Our Team
Ari Rockland-Miller
Ari is a writer, instructor and lecturer on wild and cultivated mushrooms and edible plants. He is co-founder of The Mushroom Forager, LLC and an ardent mycophile who enjoys nothing more than the exhilarating feeling of the mushroom hunt.
Ari has been sharing his passion for mushroom hunting and edible plants through teaching and the written word for over fifteen years. He has facilitated hundreds of presentations, workshops and forays to thousands of mycophiles from around the world. His writing has been featured publications including Edible Vermont, Northern Woodlands, Vermont Almanac, and Green Mountain Club's Long Trail News. The Mushroom Forager's work has also been featured on CNN's Great Big Story, New England Public Radio, Vermont Public, Seven Days and Vermont Life magazine.
Ari became an expert in cultivating shiitake mushrooms in agroforestry systems when he managed Cornell University’s Mushroom Research Project and Cornell University's agroforestry teaching site and farm, the MacDaniels Nut Grove. Ari also currently works for the State of Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, where he works in the field of land use policy and farmland conservation. He has a B.A. from Brown University, and a J.D. from Vermont Law School.
Jenna Antonino DiMare
Jenna co-founded The Mushroom Forager, LLC with Ari in 2010, and plays an integral role in its workshops and educational programs. She frequently joins Ari in leading workshops and forays, created the popular ForageCast™, and serves as The Mushroom Forager’s lead photographer.
Deeply familiar with New England forest ecology, Jenna relishes the treasure hunt of finding and collecting wild food. A passionate chef, she loves cooking with wild mushrooms and fresh, local ingredients, and has developed recipes featured in publications including Edible Vermont and Northern Woodlands. She can often be found sharing forest-to-table tastings from The Mushroom Forager’s pop-up kitchen at select workshops.
Jenna also serves as the Executive Director of the nonprofit Vermont Green Building Network (VGBN) and directs the Burlington 2030 District, an urban sustainability initiative focused on energy efficiency in Burlington, Vermont. She holds a Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) from Cornell University, and a B.A. from Brown University, where she studied architecture and environmental issues with a focus on sustainable agriculture.
Eliana Mina
Born in morel season of 2014, Eliana is a full-fledged forager and enthusiastic assistant during occasional workshops. She has an insatiable appetite for morels and porcini, and a keen eye for black trumpets. Her fresh forager’s eyes and constant smile are invaluable assets to this foraging family.
Noemi Adela
Born in morel season of 2019, Noemi will be entering her eighth season with her mycophilic family in 2026. This sweet, easygoing little one loves accompanying her family on forest hikes and is always delighted to try gourmet mushrooms from the comfort of her high chair.
