2025 Holiday Forest Fair

BELOW ARE DETAILS FROM THE 2024 HOLIDAY FOREST FAIR UNTIL WE GET MORE INFO FOR 2025:

With 41 nature-themed vendors, attendees can browse and shop for unique gifts and treasures. The event will also feature expert demonstrations from eight nature enthusiasts, including special guests ForagerChef and Sam Thayer, who will share their knowledge and passion for the outdoors. Visitors can enjoy interactive activities for all ages, delicious food and beverages, and festive photo opportunities with Santa and the Morel Man. Visit the Holiday Forest Fair Instagram Page or Facebook Event to see samples of the unique items vendors will be bringing and more information on demonstrations and events.

Activities:
41 Nature-themed Vendors, Demonstrations, Henna Tattoos, Make Your Own Necklace, Coloring Station, Food, Beverages, and Pictures with Santa and the Morel Man

Tentative Demonstration Schedule (RSVP below for important time changes and updates):

10:15 – Salves and Tinctures – Small Town Fungi
11:00 – Harvest Your Own Hot Tottie – Earth Meets Body
11:45 – Pass the Mushrooms, Please cooking demo – Borealle
12:30 – Dry Soup Mixes with Foraged Fungi – Olena the Mushroom Lady
1:15 – Black Walnut Demo – Black Walnut Daddy
2:00 – Hickory Nuts: Facts and Uses – Sam Thayer
2:45 – Mushroom Identification – MN Mycological Society
3:30 – Making Black Walnut Ice Cream – Forager Chef

Vendors:

Sam Thayer – Author of Forager’s Harvest
Forager Chef  – Author of The Forager Chef’s Book of Flora
Michael Karns – Author of Untamed Mushrooms and founder of Found Foods
Chick of the Woods – Foraging Classes, Mushroom Calendars
Elevated Spores – Mushroom Coffee
Shark Shredder – Artist and Henna
Gnarled by Nature – Minneapolis Lapidary Artist and Author of the book, The Underworld Prophecies
Morels and Memories – Morel Mushroom Hunt and Fundraiser for Alzheimer’s Disease
Black Walnut Daddy – Author of Nuts about Black Walnuts
Following Cairns – foraged tea blends, tinctures, salves
Matt’s Eye Ketchers – Metal Art Work
Matt’s Mushrooms and More – Foraged Foods
Pioneer Birchworks – Foraged and Nature-themed Jewelry
Glass Turtle Crochet – Whimsical and Mushroom Themed crocheted items
Lesbian Forager – Foraging Classes, Dried Plant and Fungi Earrings, Stickers and more
Rustic Hills Garden Co – Edible Landscaping
The Dabbler – Natural dyes, watercolors, and other foraged goodies
Earth Meets Body – Small batch herbal products
Kitschy Witchery – Oils and items using cedar berries
K-Naturals – tallow products, skin care, salves, soap, herbs, teas, tinctures, greeting cards
MN Mycological Society – educational organization for the study of mushrooms
Waynes World Agates – agate art, jewelry, and more
Kately Bears – mushroom fairies artist
Cast n Camo – hunting and fishing podcast
Stephen Geffre – artist
Kilnworks by Kolleen – Pottery
Griebnik Mushroom Bags – mushroom bags
Sporesart – Mushroom spore art
SØVRIN – earthly dark clothing and jewelry
Tavis Mushrooms – Grow at Home Mushroom kits and more
Andersen Horticultural Library – Cool, old books about mushrooms and similar
Megan Kampa Art Illustrator and pattern designer
Salt and Light Wellness – medicinal mushrooms and botanical wellness items
Oh Beehave – honey products, balms
Boreal Knives – hand-forged foraging knives
STEM by Seraglyn – quilted fabrics, totes, scarves, etc.
Heather Coleman – reclaimed barnwood gifts
Bonsai Acres – Bonsai trees
AND MORE!!

Please contact Chick of the Woods if you or someone you know would be interested in vending or conducting a demonstration. *Must be nature-themed.*