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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 13th – Foraging for Health – 10 AM – Tickets $30
Brooksvale Park (Hamden, CT)
Co-taught by Lindsay Chimileski
Further details: https://www.facebook.com/share/1CqzpcfV83/
Sunday, June 28th – Summer Foraging Class – 2 PM – Tickets $30
The Grove (Chester, CT)
Co-taught by Amelia South
Further details: https://www.facebook.com/share/1BU9rosuM7/
Sunday, July 19th – Summer Fungi Foraging – 10 AM – Tickets $30 (15% goes towards donation to DPNC)
Denison Pequotsepos nature center (Mystic, CT)
Co-taught by Amanda Dye
Further details: https://www.facebook.com/share/1BLUC9gVcN/
Sunday, August 2nd – Sustainable Foraging & Cultivating Abundance – 10 AM – Tickets $30
Stony Creek Farmers Market (Branford, CT)
Co-taught by Aubree Keurajian
Saturday, September 26th – Intro to Mushroom Foraging & Cultivation – 10 AM – Tickets $30 (15% goes towards donation to DPNC)
Denison Pequotsepos nature center (Mystic, CT)
Co-taught by Steve Makowicki
~email shroomsofct@gmail.com for inquiries on private foraging classes!
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, July 12th – 10 AM – Millers Pond State Park (Durham)
Further details – https://www.facebook.com/share/1cebFuGZTi/
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 2026
~email shroomsofct@gmail.com for inquiries on private forage-to-table experiences!
