Fort Ross Porcini Forage
Sat, Nov 30
|Fort Ross
We are teaming up with Fort Ross Lodge to create a deep dive mushroom weekend with foraging on private property!


Time & Location
Nov 30, 2024, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Fort Ross, Fort Ross, CA 95450, USA
About the event
It’s porcini season! These plump, tawny capped boletes are highly sought after for their savory flavor. At this camp, you’ll be guided to find porcini and other choice edible mushrooms on pine tree-rich private property in Northern Sonoma. You’ll learn to look for “indicators” or mushrooms that often grow near porcini. And you will hone your skills spotting ‘shrumps’ or ‘mushrumps’, which are little mounds of pine needles that often hide small porcini. We’ll forage for other early edibles like chanterelles, Queen boletes, and more.
Friday night: The Fort Ross Store and Deli will be showing a mushroom centric movie TBD. Enjoy beer, wine and food while viewing.
We’ll have a brief introduction to finding culinary mushrooms at 10am, and then forage for mushrooms from 10:30-12:30. This will be followed by a mushroom cooking demonstration and lunch that will last until about 2 or 3:00.
That afternoon, people staying at…