How to Find Chaga in the Woods
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- Опубликовано: 5 янв 2019
- According to an article in the periodical "mycobiology" (link below), chaga or "Inonotus obliquus", a traditional folk medicine in eastern Europe and Asia, can be found in "Russia, Scandinavia, Central Europe, and Eastern Europe". They also state that, "Distribution at lower latitudes in Western and Southern Europe, Northern America, Asia, Japan, and Korea is rare."
Well, it may be rare, but I have it in the woods behind my house here in Nova Scotia. In this video I show how to identify it, and talk about how I use it.
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Ohhhhhh boy folks Greg's bringing us "fun in the garden"..."fun in the kitchen"...and "fun in the outdoors". Awesome !
Thanks dude :)
Thanks for the video. I make a double extraction to get all of the goodness out of it - first tincture it in vodka, then take it out of the vodka and boil it down in the crock pot for a day - then mix the two liquids. I haven't come across chaga in the woods for a while now. I guess I need to explore new areas.
Happy hunting. I found it totally by accident
It's Highly medicinal! I've been using chaga in capsules as well as coffee for 4 years now. I make my own capsules. I put the chaga in my coffee filter with regular coffee as well, and let it drip through. It seems to cut the bitterness of cheap coffee. I can honestly say it saved my life by it's antibiotic properties. It's not an overnight fix for healing, so you need to use it long term.
I found a massive 30 pounder past year. It was growing on a poplar surrounded by birch.
That's right - it also grows on poplar - forgot to mention that!
That was very cool. I’ve been interested in learning about wild edibles for a long time. Two years ago I went to a weekend called Becoming an Outdoor Woman or BOW. I picked a class on wild edibles and learned about stinging nettles, purslane and others. We used roasted dandelion roots to make chocolate flavored coffee! The birch forest extends down here to Nebraska. I’ll have to keep my eyes out for Chaga next time we go hiking. 👍😁 thanks!
Hope you find some :)
I'm looking forward to this... The boulders are great...until you find one in your garden that is. Thanks for sharing.
I've been finding chalga here in Northwest Arkansas in the ozarks
Gonna try finding some in NB forest today. Thanks Greg!
Happy hunting!
don't harvest off dead tree, at least 1 live branch, spring is not good as far as concentration, those allergic to penicillin need to be vary cautious. I use mine with dandelion cofee.
Great video, thanks. I’ve seen a lot of stuff on Chaga, but nothing on how to find it. Now that I know what I’m looking for, I just need to go out and actually find some!
That's right - just look for a black growth on the birch. Stands out like a sore thumb when you know what to look for :)
Never heard about it till now,I will have to check it out,in my walks I have never seen it around here.
Not sure if its at your latitude, kind of a northern thing. Aren'y you in the southern U.S?
Yes,down in the south,with temps up in the 60s today.
Greg you mentioned lichens theres one called usnea,also called old mans beard,supposed to make a great tonic and tincture.
Chaga grows in Downeast Maine. :D Thanx for the video. Good to leave a bit of Chaga on the birch trees to spread.
Agree - should have mentioned that
1/4 KM? About 1/8 of a mile and about 500 feet. I live in NB just so you don't think I live in a country that uses English measurement. I grew up with imperial units and have converted most metric units to imperial all of my life. I'd like to thank the Trudeau family for that little challenge. It has been mentally stimulating as some of the conversions are challenging. I am constantly amazed at Canadians who use metric units but really have no idea what it means. 1.38 KG is a lot more confusing than 3 or 4 pounds to me. As a gardener I have learned that "about" is usually good enough.
However not to distract from your video, chaga abounds here in the maritimes. It has a lot of the same properties as aspirin. It was used by the natives in our area and eventually by trappers, settlers and woodsmen. I haven't done any research on chaga just word of mouth from older residents in my area who grew up getting much of their medicine from the forest.
1/4 km is 250 meters. metric is a base 10 system, so the math is ridiculously easy - that's why all scientists use metric - even in the U.S. Like you I also grew up with a Fahrenheit thermostat in the house, but the switch was easy, because 1cm is 10mm, 1 meter is 100 cm, and 1 km is 1000 meters. If you understand Arabic numerals, and a bit of Latin, its dead easy. Contrast with imperial: I inch is divisible into 16ths or 32nds; 12 inches in foot (only people who are 6' tall have 12" feet BTW), 3 feet in a yard; 5280 feet in a mile; 1760 yards in a mile... Yes, I think I'm cool with metric. :)
Well as you probably figured out I wasn't motivated enough to become PM and change it all back. My point was that when estimating being metric precise isn't necessary. Perhaps you never worked much with the imperial system but I look at distances, weight or size I can easily estimate a number. Metric does not bring up an image that I can judge so of course must measure everything. Of course that's what scientists do. I guess I didn't mention that I'm not a scientist. Anyway no big deal, if you like metric and use it fill your boots.
@@danacross3427Ha ha :) Yes, I agree that imperial is more intuitive because it's smaller units are based on the dimensions of body parts. Still, the math is much easier - no cross multiplication needed when converting units. I learned basic carpentry with imperial, and during my years on jobsites as a painter (yes, I used to be a painter) I noticed that everyone did everything in imperial. Still, I think a good deal of this is familiarity. People find it easier to estimate with imperial because they are used to it - they can "see" in imperial. I use imperial most of the time because that's what most people in Canada and U.S. use - but a good proportion of my viewers are elsewhere in the world, which is metric, so I switch back and forth. Still, while I use imperial all the time, I prefer metric for the precision. After all, what is the point of measurement if not precision? :) anyway, all good. And hey - there's still time for taking a run at PM :)
Interesting vid. Thanks for the info.
That's really neat! 😮 I'll have to go out and see if I can find some
Good luck!
Excellent video! There are just a handful of mushrooms that I am comfortable harvesting. After some research, I think I'll definitely have to add this one!
Happy hunting :)
Great video Greg. I drink it as tea, I haven't tried it in coffee. The teas not bad, but coffee and dirt doesn't sound so appetizing! I will still try it though. Thanks for the video. I'm so pumped about my gardens this year. I was just looking at tomato seeds :)
I know - it's seed catalogue season!
Very interesting subject. I wonder if we have Chaga growing on birch trees in Ontario. How do you avoid getting lost in the woods, I’m pretty sure I would get lost!
Klaus
I know my way around these woods pretty well, but I always bring a compass and know how to use it! Anything goes wrong, West is the way out. I have no idea if there's chaga in Ontario but you'd probably have to invest some serious time in the woods to find it - that's how I found mine Good luck :)
I recommend using bright coloured ribbon markers, like the ones that people use for surveying land! Tying them around a tree or branch every so often while you’re walking through the woods is a great way to avoid getting lost. You can most likely find a roll of some at your local hardware store. Also, bringing a compass is helpful.
Hi😀 Love seeing Canadian gardening channels... I'm out in BC. I'm just getting into wild mushroom foraging and would love to see you do that on your channel. There may be a mycological association near you that could assist in learning... there's online groups and books that I've found helpful. There are a number of great wild mushrooms that are easy to identify that don't have poisonous lookalikes 👽
Love videos out in the woods. Do you like mushrooms Greg?
Yes but sadly I know anything about which ones are ok to eat
Isn’t birch tree’s gum or syrup good for you? Boosts the healing process?
Birch syrup is big business in Newfoundland and Alaska...much the same eqpt as maple syrup harvesting but it requires more reducing as it is a more dilute sugar in birch. Birch juice (sap straight out of the tree) is a popular drink in Russia and Scandinavia. I tap a few trees in spring. The sap tastes almost like water but is supposedly full of nutrients.
Thanks so much ! I have been wondering where to find it in the maritime forest . Here is a link to my favorite video on the uses of chaga .
ruclips.net/video/K_7aheGybaE/видео.html
Thanks