Hands down the most rewarding part of maintaining a beautiful, lush backyard garden is enjoying a nice stroll through it once in a while. What's less enjoyable is noticing a bizarre charcoal-like lump ...

Chaga, a mushroom that grows on birch trees in Maine, has been used for centuries to make healing teas and extracts. Stored properly, it can last for years. Credit: Courtesy of Joshua Guay This story ...

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 ...