Wild Mushroom Foraging For Beginners: Class + Forest Walk 2025

Shaggy Jack’s Wild Mushroom Foraging For Beginners classes have returned for our 8th 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 Classroom Presentation - 3.5 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 Foraging 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 & the day concludes between 3:30 & 4:00 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 students will need to supply their own transportation from the classroom to the Forest Walk location, usually a 5-15 minute drive from the classroom. 

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

Saturday September 20
Sunday September 27
Saturday October 11
Saturday October 25
Saturday November 8
Saturday November 15

@ Up The Creek Backpacker's Lodge
1261 Roberts Creek Road, Roberts Creek

Saturday October 18

Book a Mushroom Foraging Experience with Shaggy Jack in Fall 2025 & receive 10% off your stay at Up The Creek Backpacker's Lodge. 


COMING SOON: Mushroom Retreat Weekend @ Stay Wilder Eco-Glamping Resort
Saturday - Sunday November 1 - 2
includes Wild Mushroom Foraging For Beginners, Forest Forage & Feast, 2 nights accommodation & more! 

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. 

GRAD Discount - If you've taken this class before, or have joined Shaggy Jack on a previous Forest Walk, you are eligible for a 15% discount - use discount code GRAD25 at checkout.