming minty blend brings together trusted herbs like peppermint, chamomile, and tulsi—traditionally used to ease digestion and help the body unwind.

Formulated to support comfort and balance through a daily cup of herbal care.

✨ Available through our online shop:
🌐 www.sproutingsoulbotanicals.com

09/03/2026

🍂 Fall Seasonal Blend — Ashwagandha Chai 🍂

A red rooibos chai with ashwagandha, vana tulsi, and warming spices—a cozy cup to wrap you in the calm comfort of fall.

This grounding, caffeine-free blend is crafted to ease stress, support balance, and bring warmth to crisp autumn evenings. The gentle adaptogens pair with soothing spices to create a cup that feels restorative, cozy, and deeply seasonal. 🍵🍁

Explore this blend and more at 🌿 www.sproutingsoulbotanicals.com

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