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The Farms: Foraging for Wild Mushrooms
Allerton Park & Retreat Center
515 Old Timber Rd.
Monticello, Illinois 61856
(217) 333-3287
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Join an edible mushroom expert for a scenic and educational trek at?Foraging
for Wild Mushrooms on select Sundays from 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. meeting at the Café Patio.
Students will learn to identify various types of wild mushrooms, covering edible,
toxic, and hallucinogenic species. Instructor Lee Schuler will discuss seasonality,
growth habits, ecosystems, and harvesting sustainability.
Students will contribute to the Allerton Fungal Species Survey Inventory on iNaturalist
and will get the opportunity to taste identified edible species.
$30/person. Register here.
Registration will close 2 days prior to each class or when capacity is reached.?
All sales are final.
Ages 16+
Please note: Foraging at Allerton is not allowed except as part of this class.