FUNGIWOMAN

My name is Barbora Batokova and I was born and raised in the Czech Republic. As a kid, I was always busy doing stuff: gymnastics, playing the violin, learning languages, ballroom dancing, taking photos, or teaching myself how to code. My family had an apartment in the city, but the heart and soul of the family has always been our summer house in the country. We would spend every weekend and summer there, always doing stuff. I would cook, bake, and garden with grandma; clean and organize things with my mom; and do construction with my dad. But during mushroom season, we would hit the woods behind the house and go mushroom hunting. And that’s where my passion for mushrooms began.

I remember one time I dragged my brother into the woods with me, spending over 4 hours picking king boletes, because they were literally everywhere and we couldn’t possibly leave them there...