Have you always wanted to learn how to identify trees better? Mastering your tree identification skill is useful for many reasons, but our favorite reason is to improve our ability […]
Explore the beautiful forest at Big Rock Creek and learn a lifelong skill of foraging for your own food! Tickets for this event are available at Big Rock Creek's website for $85. Chick of the Woods is back at Big Rock to help you gain confidence foraging for edible mushrooms, berries, and plants. Before we […]
Learn how to safely forage for wild berries! We will begin with a discussion about wild berry foraging followed by a walk through the park looking for and discussing wild edible berries along the way, as well as how to identify poisonous berries. Berries found may include wild raspberries, blackberries, mulberries, choke cherries, gooseberries, wild […]
Explore a beautiful forest while learning a useful, fun, and lifelong skill of foraging for your own food. Chick of the Woods will help you gain confidence foraging for common, edible mushrooms. We may also discuss berries, plants, or trees we see along the way. Before we head out foraging, we will discuss foraging basics, […]
Get your kids excited about mushrooms and the outdoors this summer! We will discuss safety and learn all about mushrooms, go for a mushroom scavenger hunt, and learn how to make mushroom art. This class will take place outdoors, rain or shine, but will be cancelled for severe weather. Children must be accompanied by an adult. The class fee […]
Explore a beautiful forest while learning a useful, fun, and lifelong skill of foraging for your own food. Chick of the Woods will help you gain confidence foraging for common, edible mushrooms. We may also discuss berries, plants, or trees we see along the way. Before we head out foraging, we will discuss foraging basics, […]
OVERVIEW Join Jaime and Jess for a private foraging, cooking, and dining experience at the beautiful Lake Osceola Retreat Center. The day begins by enjoying a light lunch and beverage while learning about foraging basics, safety, and identification of edible, wild mushrooms that are in season. After lunch, we will head into the forest while […]
This is an outdoor adventure for those interested in foraging for common wild mushrooms. We will first take about one hour to discuss foraging basics, safety, tips/tricks to successful foraging, cover species of interest, and answer any questions. Then we will wander down the trail and into the woods looking for and discussing any mushrooms […]
This is an outdoor adventure for those interested in foraging for common wild mushrooms. We will first take about one hour to discuss foraging basics, safety, tips/tricks to successful foraging, […]
Anyone wanna go for a beautiful walk in the woods before the cold sets in? This will be a fun outdoor adventure for anyone interested in learning about foraging for […]
Kickstart your foraging journey with Chick of the Woods! Be prepared for spring foraging by learning to identify 3 spring mushrooms (morels, oysters, pheasant backs) and 3 wild edible plants […]
For the complete beginner or advanced morel mushroom hunter, you are sure to learn something to greatly improve your chances of finding morels in the Midwest. This in-depth online class […]
