STALKING THE WILD MUSHROOM A DAY IN THE LIFE OF FORAGER BENJAMIN MALESON 7:30 A.M.

From: The Boston Globe | Date: November 2, 1994| Author: Sheryl Julian, Globe Staff | Copyright information

Benjamin Maleson doesn't care where we begin our mushroom hunt. We rendezvous in Belmont because of its access to Routes 2 and 128, so he, the photographer and I can head north easily. Maleson moves some baskets around and we pile into his beat-up van, which carries some of yesterday's mushrooms and their musky, earthy odor. Even though it's a chilly fall day, the van's air conditioning is on full blast. "It's for me and the mushrooms," he says.

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