Do you remember when you were a kid and came upon a puffball in the woods? How much fun it was to squeeze them and puff out that cloud of spores? I still enjoy doing this. I figure I’m giving the ...

Foragers and chefs alike can't get enough of giant puffball mushrooms. The aptly-named giant puffball mushroom or Calvatia gigantea is common in Canada and parts of the U.S., like the midwest. the ...

Due in large part to all of our recent rain there’s been a lot of different fungi at various places on the farm. Some I recognize and some I don’t. One that just about anyone could identify is a ...

The weather service differs from the calendar by defining winter as being the months of December, January and February, and conversely, autumn is September, October and November. According to their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO, Ill. (WTVO) — On Monday, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill designating the Calvatia gantea, commonly known as the “giant ...

Illinois has more than 30 state symbols. Some are easily recognizable, like the state flag; and others are more niche, like the state pie (pumpkin) or the state snack food (popcorn). Thanks to the ...