Sarah Foltz is a conservation biologist at the Xerces Society working to help preserve rare insect species and their habitats. She spends her free time documenting, identifying, and enjoying fungi. Her favorite edible mushrooms are Leucoagaricus americanus, the Reddening Lepiota, and Entoloma abortiva, the Abortive Ent.
Nick Jordan enjoys being outside and observing patterns of growth and structure in nature. In his profession, he works with network technology for a monolithic company where the number of acronyms in use doubles every six months. He is creating a solid database structure for MycoMagnet.com, capable of maintaining and organizing a large amount pictures and content without becoming unwieldy! His favorite edible mushrooms are the great winged polypores Grifola frondosa, the Hen of the Woods and Laetiporus sulphureus, the Sulphur Shelf
Both Nick and Sarah enjoy eating all kinds of wild edibles, but are especially fond of fungi. Together, they teach Edible Mushroom Workshops designed to help people develop the skills and confidence to begin collecting, identifying, and safely eating wild edible mushrooms. Currently, Sarah and Nick are living in Portland, Oregon but will continue to maintain this site with an emphasis on the midwest. Please contact Sarah (sair.foltz@gmail.com) or Nick (jordan.nick@gmail.com) for more information.