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Signs of the worsening New England drought can be seen in browning lawns, wilting gardens and bone-dry creek beds all around Connecticut, but for a small number of hobbyists in the state, the most ...

This year’s wet weather seems to be spawning an unusually sizable harvest for fans of hen of the woods, a ruffled, circular earth-toned mushroom that grows at the base of trees. Also known as maitake, ...