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	<description>JJ Murphy &#124; Writer, Hiker, Mycologist, Wild Foods Forager and Nature Photographer Freelance</description>
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		<title>Mushroom Season Activities</title>
		<link>http://www.writerbynature.com/2011/05/16/mushroom-season-activities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 10:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JJ Murphy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spring has sprung and with it, in addition to the hunt for wild edibles, I learned a few techniques for cooking mushrooms from fellow COMA member Damon Brunette and then enjoyed an amazing mycophagy. This was one of the last photos taken with my trusty five-year-old Canon camera. At this time of year I&#8217;m rarely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mushrooms &#8211; Wild and Cultivated</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 12:36:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JJ Murphy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year&#8217;s Mushroom University study focuses on polypores. These mushrooms grow in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. Even in winter, when there are no other mushrooms to be found, you can always find polypores. Our class got out into the field last week and brought back with an amazing array of fungi. Here [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mushroom University in the Field</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 12:57:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JJ Murphy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mycology is more than simply naming a mushroom. Learning to see has been priceless.]]></description>
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		<title>A Rock Star of the Mushroom World Says, &#8220;Save the Old Growth Forests as a Matter of National Defense.&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 21:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JJ Murphy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to fellow mycophile Tim Sage, I have just viewed Paul Stamets's presentation of how mushrooms can save the world. ]]></description>
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		<title>Autumn Mushroom: Brick Tops</title>
		<link>http://www.writerbynature.com/2010/12/04/autumn-mushroom-brick-tops/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Dec 2010 12:32:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JJ Murphy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Applying Mushroom U lessons when no expert was at hand.]]></description>
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		<title>The Complete Mushroom Hunter: Book Review</title>
		<link>http://www.writerbynature.com/2010/11/12/the-complete-mushroom-hunter-book-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JJ Murphy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The perfect book for the aspiring mushroom hunter wishing to safely discover, harvest and enjoy wild mushrooms. It's the next best thing to being in the field with Gary Lincoff.]]></description>
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		<title>Magical mushrooms, mischievous molds: Book Review</title>
		<link>http://www.writerbynature.com/2010/11/10/magical-mushrooms-mischievous-molds-book-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:12:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JJ Murphy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hudler untangles the complex topics and trends in the fungi kingdom with the gift of a true storyteller. I understand his fungi course at Cornell University was popular with the entire student body, not just the science majors.]]></description>
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		<title>Mushroom ID: The Devil&#8217;s in the Details</title>
		<link>http://www.writerbynature.com/2010/10/14/mushroom-id-the-devils-in-the-details/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:19:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JJ Murphy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The mark of a good naturalist is how carefully every detail is studied. In the world of mycology every detail matters. ]]></description>
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		<title>Mushrooms After the Long-Awaited Rain</title>
		<link>http://www.writerbynature.com/2010/10/04/mushrooms-after-the-long-awaited-rain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.writerbynature.com/2010/10/04/mushrooms-after-the-long-awaited-rain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 08:08:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JJ Murphy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Autumn should be a good time for mushrooms, now that the rain has come.]]></description>
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		<title>Mushrooms Abound at NEMF&#8217;s Samuel Ristich Foray</title>
		<link>http://www.writerbynature.com/2010/09/27/mushrooms-abound-at-nemfs-samuel-ristich-foray/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 21:55:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JJ Murphy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was our mushroom club's turn to co-host this years regional mycology event, dedicated to the memory of Sam Ristich. Despite the drought, we found several interesting mushrooms as leaf season begins.]]></description>
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