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An Appetite for Destruction
The harvesting of fungi, mosses and plants for gourmet food dishes and natural-material crafts is a cause for concern in Britain; unsustainable picking and wasteful practices threaten species and habitats. Some areas in British Columbia have a similar problem, for example with the picking of salal (Gaultheria shallon) for floral greens.
Link:
Foodies' mushroom fetish 'stripping woodlands bare' from The Guardian
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 11:42 PM on February 16, 2004
