Morels, Morels and other Spring Mushroom

Each season brings its own set of mushrooms.  Spring brings several delicious mushrooms to the table but also a few you need to watch out for. The most popular of all the spring mushrooms is the Morel In several versions i9ncluding False ones. This mushroom course will do an especially deep dive into Morels; the types, where and when to find them, how to prepare them, and of course, as a lunch course.

Date: May 24, 2025.

The morning starts out with:

08:30 - Arrival.

09:00 – Brief introduction to mushrooms and mushroom ID basics.

10:30 – A look at spring mushroom you can encounter with an in-depth look at morels.

12:00 – Lunch: Morel mushroom soup, mushroom salad, and a mushroom Dessert.

13:00 – Two hours of foraging for morels and other spring mushrooms.

15:00 – Sorting out the finds and looking at identification features, discussing the edible, the poisonous and the medicinal.

16:30 – Cook and taste of our foraged spring mushrooms.

17:30 - Wind up and back slapping…

Included: Refreshments, mushroom lunch, mushroom knowledge, dirty hands. Lunch will be gluten-free and omnivorous. If that doesn't suit you, bring your own lunch.

Things to bring: Assorted clothing layers for all eventualities, hat, sun screen, bug spray, sturdy boots or shoes (we may hit some wet spots.), a good knife in a safe sheath, A loupe or magnifier if you have one, a basket or bucket, mushroom field guides (Should include Mushrooms of Western Canada). Any mushrooms you need help identifying.

Things to buy on site: Mushrooms of Western Canada, other field guides.