Foraged: A Wild Mushroom Retreat

Shaggy Jack’s Wild World of Mushrooms and Stay Wilder Eco-Glamping Resort are teaming up to host a weekend-long immersive educational wild mushroom foraging retreat in the heart of the rainforest on traditional shíshálh and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh territories on the beautiful Sunshine Coast. Learn how to forage for the best edible wild mushrooms of Coastal BC and enjoy two chef-prepared feasts featuring freshly harvested mushrooms. At night, you’ll get to stay tucked deep in the coastal rainforest in a cozy geodesic dome at a solar-powered eco-resort.

A mushroom lover’s dream weekend
including:

✔️ 2-night stay in a private or double occupancy Stay Wilder eco-dome

✔️ An in-depth course taught by Shaggy Jack teaching you the wonderful world of mushrooms, ecology and foraging.

✔️ 2 multi-hour forest foraging hikes with Shaggy Jack focused on mushroom identification and harvesting (3-4 hours each).

✔️ 2 gourmet wild mushroom feasts prepared by chef Ben Berwick, featuring mushrooms you harvested, complemented by locally farmed produce and regionally sourced meats.

✔️ Unlimited use of wood-fired sauna and forest bathing spaces

Saturday Activities - Wild Mushroom Foraging For Beginners

Retreat participants start the day with Shaggy Jack’s  Wild Mushroom Foraging For Beginners, an interactive crash course in West Coast mushroom foraging led by Shaggy Jack, who has been educating people about mushrooms on the Sunshine Coast since 2018.

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

Forest Foraging Hike - 3-4 Hours

Shaggy Jack takes students on a forest foraging hiking excursion to a productive mushroom habitat where they get to apply their newfound identification skills in the field with guidance from an expert.

Wild Mushroom Dinner

Following the day’s educational foraging activities, chef Ben Berwick prepares a wild mushroom-themed dinner featuring mushrooms harvested by retreat participants, complemented by locally farmed produce and regionally sourced meats. 

Sunday Activities - Forage & Feast

Forest Foraging Hike - 3-4 Hours

Retreat participants get to dive into the forest bright and early for a second day of foraging to further enhance their new mushroom identification and harvesting skills. This is followed by another gourmet mid-day feast prepared by chef Ben. 

Registration

Retreat Tickets - Accommodation Included
PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK TO REGISTER FOR PACKAGES INCLUDING ACCOMMODATION

$1399/person - single occupancy

$999/person - double occupancy
Full Package

2 Nights Accommodation, Friday + Saturday Dinner, Saturday + Sunday Breakfast, Saturday Lunch, Sunday Forage & Feast, Wild Mushroom Foraging For Beginners class, Sauna

Retreat Tickets - Daytime Activities Only
PLEASE REGISTER BELOW

$399
2-Day Full Daytime Package
Beginners Class, Saturday Lunch + Dinner, Sunday Forage & Feast

$189
Sunday - Forage & Feast

$219
Saturday - Beginners Class + Lunch + Dinner

$159
Saturday - Beginners Class + Lunch

$139
Saturday - Wild Mushroom Foraging For Beginners Class