Name: Fungi Foraging Day, Nr Abergavenny, S Wales
Availability: InStock

Description

October is usually high fungi season in S Wales and this event is designed to make the most of it as we explore a large, private woodland with a wide variety of habitats.

Over the course of about 1.5 miles of easy walking over 3 hours, followed by a wild cook-in and workshop session, we will explore the fascinating world of fungi:

The important role fungi plays in nature
How to go about identifying important families and species of fungi
How to home in on the most rewarding edible species
How to recognise dangerously poisonous species
Medicinal and utilitarian uses
Sustainable harvesting practices
Preservation and cooking techniques
Key resources for taking your personal learning forward

There will be wild treats and tasters to enjoy throughout and the walk will end with an al-fresco cook-in of our finds. While our focus will be on fungi, we will not ignore the delightful array of edible woodland and hedgerow plants that we find along the way.

Your hosts, guides and caterers for the day will be Mark Williams of Galloway Wild Foods and Liz Knight of Forage Fine Foods.

Liz makes and supplies delightful jars of foraged preserves from her farmhouse on the Welsh border, and is a font of knowledge, enthusiasm and exciting ideas on her foraging walks and workshops.

Mark is a mycophile, wild gastronomer and professional wild food educator, who has been teaching about wild mushroom identification and edibility for 25 years. Mark’s knowledge of and enthusiasm for wild fungi is infectious, and he specialises in making this often daunting subject fun and accessible to novices, while providing solid foundations for a lifetime of discovery, enjoyment and worry-free wild eating. Mark writes widely on this subject and works closely with leading mycologists, landowner/conservation organisations such as The National Trust and Scottish Natural Heritage. Check out Mark’s free online wild fungi guide here.

Please note that while this date and location have been selected to maximise the potential range of fungi we encounter, it is not possible to guarantee what we will find.

Fascinating Fungi

Meeting place:

Full details will be provided on booking, 2 weeks prior to the event, but plan to be within 20 minutes drive of Abergavenny

Date: Saturday 22nd October 2016

Start time: Arrive in time for a 1pm start

Finish time: Around 5.30pm

Cost: Adults £75 Children aged 12 to 16: £45. This even is not suitable for children under 12.

Special Offer: If you book both this event and The Autumn Harvest Walk and Workshop on Sunday 23rd October, you can get them both at the reduced rate of £120 Adults, £70 Children.

Booking is via Forage Fine Foods – Click Here

Bring:

Essential: Stout footwear, weather-appropriate clothing, drinking water

Optional: A small basket or cloth bag, notebook, camera, fungi field guide if you have one

Please read the IMPORTANT INFORMATION tab on this page before booking and again before setting off for the event.

Please note: This event is not recommend for children under 12 years old. Sorry, no dogs, no matter how well behaved.

Please read the following information before booking a Galloway Wild Foods event.

This information applies only to events booked on this website. When booking events involving GWF anywhere other than on this website, the terms and conditions of the vendor apply, which may be different from the following.

Galloway Wild Foods is under no obligation to refund or rebook for no-shows or cancellations within 2 weeks of the event.

In the unlikely event that an event is cancelled by GWF you will receive full refund, exchange or voucher.

The only weather that causes events to be cancelled is dangerous wind. In these instances you will be notified as early as possible.

Please provide the following information for all members of your party in the “Additional Information” box on the payment page :

Medical conditions
Mobility issues
Eating restrictions – differentiating between preferences (e.g. vegetarian), intolerances (e.g. gluten intolerance) and serious allergies (e.g. peanut allergy). All requirements can usually be catered for, but these differentiations are required for risk assessments.

Please ensure that all members of your party come suitably dressed for the weather, season and event.

On all walks, for your comfort and safety, walking boots/wellies, waterproofs and spare clothes are necessary. I always recommend wellies for coastal foraging events – you are likely to get wet feet if you don’t have them!

Please bring your own drinking water.

Your learning and enjoyment may also benefit from bringing a camera, notebook, field guide, small basket/cloth bag. Feel free to bring along any of your own wild food preparations to share and talk about.

My very friendly, calm dog occasionally accompanies me on guided walks. He is not a distraction, and often adds to the entertainment as he tends to like to copy my foraging antics! If you have a specific aversion to dogs, please check with me before booking – I don’t necessarily need to bring him. The one thing that makes him more of a handful is other dogs (he will constantly want to play with them, especially if they are ladies!), so please check in with me first if you might like to bring your own dog.

Please contact mark on mark@gallowaywildfoods.com or 07900 692 478 if you have specific questions that are not answered here, or if you are running late on the day.