[Alex3917]

Seems like a waste of money. If people want to learn the edible species they can just join their local mushroom club like in the US.

I can see paying someone to be there a couple hours a week, but as a full time job that seems ridiculous.

[vinay427]

Perhaps training those who are already stationed (forest/park rangers, etc.) would be a more efficient path. I think the point of accessible trained staff as opposed to a mushroom club is to target those who would otherwise not take the effort to investigate what they gathered, and end up consuming harmful species.

[Alex3917]

Call me cynical, but stopping someone from eating some random unidentified plants/mushrooms seems like a net harm to humanity.

[ryandvm]

You're cynical.

[hammock]

You can give a man a fish, or you can teach a man to fish.

[Camillo]

Or you can tax a third man to pay for a second man to catch fish for the first man.