Wild Mushroom Foraging For Beginners: Class + Forest Walk

Shaggy Jack’s Wild Mushroom Foraging For Beginners classes have returned for our seventh year!

This wildly popular immersive mushroom workshop is ideal for beginners who wish to break through the fear factor and learn how to start identifying & harvesting wild mushrooms.

The class includes:

1. Live Class - 3 Hours

• basics of fungi biology
• forest habitat & mushroom ecology
• how to safely identify mushrooms
• common edible & medicinal mushrooms of Coastal BC
• processing, preserving & cooking tips for each mushroom
• mushroom harvesting methods & sustainability

2. Forest Walk - 2.5 Hours

In the second part, Shaggy Jack takes students on a forest foraging walk to a productive mushroom habitat where they get to apply their newfound identification skills in the field with guidance from an expert. Students get to take home a variety of edible mushrooms to try out.

Dates & Locations

Live classes start in the venue locations below. Doors open at 9:00 am. Classes start at 9:30 & conclude at 3:30 pm. Sometimes classes may go overtime, so please budget your time with this in mind. 

Forest walks will begin at 1:00 pm following the classroom session. Forest walk locations will vary, and in many cases students will be required to drive from the classroom to the Forest Walk location, usually a 5-15 minute drive. Classes at Chapman Creek Hatchery may not require driving to another site. 

@ Gibsons Public Market - Coastal Room (top floor)
473 Gower Point Road, Gibsons

Saturday September 14
Sunday September 22
Saturday September 28 

@ Chapman Creek Hatchery
4381 Parkway Drive, Sechelt (in Wilson Creek / ts’uḵw’um)

Saturday October 5
Saturday October 12
Saturday October 19 *This classroom location has been updated to Gibsons Community Centre room 209
Saturday October 26

@ Gibsons Public Market

Saturday November 2
Saturday November 9
Saturday November 16
Saturday November 23

Terms And Conditions

Please read our Terms & Conditions prior to registering for the event. Participants will be required to sign a Liability waiver before all Forest Walks.