Foraging Tours
Spend a Sunday in the woods.
Guided mushroom foraging tours on our 65-acre farm. Three hours in the forest with Steve, extensive knowledge on native plants and fungi, and a chance to explore our farm - for anyone curious enough to look down at the forest floor and wonder what's growing there.
What you'll actually do.
You'll meet at our event pavilion equipped with a restroom and seating while everyone arrives, then walk into the woods with Steve. Over the next three hours you'll learn how to identify the species growing on the property: chicken-of-the-woods on oak stumps, lion's mane on dying beech, reishi at the base of hardwoods, turkey tail everywhere; and you'll learn what each one is good for.
Not to mention the endless edible native plants you will learn about along the entire trail. The point of our mushroom hunts is to learn how to see the forest the way a mycologist sees it.
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What's included.
Guided Forest Walk
Three hours through our forested 65 acres with Steve, identifying species, handling specimens, and learning the science.
Farm Tour
Experience the behind the scenes of the farm, from happy chickens pecking through our mushroom compost pile to a glimpse of our grow room and lab, we want you to understand where our products come from.
Mushroom Knowledge
Learn about the radical healing powers of local medicinal plants and fungi!
Visiting Our Store
You will see what goes into our business, manufacturing and processing. From farm to people.
The day, hour by hour.
Tours run on Sundays, spring through fall.
Arrive at the farmhouse
Aim to arrive at 9:00 AM. Park in the lot at our event pavilion. Prepare for our hike and meet Steve and the rest of the group.
Into the woods
Walk to the trailhead. Steve explains what we're looking for and how to spot it. We move slowly — the goal is learning to see, not covering ground.
Hands-on identification
Stop at a clearing. Steve breaks down every species we've found — spore prints, taste tests (where appropriate), look-alikes, medicinal vs culinary uses.
Head Back To The Shop
Make our way back to the shop from the forage. We will pass by our chickens, grow room, and lab. You will be thinking to yourself: "I will never see the forest the same again!"
Shop visit & wrap-up
Shop our extensive variety of products back at the event pavilion, ask Steve any final questions, hug the farm dog, head home.
Good for…
Total beginners
No experience needed. Steve teaches from zero.
Families
Kids 8+ welcome. Half price for under 16.
Outdoors people
Hikers, hunters, birders — anyone who pays attention.
Chefs & home cooks
Learn what's edible, what's not, and how to cook it.
Gift-givers
Gift cards available — the experience kind of present.
Corporate offsites
Custom team experiences . Email or call us with your group size.
Common questions.
Do I need any experience? +
What should I wear and bring? +
What if it rains? +
Are kids welcome? +
Where exactly is the farm? +
Can I keep what I find? +
We ask that you leave what you find in the woods where it was. Our goal with these hunts is to educate without disrupting the land, especially with a large group.
What's your cancellation policy? +
We do not issue refunds for mushroom hunts, except weather-related cancellations from our end are always fully refunded. If you need to reschedule, please contact us and we will if we’re able to fit you into a future date at no extra cost.
Are gift cards available? +
Reserve your Saturday in the woods.
Public tours fill up fast — especially in fall mushroom season. Email us with your preferred date and group size and we'll get you on the calendar.
