Cascadia Mushroom’s Wild Mushroom Foraging Adventure with owner Alex Winstead & Garrett Bays is a fun, informative way to learn how to safely hunt for mushrooms. This full-day workshop will teach students about the fascinating and often delicious art of wild mushroom foraging. Alex and Garrett will teach the basics of hunting for common edible species of wild mushrooms in the foothills surrounding Mount Baker.
This class isn’t an exhaustive course on wild mushroom foraging, but it is a thorough introduction for beginners. They will show participants where to look for common species, how to distinguish their identifying characteristics, and what their non-edible or poisonous look-alike species might be. Students will learn ethical harvesting techniques, the basic gear essential to mushroom hunting, and learn about a selection of fungi that are abundant this time of year.
“We’ll take a group into the woods and teach them the basics of mushroom foraging,” Alex shared. “And we’ll potentially cook what we forage.”
This workshop is $75, and includes instruction, foraging, and light refreshments & tea (students should bring a sack lunch). Students can also sign-up for the Fall 2016 Mushroom Masters program to take both $120 – a $30 discount!
