Mushroom Foraging
About this Workshop
About this Workshop
In this workshop, foraging guide & chef Robin Kort will show you how to SAFELY find great tasting edible plants and wild mushrooms in BC forests. We’ll go for an easy stroll and identify all the mushrooms we find, focusing on easy mushrooms for beginners to learn. Chef Robin will talk about special cooking and preservation methods for wild mushrooms as well. Great for kids and adults alike.
Please note that this is an identification trip only, no harvesting.
About the Instructor
Chef Robin Kort is a professional wildcraft guide and owner of Swallow Tail Culinary Adventures. She’s worked alongside some of the cities best chefs from Hawksworth to Chef Andrea Carlson of Burdock & Co. She is a member of the Vancouver Mycological Society and has been running wild mushroom foraging trips and cooking classes for 7 years. Chef Robin has been interviewed for her food and foraging expertise on the Food Network with Bob Blummer, CBC with Steven Quinn, Montecristo Magazine, Vancouver Magazine, the Huffington Post, Conde Nast Traveller and the Globe and Mail.
Date and Time
DATE Saturday, October 12 | 2:00 – 4:00 pm (2 hours)
Location
UBC Farm
3461 Ross Drive, Vancouver BC
Cost
$49 Standard ($40 Student) + GST