A guided mushroom hunt is a great to learn how to successfully forage for nature’s bounty – gourmet wild mushrooms, growing in Autumn in cool climate pine forests around Sydney. They are considered delicacies in Europe and are sought after by Sydney chefs!

They will meet at 9:30 am at Lidsdale State Forest beyond the Blue Mountains and from there go into a pine forest for our foraging tour. Your guide will:

teach you how to recognise and pick wild edible mushrooms
run a safety check of your basket
prepare a fresh barbecue lunch from the day’s harvest (vegan, vegetarian and lactose-free options available)
talk about preserving mushrooms: a great opportunity to learn about drying, pickling and fermenting.

You will go home not only with what you found, but also with confidence to safely recognise two varieties of edible mushrooms and knowledge about how to preserve them.