Chaga may not look like much -- it's a lumpy, charcoal-colored bulb protruding from birch trees -- but this fungus is trending. A cottage industry surrounding chaga is growing in Alaska. Numerous ...

Chaga grows naturally when airborne chaga spores penetrate a wound or split on a birch tree. A mycelium mass begins to grow within the tree and within five to seven years a charcoal-like growth, known ...

Garrett Kopp learned to harvest wild chaga alongside his grandmother in the Adirondack Mountains of New York when he was a teen. In 2015, at 16 years old, his first stop after getting his driver’s ...

Recently my wife and I were walking in the woods when I spotted a rotting birch tree. All over the decaying trunk were clusters of a gnarly black growth, which I quickly recognized as chaga (Inonotus ...

Chaga tea has gotten loads of attention on social media channels like TikTok recently as a trendy wellness drink, and for good reason. People have turned to the earthy brew for centuries as a health ...

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I am not a big fan of mushroom gathering, but only because I do not know enough about mushroom identification to feel at all confident that what I am sure is a tasty chanterelle or puffball isn't some ...

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Dec. 28—LIVERMORE FALLS — Chaga is a multibillion-dollar business globally, part of the booming trade in mushroom derivatives driven by consumers in search of healthier or alternative lifestyles. The ...

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