Mushroom tour, Kaukajärvi Sat 30.8. 15-17.15 (30/20/10€)

NOTE: This event will be mostly in English, but also Finnish is used if needed. :)

Mushrooms are rising up with full power and it is time to get to know more of them!

Welcome onto a basic course for you who wants to know more about edible mushrooms in Finland and how to recognize, pick and use them. In this field trip you´ll learn more about the delicious culinary treasures of the nearby forests and your mushroom-hawk-eye will definitely sharpen. Expect to be surprised how exotic mushrooms of the forest can be! We will focus on edible mushrooms and their look-a-likes and to the ones you should be aware of: the toxic species.

From the trip you will get:

• Principles of safe mushroom picking

• Edible mushrooms to take home

• You will learn to use your senses in a variety of ways to identify mushrooms

• An expert guide on your tour so you also won't get lost in the forest

• Strengthened nature connection in the autumn forest

PRICING: I wish that everyone can come and that I also get some monetary compensation. Pay the amount you can pay with joy :) Price includes: Tour 2h, possibility to join mushroom pickers peer support group on Telegram, 2 weeks of remote mushroom consultation through whatsapp/email after the tour

• 30€ (normal price for first comers, you probably learn a lot of useful mushroom picking skills)

• 20€ (reduced price 1, you already know something and wish to get repetition. Use discount code: opiskelija)

• 10€ (reduced price 2, you have little to spare but would like to join OR you know a lot of mushrooms but enjoy sharing your knowledge, picking with others and maybe you learn something more. Use discount code: opiskelija2)

Children under 12 years can come for free.

Pitkäahteen metsä forest is a diverse forest, enlivened by streams and rocks, included in the important sites of the Forest Act, which, nestled between Hervanta and Lukonmäki, offers the magic of forest and mushrooms! On the trip, you will learn the basics of mushroom knowledge and safe collection. You will learn to use your senses in a variety of ways to identify mushrooms.

Meeting point: Yrjöläntie, next to Lystihuoneenpuisto

After the tour, I organize one hour wild herb foraging walk (17.30-18.30) at the meadow close by. If you're interested to join, check the event here

Psst! If you want to learn more about mushrooms growing in Finland, you can order the How To Start Mushroom Picking in Finland e-guide for an additional 5€. get it from here

WHAT TO BRING WITH YOU

• Weather-appropriate clothing and footwear.
• Mushroom knife, mushroom basket and mushroom book, if available. You can borrow a few mushroom baskets and knives from me. Let me know in advance if you want to borrow one. A cardboard bag is also a convenient way to transport the edible mushrooms home.
• Note-taking tools and a camera can help you record your learnings on site.
• Bring a water bottle and snacks.

Guide: environmental biologist, biology teacher and natural product advisor Tuomas Lilleberg

Please read terms and conditions here

Keywords: edible mushroom, edible mushroom, mushroom knowledge, mushrooms, trip, nature, nature experience, chanterelle, boletus, russula, cep, funnel chanterelle, sheep polypore