What's good about rain? Wild Mushroom Foraging Trips!

Published: Thu, 09/04/14

How to Forage For Mushrooms in Vancouver

Greetings ,

It's raining! So what are you going to do now? Mushroom Hunting! Great for kids, food nerds and hikers.

Everything you need to know to safely gather, prepare and cook
the unique flavours found only in nature. Our ever-popular Wild Mushroom Identification Trips are 2-hour trips that include a walk through BC's forest to identify whatever we find; porcini, chanterelles, angel wings, wood ear, jelly fungi, cauliflower or lobster mushrooms, then a chef-prepared gourmet wild lunch in a mountain cabin with tips and tricks on how best to cook all the dozens of different wild mushrooms in the forests.

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Price: $39/person + tax/gratuity inc lunch

Times: 10 AM or 12:30 PM

Dates: Weekends in Fall (click book now for dates that haven't booked up already).

If you can't make any of our weekend dates, we are about to release our Foraging 101 intensive online course - email us if you are interested.

Please note that we aren't allowed to harvest mushrooms from BC Parks, so the trips teach you how to identify mushrooms and cook them.

Reviews for our Mushroom Trips...

BC Living Magazine - On Tour: "I'm surprised - nay, delighted - at the shapes and sizes to be found in just this one patch of West Coast forest. Nature is amazing!"

The Georgia Straight - "Swallow Tail Tours really helps demystify wild B.C. mushrooms"
The Globe & Mail - "Tour gives people one up on wild plant & fungi knowledge"

What People Have to Say About Swallow Tail...

"Swallow Tail is quickly becoming one of Vancouver's most inventive culinary companies, turning the concept of dining into truly memorable events."

- Lena Sin, The Province