BANGOR DAILY NEWS • January 14, 2024
For centuries, people from North America to Russia have proclaimed the health benefits of chaga, a parasitic fungus that grows primarily on birch trees. Found in northern climates around the world, including Maine, people collect the antioxidant-rich fungus for their own personal use to make tea. Like any forged wild edible, chaga needs to be processed and stored correctly or it will spoil.