Foraging Classes

Below is information about our 2024 programs. 2025 DATES WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN EARLY 2025. Make sure you are signed up for our newsletter (bottom of page) to be the first to be notified.

 

Secure your spot in a 2025 with one of our advance VIP class tickets below

 

Multi-Day Herbal Medicine, Foraging and Mushroom Programs 

Build community and go deeper in the skills of foraging and herbal medicine through gathering together through the seasons. Programs focus on providing hands-on skills, group sharing and growth, time on the land and cultivating skills for participants to take them them on their personal journeys. Programs take place in Lake of Bays.

 

Wild Medicine A spring through fall journey to connect with wild plants and mushrooms through foraging and herbal medicine making. 

 

Fungi as Kin  Connect with the fungal world through building deeper relationships with mushrooms through learning beginner cultivation, identification, medicine making and foraging skills. 

 

Foraging Walks & Introduction to Mushroom Classes

Beginner programs that introduce participants to foraging safety and ethics on the land and with the plants and mushrooms. Locations and seasons change and so will the species covered. Generally about 10-12 species are covered per session focusing on identification and stories of building relationship. All programs take place in the Muskoka area between Gravenhurst and Lake of Bays.

 

Limited Spots in classes - See individual class listings on Eventbrite to see availability

 

MAKE SURE YOU ARE SIGNED UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER (BOTTOM OF PAGE) TO BE THE FIRST TO BE NOTIFIED ABOUT CLASSES

 

Visit our Eventbrite page to purchase tickets for the programs below:

 

Spring Foraging - Lake of Bays - May 4th 

 

Late Spring Foraging - Huntsville - June 16th

 

Summer Foraging - Torrance - July 21st 

 

Summer Foraging - Lake of Bays - August 21st 

 

Introduction to Mushrooms - September 1st & 29th, October 4th & 11th

 

More classes may to be added later in the year. Make sure you are signed up for our newsletter to be the first to be notified of new programs (subscription box at bottom of this page).

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If you have a purchased a VIP Class ticket emails have been sent on January 16th to choose your preferred class. Please check your junk folder or email us at wildmuskoka@gmail.com ~ Ticket spots will been held for you in sold out programs

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Interested in a custom program or speaker for your private group or event in the Muskoka area? Private programs start at $400+HST for a half-day session. You can send your inquiry through our Contact Us Form.

 

We believe connecting to nature and land-based skills should be accessible to all. If you are a BIPOC or low-waged Muskoka resident we have scholarship spots available. Reach out with an introduction of yourself to Laura at wildmuskoka@gmail.com to inquire about these opportunities.