Connecticut Foraging Club: Upcoming Events

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Connecticut Foraging Club offers group foraging classes throughout the state. During foraging classes, participants learn how to identify and utilize seasonal edible and medicinal plants and mushrooms. Most classes consist of a lecture followed by a walk, where participants can practice identifying plants and mushrooms. Each foraging class will cover different material. To sign up for a class, email shroomsofct@gmail.com with the full name of all participants. 

 

Upcoming Foraging Classes:

 

Saturday, October 11th – Fall Foraging Class – Norfolk, CT (Husky Meadows Farm) – 10 AM

Tickets $30

Co-taught by Rana Justice

Further details: https://www.facebook.com/share/15ysY6fco7/

 

 

Wednesday, October 15th – Introduction to Mushroom Foraging – Stafford Springs, CT – 6:30 PM

Tickets $35 – includes a drink from Stafford Cidery – Introduction to Mushroom Foraging Class: Identification, Safety, & Sustainability in Stafford Springs – Checkout

 

 

Sunday, November 2nd – Late Fall Foraging Class – 11 AM – Stony Creek Farmers Market (Branford, CT)

Tickets $30

Co-taught by Joe Ross

Further details: https://www.facebook.com/share/1AxGgHeRW4/

 

 

Connecticut Foraging Club offers monthly free foraging walks for members with some foraging experience. Free foraging walks are an opportunity for participants to share foraging knowledge with others. We never pick native plant species on our foraging walks. 

 

Upcoming Free Foraging Walks:

~free walks will resume March 2026!

 

 

Connecticut Foraging Club also offers private foraging classes and forage-to-table experiences. For pricing, email shroomsofct@gmail.com with the desired month, location, and number of participants. 

 

Upcoming Group Forage-to-table Experiences:

~group forage-to-table experiences will resume Spring 2026

~email shroomsofct@gmail.com for inquiries on private forage-to-table experiences!

 

 

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