Beginner Mushroom Identification Class

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Resting Point Farms

Dive into identification of local mushrooms of the Blue Ridge Mountains from our certified wild foragers!

Fifth Season Gardening, South Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC, USA

Our Beginner Mushroom Identification class held at Fifth Season Gardening Asheville Marketplace at 4 South Tunnel Road takes you deeper into the complex world of identifying mushrooms, covering crucial features for safe foraging and characteristics of over 25 unique, rare, useful, and delectable mushroom species! We’ll take a close look at safe edibles and photographs of dangerous look-alikes and round out the class with a sweet and savory mushroom tasting (allergen-free, and vegan, gluten-free options included).• Anatomy, terminology• Hyper local varietals• Focus on safe versus dangerous look-alikes• Mushroom tasting!• Intermediate illustrated local mushroom ID "cheat sheet"Our educators are certified in Wild Mushroom Foraging, Identification, and Food Safety through NC USDA. Focusing on various species within the genera through the Blue Ridge Mountains, such as "Pecan Truffle" Tuber iyonii, "Hen of the Woods" Grifola frondosa, and "Matsutake" Trichloma magnivelare, a basic knowledge of the fungal kindgom and latin binomial syntax if highly suggested but not mandatory for the intermediate mushroom identification class.Don't miss this enchanting and fascinating class and mushroom tasting! See you there!

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