Fruits of the Forest
A Field Guide to Pacific Northwest Edible Mushrooms
$25.95 ($1 more for newest print)

Let me know if you want it signed to you or some one else!
 

mailing cost within USA $4.95, same for 1 to 5 copies

if you need more than 5 please contact me.

For the same mailing deal you can substitute a book with the Western Bolete MycoCard Deck.
To make that work you need to order the total number of books and card sets as books
and then send me an email that one of the books needs to be substituted with a bolete deck.

I'll sign all books ordered from me, if you want it personalized let me know.

Below I am sharing a few sample pages, starting with the cover

Download 2 page graphic index pdf to print out.
Index contains page numbers and more criteria for the mushroom drawings in the inside cover.
(incomprehensibly, publisher decided that such an index was superfluous)

Some first feedback I received:

Your book is the one I wish I had 48 years ago when I moved to Oregon (and ever since). It will make a wonderful gift for all my favorite mushroom hunting friends!
David Pilz, Corvallis OR, mycologist / Edible forest mushroom sustainability researcher

Daniel, I really like your new book. Very well done, including great photographs. The practical information is excellent and your writing sounds like your presentations - engaging and entertaining. So much more readable and useful compared to many other recent field guides.
Denis Benjamin MD, author of “Mushrooms – Poisons and Panaceas"
 

The book fills a huge hole in the available information about our edible fungal abundance!  It answers all my questions. 
Chuck N., Bow WA, mushroom hunter for half a century
 

Fruits of the Forest is a must read for mushroom foragers everywhere! Although the information is based on foraging in the Pacific Northwest the information is invaluable for mushroomers everywhere. This should be on every foragers shelf!
Gina Reinhard, Aumsville OR, seasoned mushroom huntress
 

Your new book is superb, an instant classic! An "edibles" book with the depth and user appeal of yours should do very well indeed. Congratulations.
Drew Parker - Author of "A Simple Guide to Common Mushrooms of the Northwest

Daniel, you (and a team of 100) did a truly wonderful job! Of course, wonderful images (I’d expect nothing less from you), and the wealth of cultural info is very enticing too. It is going to rival Arora’s "Mushroom's Demystefied". It shares the joy of mushroom hunting, collecting, eating, poisoning … and just appreciating them! As well as a culture piece, and cookbook on top! 
Joanne Schwartz, Tustin CA,  Fungal Diversity Survey Board, Macrofungi of the Channel Islands
 

Daniel, your book is such a special treat: it is beautiful, well written, useful and easy to use, and it is the perfect companion for anyone thinking of foraging for mushrooms, not just for mushroomers. I love its versatility, clear organization and style, and the numerous beautiful photos (it doesn't hurt that you're such a good photographer). This book is the perfect field guide to take along on a hike yet it offers so much more with plenty of intriguing information to be considered a reference book, and appetizing recipes suitable even for a campfire at the end of the day. I have already recommended "Fruits of the Forest" to numerous friends and colleagues! 
Elinoar Shavit is an ethnomycologist specializing in traditional use of fungi by indigenous people around the world. She is a contributing editor at FUNGI magazine, and past President of the New York Mycological Society.
 

Honestly your book is my favorite mushroom book so far, so thank you for putting in the work to make it so fun. There are a lot of mushroom books out there, but reading your book is like having a conversation with someone really fun who is letting you into a mysterious world of mushrooms and as a reader I feel very privileged. It does not read like an encyclopedia, but rather reads like a mushroom hunter's journal in the most polished way possible. So good luck on your book and hope more readers discover them! Lastly, your recipe of chanterelle vodka is amazing. I had my doubts at first, but the apricot notes that came from the chanterelle-infused vodka are just so beautifully fruity and elevated the White Russian to a whole other level. Wow!
Angela G., fellow mushroom hunteress, Seattle WA

Fantastic book! The production is excellent and I love everything about it!
Robert Rogers, Edmonton AB, Author of Fungal Pharmacy

I give Fruits of the Forest superlative acclaim! This richly and superb illustrated book fulfills the long awaited need for presenting edible PNW mushrooms and their imposters to lay people by easy to understand vocabulary and common mushroom names based on visible characteristics. I will recommend it to all the students of my foraging classes!
Greg Hovander, Clinical Pharmacist, Naturalist, Mycologist, Sultan WA

"Fruits of the Forest" Review: by Melodie Gates, Treasurer of the North American Mycological Association
What an honor to get the opportunity to review Daniel Winkler’s wonderful book. With over 25 years of experience here in the Pacific Northwest, Winkler has established a reputation as an expert. He leads tours and has taught about mushrooms to enthusiasts all over the world. New mycophiles and newcomers to the Pacific Northwest need this field guide!
Furthermore, because of DNA sequencing, we have learned a lot more about fungi and this new information renders older books unreliable in some cases. Winkler’s guide is current in nomenclature and will give you an excellent foundation for hunting edible mushrooms in the Pacific Northwest’s forests. Yes, you will find terms new to you but as with any new subject this is a fun part of learning. Winkler explains how mushrooms are “fruits of the forest” by comparing them to the apples on a tree – but the tree itself is underground. He also explains the relationship between plants and mushrooms. The one thing I have always taught my newcomers is the importance of learning the habitat. I can’t count the number of times I have been asked, “how do you know where to look?” You look at the trees and then you know where to start looking for mushrooms.
This book is well laid out by macro features of the mushrooms. The pictures are very well done, showing the cap, stipe and gills, whenever possible. The author discusses the edibility of each mushroom and includes the poisonous ones, so you don’t make a fatal mistake. If I had to fault this book, it is that it doesn’t give you a clue when these mushrooms are likely to pop up – important information for newcomers. If you are from the Midwest, you start looking for chanterelles in July; here in the Pacific Northwest, they start popping up in September (Added NOTE by Daniel: each mushroom presentation actually mentions their growing season).
Winkler also shares a selection of recipes to help you get the mushrooms from the forest to your fork. I tried the Bolete Butter on page 333. My non-mushroom friends found it earthy, not overbearing, lovely and enjoyed it on fresh bread I had made. It stores well and will be a treat to share again soon. I can also tell you I have had his chanterelle vodka and it was to die for. This is a must-have book for mushroom hunters in the Pacific Northwest. It is sized to fit in your day pack and the sturdy cover appears to resist rain.

Table of Content - I was pushing for much more detail, but apparently I am not in synch with the publishing Zeitgeist.
However, check the detailed list of all the main entries at the end of this webpage......

Starting out with the

And another intro to foraging

Before the morel section a photo showing the differences in morels (Morchella), Spring morels (Verpa) and False morels / Brain mushrooms (Gyromitra)

Sample for a mushroom presentation: Gyromitra esculenta

Winter chanterelles or Yellow feet - Craterellus tubaeformis

Candy caps - Lactarius rubidus

Sweetbread mushroom - Clitopilus prunulus group

Below two entries

from the recipe section

My working list of mushrooms treated in the book.
Note there are also poisonous species included, so inclusion here does not mean edibility