The Addictive World of Foraging Mushrooms

Mushroom foraging is so much fun!
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[@mudassar14love]

These videos helped me get through some tough times with depression and stress in my life. I love watching your videos, these are so calming and relaxing.

[@ManuelaFuths]

I totaly agree🙏♥️

[@CCCatmaster]

The fact that a slight grammar change can do so much to define a sentence on a serious note though that’s pretty cool

[@bencrosbie4674]

Man so glad to see you transition from fishing to shrooms. It’s the same kind of addiction. That “maybe I’ll catch” becomes “maybe I’ll find” and when you find your first Penny bun it’s like catching a first fish species.

[@sonianadadenada]

I used to go mushroom foraging with my dad and now after seeing your video I feel like I would like to give it a go. My partner and I are massive fans of your videos. I hope you create a lot more of these and that hopefully they inspire people to get out in nature more!

[@just_alex]

Great to hear you want to go mushroom foraging again! Cheers for watching, plenty more coming! Alex :)

[@martinbarry30]

I could spend all day in the woods just picking and living. It's hard to describe the tranquility and joy of finding that mushroom that just makes your heart and soul jump. Great vid. 🙏

[@danettewilliams7843]

Alex, you are killing me!!! I love your excitement. Never lose your excitement to learn and discover. Keep that child-like spirit alive at all costs. You are a Fun Gi !!!!!

[@just_alex]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed!

[@johnlashua3805]

Wonderful! You remind me of myself at your age. I'm now 66 and not very good at getting around. I've found many species alike in Wisconsin as you have there.

[@timhartmann3699]

Alex I have to say, you are brave to take that step with your own channel. I share your passion for mushrooms and in the last couple of years I started foraging for them again. Mostly found at my place are the chestnut mushrooms and here and there some tiny penny buns. Keep on foraging and being yourself

[@georgialuedi9053]

I also love how you show the connectivity in Nature. It's so true that once you open your eyes to one aspect of Nature, you naturally learn many more!

[@MillaBella]

I’m living my mushroom foraging dreams vicariously through you. I used to pick with my mum in Poland when I was younger but have since moved to Australia. The climate here is not the best for mushrooms. More mushroom content pleeeaase! 🙏🏼🤗 also, just subscribed 😄

[@just_alex]

Great to hear! Thanks for the sub. :)

[@TheArtisticGardener777]

Discovering the world of mushrooms is truly exciting. I’ve always loved the woods and fished the river, but now there is so much more reason to spend endless time exploring and foraging for these magical creatures that show themselves unexpectedly when you’re paying attention. It’s truly a rewarding activity!❤️

[@nilsjohansson3063]

Have you ever foraged for st george's mushroom? It's a white mushroom that mostly grow in grass fields and they pop up in late spring mostly. I find them really delicious. The best way I have found so far to cook them is like this -> first you dice them and put just the mushrroms in a frying pan on medium heat to get rid of the water in the mushrooms. When you have boiled of the water you add fine diced shallot, butter, salt and pepper and fry it on low heat until they get a nice brown colour. Then you just put it on a piece of toast. Hope you see this and try it our for yourself. Keep up with the videos, they are very enjoyable to watch :).

[@onnodruijf5234]

a year ago when i saw this video, i got into mushrooms aswell. right now im enjoying a chicken of the woods burrito. thank you for introducing me to this subject. it brings me much joy

[@NoMoreMrNiceGuy223]

I live on the Island of Sardinia in Italy. The Penny bun mushrooms are identical to the porcini. Whe have them in two types, the ones you got we call the royal porcini as they are harder and as they are found in lesser numbers they are generally more expensive. They predominantly are found under oak trees here. There are also the porcini that have a wider hood with a more yellow spungy hood. Love your channel ❤

[@matthewtanner9823]

Alex, you need to be doing self sufficiency as well as the foraging AND especially cooking. You're a natural at all of it and you have a natural persona that says "I'm at ease in front of a camera". I really enjoy watching this style of video and enjoy watching people cooking outdoors or on a camp fire. Go out there and do it all my friend and take us along with you. I recognised the hills in the background by the way. One of them is called "sugar loaf" it's out by Bronllys.

[@thomasmills2141]

I've recently just started walking through forests looking at the smaller details too :) Keeps me in the moment

[@kierendelia8869]

Absolutely brilliant viewing, I love my fishing, and thoroughly enjoyed the Carl and Alex fishing videos, but I have to say these videos are Amazing 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 so refreshing and different. Well done mate, I’m loving these and looking forward to viewing more

[@eflixx2459]

Absolutely amazing, what a wonderful look at the world! I love nature. Please keep going!!!!

[@MelissaM83]

5 minutes in and the knowledge that’s already being shared is so awesome! Oh yeah this is going to be such an amazing adventure!!!

[@MarcinLupa_1975]

I use to watch nature and mushroom videos in German language. This is the first I watched in English. I consider it as very good. A very nice and informative footage. Good narratives, pictures, story telling. It simply makes fun to watch. Thanks for processing. I also subscribed to this chanel. I´ve seen there is more excellent footage here. "Just Aex" is a great invention. And since I am a mushroom lover myself, I specially am looking forward to more of this pictures of funga.

[@justina4360]

Hey Alex! I love your video, the filming, the music and of course the knowledge! I moved to Norway ten years ago and since then I've been discovering my local flora and fauna. I share your passion for nature and I want to thank you for the experience of this fantastic video. Hugs, Justina.

[@garulusglandarius6126]

My first episode of this channel and I love it already ( I came here after binge watching the entire “ fish with Carl “ channel. Gonna binge watch “ Just Alex “ till I’m up to date. Great work Alex 👍😁

[@Psyislife]

u inspired me so mouch the last week watching thru all your content! my van project is starting soon, and ive always been collecting chantarelles, but never any other mushroom, so i feel like its the time to get a new hobby and get addicted! ;) Ty dude!

[@giuliamarelli2869]

Hi Alex, I've been following your brother fishing channel for a while and finding your channel full of foraging tips is just amazing. You guys cover a good 80% of my hobby. You probably know it already, but It's a very common practice in Italy to dry Cep and make a powder from it. It release the full flavor of Cep (porcini) and it's very usefull to add to dishes, especially when you have less tasty mushroom to cook with. Looking forward to learn more from you!

[@bboi4568]

Hey Alex I am 13 years old and love your videos this video really inspired me I am gonna give foraging ago soon I will buy some books and goto my local forest thank you for being to inspiring you and your brother ore my idols.

[@jerryx4370]

Mate, I just binged your whole chanel...! (And I was your 16th subscriber, does that make me a super-fan...?!) Thanks for cheering up my recovery from Covid and some genuine inspiration on the foraging and veggie growing. Having also basically taught me to fish with Carl, I thank you for that too! A hugely possitive influence! Please keep posting!

[@just_alex]

Thanks for the comment! Means a lot!

[@djkickflip_amsterdam]

Mushroom foraging has made my life so much more exciting! I really felt it when you told a similar story. So awesome! Also: people think is geeky but damn near everyone asks if they can join on a foraging session once. Its magic

[@just_alex]

Yep. Foraging mushrooms is so much fun and really exciting on a good day! Glad you feel the same!

[@benjaminchapman2030]

You are really inspiring to me and my children are looking into mushrooms, and we are blessed with a big garden and have started are own fruit and veg patch. Trying to convince my partner on bees is tricky 😂 keep it going you are amazing.

[@Chrisus1998]

Have a great start buddy, I know both channels(yours and Carl’s) will be great! Do whatever you two like and never leave each other.

[@nicoleaustin8616]

Love the new content! Of course, I also loved the old content. It's a brave step to start something new, change is never easy. But it is also exciting, and I applaud you and Carl for your growth as explorers and artists!

[@just_alex]

Thanks!

[@GH-xr3eh]

Yes!! A mushroom video!! I've watched your content for so many years now, from the early days of the Carl and Alex's fishing videos. I'm stoked to see you go solo on these missions and I'm excited to see what your new adventure will bring.

[@onlineperson123]

Hey Alex, I'm really loving your content! It's inspiring and you have clearly taken a lot of time and effort to curate your videos. Keep up the good work!

[@sinclairsolutions1]

Brilliant video, Thank you for the book recommendations going to have a read through them and start looking more myself for edible mushrooms!

[@just_alex]

Good luck!

[@moke974]

You are making very good videos, and you inspire me to buy a honeybee in my garden, thank you, man.

[@MasterVanoi]

Always wished there was more foraging channels, I came back and found you again after remember your cooking match with Carl.

[@georgialuedi9053]

This is so deeply educational and thoughtfully done with wonderful creative, artistic, and humorous touches. This is confirming that I should join a local mushroom club here in Switzerland to make some friends with common interests. Thank you!

[@just_alex]

Thanks for watching! Yeah definitely join the mushroom club 😊😊😊

[@georgialuedi9053]

@@just_alex Hi Alex! Thanks for the encouragement! Not sure if you noticed a comment I made to one of your videos where you mentioned wanting to learn to snow ski?? I commented that you would be more than welcome to come here to Switzerland and have my Swiss husband, Manfred, teach you to ski! He is teaching our five young adult/teen kids, so you could join the fun this winter if you like.:)

[@just_alex]

@@georgialuedi9053 This sounds really cool! I'd love to visit Switzerland this winter. Do you have instagram or email we can message on? My email is - [e-mail]

[@victoriaboge9669]

Your lifestyle is so inspiring! Nowadays, its difficult to get our asses out of the city, but you seem to have found a balance which I think set an acheivable example. I definitly want to try mushroom foraging after seeing this video:)

[@ClubCovertLondon]

Great start. The best of luck with the new adventures.

[@just_alex]

Thanks!

[@jackbarnhart7394]

opening it with the tubaeformis!!!!!!!! mad respect!!!!!

[@mylife1221]

how this doesn't have a million views, i'll never understand. what an incredible video

[@jameskemp5911]

Very Interesting Alex, I go out walking alot in the Chilterns and my dad goes out on Mushroom forays, you remind me of a young version of him! A wild mushroom soup is the next thing you should cook up I reckon....

[@gabenemeth7012]

So glad I found your channel it’s gonna blow up soon you’re a natural film maker truly amazing to watch!!

[@just_alex]

Thanks! :)

[@dylanthedyslexicvillain4294]

I love mushrooms especially the magic ones lol but in all honesty really I love mushrooms And that’s so incredibly healthy and good for you

[@Gesundheit888]

my brother and I..... cool video, love it! subscribed. Oh, and I am coming for dinner tonight. You cook exactly what I like.

[@havok2396]

Hi Alex, here from your old channel. I've got a few apps I think you might find useful for your foraging.? 1- Forager's Buddy: an app where you can store the locations of all foraged food you find. It puts a pin in your Google maps for the you. 2- Bird ID : Allows you to store locations of the type of bird you see. It has a handy search function that goes off of bird features, such as main colour, secondary colour, size, tail length, speckles, wing bars etc. It even has bird song for that species embedded in it to play. Try it with woodpeckers, they're highly territorial and will come to investigate you to see if you're a rival. Great for getting images. 3- British trees : produced by the Woodland Trust, pretty self explanatory. 4- Book of Mushrooms : fungus identification 5 - Mushroom identificator : more fungus. 6 - Survival Manual and SAS Survival lite : handy apps for wilderness skills and making shelter, starting fires etc if you you fancy going native for a few days... Hope you find them useful and looking forward to foraging fun and channel adventures.

[@just_alex]

Thanks, appreciate the info!

[@havok2396]

@@just_alex no problem, you're very welcome.

[@natureisallpowerful]

The world wide wood of mycilium is to me like fibre optics cabling. I found some scarlet elf cups yesterday, I was so happy. I think its because I've been looking for them for ages..loving the videos mate thanks 🍄👍

[@jamesbrimble3670]

Alex what you are doing takes guts to leave a job and start something new I have seen you and Carl over over the years via KZbin I'm glad you are sharing you new adventure good luck

[@just_alex]

Thanks James!

[@anniescolourfullife]

Wow I didn't realise that there were so many different mushrooms here in the UK. A great video Alex 👍. I do love eating mushrooms and find them interesting to look at when I come across any in the wild. I have never foraged for any and if I did I'd probably end up poisoning myself, so I'll stick to the ones that can be purchased from the store 🤣

[@Harry46496]

Love these vids Alex! I love going on a walk in my local woods

[@Harry46496]

You have inspired myself

[@claymonsterpottery]

Most enjoyable video I’ve seen in weeks. Thanks!

[@S_V_PP]

Alex, you are so full of this life, so diverse and open .... a question for your parents - how to help your child become such an amazing and kind person like you? Good luck with everything ❤

[@kylebohanan7153]

First video of the new channel and I'm already in love. Been foraging fungi and wild edibles my whole life. Keep it up man

[@just_alex]

Thanks Kyle!

[@matthewb8229]

My journey down the mycological rabbit hole happened in late 2022. All I was after was Golden Chanterelles. Yeah, several books, and many many websites bookmarked, I have become comfortable with ID'ing different mushrooms. I've focused on boletes, polypores, and chanterelles.

[@alexorr2626]

A very tasty hobby. Can't wait for it to warm up

[@MelissaM83]

Here at video 1!!! So exciting!! Can’t wait for this adventure!!!

[@marchoney5777]

I’m currently reading Merlin Sheldrake’s Entangled Life, and I see what you mean about the scientific side of things 😂 but I’m enjoying the bits I understand!

[@Smoke_Kush]

i don't even like mushrooms but i find your videos very interesting and entertaining :)

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

we foraged some mushroom, chicken of the woods a late oyster mushrooms. Im going on a foraging cause soon and I cant wait.

[@sukhmanmann6075]

I only watch video because of his fantastic cinematography

[@GoldenBoy-ss4ft]

I love mushrooms!

[@leonardwafo]

I will wait for your uploads from now on ! A fan from the Philippines !!

[@KB-ym7fk]

Your reaction to Penny Buns was so familiar. 😂

[@lorrainebrown6068]

I'm binging all your videos, and watching your brothers fish channel with my little one 🥰

[@vladnicu3655]

Thanks for the book recommandation!

[@garethwilkinson3775]

Congratulations on your new channel Alex, I'm liking the content as I myself are quite the foreger too, fishing and the outdoors.👍 I also grow my own gourmet mushrooms at home too along with running my allotment for tasty home grown food. Very interesting content on your new channel and Very informative too. All the best Alex 👍🍄👍

[@just_alex]

This sounds great Gareth!

[@garethwilkinson3775]

@@just_alex I live in Yorkshire, god's country as it's known, would you be interested in a little adventure. .?

[@1DreadedAngel]

Hi Alex, firstly congrats on your new channel and i can't wait to see what you get upto. Currently watching all your foraging vids and i love them. At the moment i cant go out due to recovering from surgery on my knee but I'm feeling very inspired by your content. Good luck with your new channel and all the best

[@just_alex]

Hope you have a quick recovery and get back out soon!

[@1DreadedAngel]

@Just Alex thank you, me too as I'm chomping at the bit to get back out there. Right now I'm kinda living vicariously through youtubers like yourself so thank you for the content you post, in a way you guys are helping me to recover 😁

[@redkitegaming289]

You are inspiring alt of people Alex I would be very proud

[@liamspencer7113]

Envy your life Alex I'm from Wythenshawe/Manchester 😅 it's the furthest thing away from a woodland area I love watching your videos there amazing 👏

[@natureexplorer4156]

now I love mushrooms too!!

[@trevorcornes1056]

You can’t beat a good mushroom ,especially when you’ve picked them yourself.

[@AncientSoul]

great video praise the mushroom gods

[@naprice79]

This is so sick, great stuff man

[@JeryInTheWild]

Met a mushroom yesterday. We‘re friends now as he seemed to be a *fun guy*

[@BrydeliCorven]

Thank you

[@xj11w2c7]

That pizzeria thing would have never happened in the states.

[@sonjawebster8000]

Unfortunately, you are correct

[@redkitegaming289]

You should start a Mushroom Tutorials channel or something that you enjoy :)

[@jordsblueworld]

its just so wholesome :)

[@PeopleAreRealWeird]

lmfao the bird

[@mickwalsh8136]

did you enjoy the pheasant Alex,which was a red legged partridge tbh bud, but much better eating, in my opinion, they are an introduced species ,done for organised shoots,keep up the amazing channel, soon be at 100k

[@AtotehZ]

Been a fun-gi journey.

[@chrismorris315]

bro youv made me want to go foraging . class

[@medley4375]

Loving the solo content mate I to have fished my whole life and am a keen forager only thing missing from vids is a 🐕

[@kieranarcher3601]

Iv been waiting a long long time for this channel to come out 🎉 however I still love ❤️ Carl channel 😉

[@TheTruth-tc5hn]

You chose wisely to break the shakles.

[@liamspencer7113]

Your a sick guy 🤣 go on alex no way would I trust my self cooking road kill and eating shrooms I picked, big you up for that 👌

[@malibuhiegts]

Bro your like round the corner from me if your at ashdown! Might see you out there foraging one day

[@Isaacsurf-ff4fx]

Do you like to pick liberty caps ?

[@laylagillyperry4357]

I go foraging to I love it and I❤teriyaki it is a medison

[@batzpfsaddict2806]

Great video.

[@kentgonzales6850]

How i wish i could go there and join you in your country to your adventure about mushrooms and nature hope my request can be granted by you and in gods will

[@chudin]

so underrated

[@ninthmomentum]

Currently working my way threw your videos only joined halfway threw.

[@just_alex]

Enjoy!

[@robertcaldwell7918]

nice Video Alex

[@joetrp-3553]

Educational and inspiring

[@larrya7822]

I don't know about your country, but here in the US (Michigan) I use to own a restaurant, any, any food that is brought into my restaurant I am solely reasonable for the safety of the customer and also it has to be by an approved food source. The local health department would fine me big time and may take my operating license away.

[@melkey6580]

Cool mushroom pizza

[@jordsn_l]

Where is the forest that you walked in? It looks lovely

[@mjkay8660]

is it the hunt? or the mushroom? you can grow any mushroom under the right conditions, using the mushroom as it is a fungus.

[@perrydise1st42]

awesome vid

[@elliottdavies3381]

Hahaha is right lad onto the mushies now are we

[@caswinkelmolen12345]

Saw this video a few weeks ago on the main channel i think. It inspired me to buy a book for forraging in the netherlands. Also bougt a kit to grow my own oyster shrooms.

[@just_alex]

Good to hear that Cas. Foraging is so much fun! I'm Actually growing some oyster mushrooms at the moment! I'll post a video about it soon!

[@caswinkelmolen12345]

Good to know i'm also a carp angler. Love the vids you and your brother make. Keep it up!!