Wild Mushroom Foraging 101 Tour with Lunch

Sightseeing  :  Canada  :  British Columbia  :  Vancouver  :  Walking Tours

Hunt for edible mushrooms on this foraging 101 walking tour through British Columbia's rainforest. Your native, wildcraft guide will teach you how to safely identify wild mushrooms like porcini, chanterelle, wild oysters and dozens more edibles that you won't find in the grocery store. This ever-popular 2-hour Vancouver “Wild Edible Identification Trip” includes a wild light lunch prepared by a chef.Start this tour with a short talk by your wildcraft guide on foraging 101. You'll learn how to identify both poisonous and edible mushrooms. Afterwards, begin your treasure hunt for mushrooms in the rainforest. With your group, you'll identify all the mushrooms you find and discuss the different families of mushrooms you can find around the world. This tour is good for kids and grandparents alike. Walking is done mainly on gravel paths with some uneven surfaces. Depending on the final location of the tour, off path wandering may be permitted.

After your walk, tasted the forest with a chef-prepared light lunch of wild ingredients. Learn tips and tricks on how to best cook and preserve the dozens of different wild edibles in the forest. Please note: this is not a live cooking demo or harvesting trip.