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October 3rd Mushroom Walk, Cooking, and Tasting
Join John Michelotti, Certified Mushroom Forager and Outdoor Guide, for an immersive journey into the fascinating world of mycology. This experience is designed to connect you directly with nature through the art of foraging, preparing, and enjoying the forest's hidden treasures.
- Identify common native species and distinguish edible, medicinal, and poisonous varieties.
- Understand the critical ecological roles fungi play in the Catskill forest network.
- Practice sustainable, "leave-no-trace" harvesting techniques to protect the environment for future seasons.
- Culinary Techniques: Kitchen chemistry for preparing wild and cultivated mushrooms to highlight their textures, flavors, and medicinal aspects.
- Preservation: Methods for drying or storing your finds so you can enjoy them year-round.
- Nutritional Value: Insight into the health benefits and medicinal properties of the specimens prepared.
- Sample a variety of prepared mushrooms, such as seasonal foraged dinners or medicinal mushroom teas.
- Taste Catskill Fungi’s high-integrity, triple-extracted health tinctures made from local wild-crafted or farm-grown mushrooms.
- Connect with fellow nature lovers and foodies over shared stories of the day's discoveries.
Walks usually fill up, so it is recommended that you sign up in advance.
LOCATION: The Catskill Fungi Mushroom Mural & Kitchen
8553 NY-28, Pine Hill, NY 12465
Meet promptly at 10 am.
Bathrooms
There is one at the meeting and cooking location.
Kids
Students under the age of 16 are free. 16 years old and above must purchase tickets. Adults, bring only children directly under their care, and no more than 2 children per adult.
Pets
We love them, but no.
Cancellations
If you need to cancel, please notify us via email. Email us at least 48 hours before the walk starts, and we will issue a refund.
Volunteer Passes
We have a few volunteer passes at a reduced rate or comped. Please inquire with John at John@CatskillFungi.com, title the email subject: October 3rd Walk Volunteer Pass
See you in the woods!
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Plant and Fungi Foraging Walk including a Foraged Dinner at Peekamoose Restaurant
This event is part of 5th Annual Foraged Food Festival.
The week of the Foraged Festival, participating restaurants, bars, and coffee shops (Tendrils) will be serving up food and drink using locally foraged, wild, and in-season produce collected by local foragers and educators.
Description:
We will start at the Catskill Fungi Mural to gather and talk about foraging ethics and harvesting practices, as well as an introduction to mushroom foraging. We will walk the property to learn about different plants and fungi we find and spend time harvesting knotweed, dandelion, and possibly some other wild foods for dinner. As we forage, we will talk about the culinary and medicinal properties of each plant and mushroom, as well as cooking and preservation techniques. We may travel down the road to find some patches of other wild edibles to forage and collect.
We will arrive at the Peekamoose restaurant (3/4 Mile down the road) for dinner at 5:00pm where we will be greeted with a foraged cocktail/mocktail and gather in the dining room. Owner Marybeth Mills will introduce this award-winning restaurant as well as the delicious three-course foraged dishes prepared by her amazing chefs, before we say "cheers!" and dine on the delicious plants and fungi similar to what we harvested.
The ticket includes a foraging walk, welcome cocktail, and three-course dinner. It does not include tax and tip at the restaurant. Click on the picture below for the full menu.
Location:
4:00 pm - Meet at the Catskill Fungi Mushroom Mural to gather and forage.
5:00 pm - Prefix Dinner featuring foraged food and beverages 3/4 mile down the road at the renowned Peekamoose Restaurant.
What to bring:
Foraging gear: gloves, pruners, foraging baskets/buckets. We will have limited gear to share.
Boots or sneakers are recommended.
Water bottle
Bug/tick repellent
Please dress for the weather. We may be getting into some stinging nettle patches, so long pants are recommended.
No Kids
While kids are very welcome on our mushroom walks, this event is for adults only.
Pets
I love them, but no.
Cancellations
If you need to cancel please notify us via email. Email us at least 48 hours before the start of the walk, and we will refund you.
See you in there!
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September 5th Mushroom Walk, Cooking, and Tasting
Join John Michelotti, Certified Mushroom Forager and Outdoor Guide, for an immersive journey into the fascinating world of mycology. This experience is designed to connect you directly with nature through the art of foraging, preparing, and enjoying the forest's hidden treasures.
- Identify common native species and distinguish edible, medicinal, and poisonous varieties.
- Understand the critical ecological roles fungi play in the Catskill forest network.
- Practice sustainable, "leave-no-trace" harvesting techniques to protect the environment for future seasons.
- Culinary Techniques: Kitchen chemistry for preparing wild and cultivated mushrooms to highlight their textures, flavors, and medicinal aspects.
- Preservation: Methods for drying or storing your finds so you can enjoy them year-round.
- Nutritional Value: Insight into the health benefits and medicinal properties of the specimens prepared.
- Sample a variety of prepared mushrooms, such as seasonal foraged dinners or medicinal mushroom teas.
- Taste Catskill Fungi’s high-integrity, triple-extracted health tinctures made from local wild-crafted or farm-grown mushrooms.
- Connect with fellow nature lovers and foodies over shared stories of the day's discoveries.
Walks usually fill up, so it is recommended that you sign up in advance.
LOCATION: The Catskill Fungi Mushroom Mural & Kitchen
8553 NY-28, Pine Hill, NY 12465
Meet promptly at 10 am.
Bathrooms
There is one at the meeting and cooking location.
Kids
Students under the age of 16 are free. 16 years old and above must purchase tickets. Adults, bring only children directly under their care, and no more than 2 children per adult.
Pets
We love them, but no.
Cancellations
If you need to cancel, please notify us via email. Email us at least 48 hours before the walk starts, and we will issue a refund.
Volunteer Passes
We have a few volunteer passes at a reduced rate or comped. Please inquire with John at John@CatskillFungi.com, title the email subject: Sept 5th Walk Volunteer Pass
See you in the woods!
