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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, June 7th – Early Summer Foraging – Vernon, CT – 10 AM
Tickets $30
Co-taught by Amelia South
Further details: https://www.facebook.com/share/1AFMnG19uB/
Sunday, June 22nd – Foraged Skincare Class – Watertown, CT – 2 PM
Tickets $30
Co-taught by Vinny Crotta
Further details: https://www.facebook.com/share/16FUHufTLw/
Saturday, July 12th – Summer Forage-to-table Experience – Hickories Farm – Ridgefield, CT – 5 PM
Tickets $250 – Foraging walk + 5 course meal and wild mushroom cocktail/mocktail
Foraging Dinner at the Hickores Farm 7/12/2025 | Herbaceous Catering
Wednesday, July 16th – Introduction to Mushroom Foraging Lecture – Tox Brewery – 6 PM
Tickets $35 – Introduction to Mushroom Foraging Class 7/16 – Tox Brewing Company
Saturday, July 19th – Foraging & Cooking with Wild Food Class – Earthplace – Westport, CT – 10 AM
Tickets $30
Co-taught by Vinny Crotta
Saturday, July 26th – Summer Fungi Foraging
Tickets $30
Co-taught by Amanda Dye
Wednesday, July 30th – Summer Mushroom Foraging – Stafford Springs, CT – 6:30 PM
Tickets $35 – Introduction to Mushroom Foraging Class: Identification, Safety, & Sustainability in Stafford Springs – Checkout
Further details: https://www.facebook.com/share/18gzuKqQAs/
Sunday, August 10th – Seaside & Seaweed Foraging – Groton, CT
Tickets $30
Co-taught by Hunter Peterson
Saturday, August 23rd – Tree and Mushroom ID – Milford, CT
Tickets $30
Co-taught by Joe Ross
Saturday, September 13th – Mushroom Foraging & Qi Gong – Killingworth, CT
Tickets $30
Co-taught by Erik Harris
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:
Sunday, June 1st – Giuffrida Park – Meriden, CT – 10 AM
Further details: https://www.facebook.com/share/15Be6xSfLD/
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:
Saturday, July 12th – Summer Forage-to-table Experience – Hickories Farm – Ridgefield, CT – 5 PM
Tickets $250 – Foraging walk + 5 course meal and wild mushroom cocktail/mocktail
Foraging Dinner at the Hickores Farm 7/12/2025 | Herbaceous Catering
