What's good about rain? Wild Mushroom foraging trips starting now

Published: Wed, 09/02/15

Swallow Tail Culinary Adventures

Hi ,

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 light lunch with tips and tricks on how best to cook different wild mushrooms from our forests.

Book Now!

Price: $44/person + tax/gratuity inc tour and lunch
Dates: Weekends Sept 20 -Nov 30 (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. Or book a private group tour, 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, this is not a picking trip.

Note from Chef Robin: I've already been hunting for mushrooms in Pemberton and found oodles of hedgehog and bears tooth mushrooms which are so tasty.  This year is going to be amazing for wild mushrooms; a hot summer followed by torrential rains like we've just had is magic for amounts and varieties of mushrooms.
Reviews for our Mushroom Trips...
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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...
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"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