Foraging for Gourmet Mushrooms

It's fall, and everywhere you look, mushrooms are mushrooming. But are they edible? Or valuable? Learn how to find and identify these earthy delights, from everyday varieties to the most succulent and expensive treasures. Discover how spore prints can help ID your catch. Have you found some mushrooms lately? Bring them in and compare them to your instructor's samples! There'll be opportunities for sniffing and tasting as you learn field preparation and harvesting techniques. You'll leave with some recipes, along with a list of over 600 mushroom species (including subspecies) "keyed" to the Audubon mushroom guide. Class meets rain or shine, and starts promptly; no late arrivals, please. Directions to the Duxbury starting point will be provided to registered students. No children, please; this is a class for adults.