Mushrooms are foods rich in nutrients that are beneficial for the body. Edible mushrooms are rich in nutrients such as B vitamins, copper, protein, potassium and phosphorus, but especially wild mushrooms contain more important vitamins such as vitamin D.
In the autumn months, when many mushroom species are most abundant in nature, you can collect and enjoy useful edible mushrooms in nature. However, since wild mushrooms include edible ones as well as poisonous ones, if you do not know enough about mushrooms, you should not pick mushrooms without an expert by your side.
If you want to know more about mushrooms and collect wild mushrooms, Turkey's only female mushroom scientist Lecturer. You can join the mushroom hunt that Selime Semra Erol will organize in the wonderful nature of Polonezköy on October 30th. You can read what you are wondering about mushroom picking and October 30 Polonezköy Mushroom Hunt in this article.
Benefits of Picking Mushrooms
There are many benefits to picking mushrooms. Especially when you make it a hobby, you will see that collecting mushrooms has various benefits on your health.
Mushroom picking is a great exercise first and foremost as it will get you hiking. Hiking has many benefits, such as regulating blood pressure, increasing bone density and supporting cardiovascular health.
Mushroom picking can support your health by encouraging you to go hiking. While searching for edible wild mushrooms, you may find yourself collecting mushrooms for hours without realizing the time you spend in nature.
The benefits of mushroom picking are not limited to physical ones, of course. When you go hiking to collect mushrooms, your stress and anxiety can be reduced and your mental health can improve overall.
You can support the physical and mental benefits you get while collecting mushrooms by consuming the mushrooms you collect. Since wild mushrooms are of various kinds, their nutritional values are different from each other. However, since all edible mushrooms contain valuable nutrients, the mushrooms you collect will have many benefits for your health.
30 October Polonezköy Mushroom Hunt
When we look at the mushrooms that have many health benefits, it can be said that especially wild mushrooms are rich in nutritional values. Therefore, you may be interested in mushrooms and want to collect wild mushrooms. However, since wild mushrooms include edible as well as poisonous ones, you should have detailed information about mushrooms before picking mushrooms.
If you want to get to know wild mushrooms better and collect mushrooms, Lecturer. You can participate in mushroom hunting events organized by Selime Semra Erol. Erol, the only female fungal scientist in Turkey, completed her undergraduate education at Ankara University Biology Department and her master's degree at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Institute of Science, Biology USA. Erol, who has academic studies and publications on natural mushrooms, mushroom cultivation, medicinal mushrooms, mycotherapy, has focused on biotechnology in recent years.
By participating in the mushroom hunting events organized by Erol to bring together mushroom lovers, you can both get to know mushrooms better and spend a wonderful day collecting wild mushrooms. You can benefit from Erol's valuable knowledge about mushrooms during the mushroom hunt that will take place on October 30 in Polonezköy.
It is possible to encounter different wild mushrooms in Polonezköy, one of the most beautiful places to get away from the chaos of Istanbul and meet nature. During your walk in the greenery, you will recognize and collect edible mushrooms under the leadership of Erol, and after your walk you will be able to consume them with pleasure.
In the mushroom hunt, which will start with a delicious breakfast at 9.30 in the morning, you will collect mushrooms after Erol's talk “Everything About Mushrooms”. After collecting the magnificent mushrooms in the wonderful nature of Polonezköy, you will have detailed information about these mushrooms and finally you will be able to eat them with pleasure.
What Should Be Considered When Picking Mushrooms?
The most important thing to consider before collecting at events such as the October 30th Polonezköy Mushroom Hunt is to recognize the edible mushrooms and the poisonous mushrooms you can mix with them. If you are unsure of the type of mushroom, you should not collect or consume the mushroom.
Once you are sure of the type of mushrooms you find, the things you will need are materials such as a basket, a small knife and a cleaning brush. You can also quench your thirst and hunger while picking mushrooms by taking water and healthy snacks with you.
- In order to protect nature and ensure that mushroom picking is a sustainable activity, you should pay attention to the following points:
- Do not collect too many mushrooms from one area. Be careful that the mushrooms in the field are more than the mushrooms you collect.
- Do not collect more than one of the same type of mushroom if you do not need it.
- Collect the mushrooms by cutting them from the bottom with a knife instead of pulling them out of the ground.
- Help the fungi spread their spores by using a perforated basket.
For event details; https://semraerol.com/polonezkoy-mantar-toplama-etkinligi/
Who is Selime Semra EROL?
He was born in 1984 in Konya. He completed his undergraduate education at Ankara University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology. He completed his master's degree in Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Institute of Science, Biology USA, with his thesis titled 'Macrofungi of Armutlu (Yalova) Region with Economic Value'.
He worked as a lecturer at Düzce University Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research and Application Center and Düzce University Environmental Health Technologies Specialization Coordinator.
He has academic studies and publications on natural mushrooms, mushroom cultivation, medicinal mushrooms, mycotherapy. In recent years, his academic studies have focused on biotechnology.
He has been a participant and invited speaker at workshops, congresses and other academic events.
Since 2010, tens of hundreds of trainees who have worked as trainers in numerous trainings in public and private institutions have graduated.
Nature walks, mushroom hunting events and mushroom festivals are among his hobbies, bringing mushroom lovers together. He is a mushroom lover who has never lost his excitement on the first day.
She is married with two children.
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