September 19th Duel Events

Comb Tooth Mushrooms, Oxford County

SOLD OUT.

When you're walking through the forest and come across a branched, whitish mass on a fallen log you might think it was a patch of Winter out of nowhere. In reality it would be the Comb Tooth, another choice mushroom that has a melt in your mouth flavour. Like the Bear's Head they have no real shelf life so they should be consumed the day you find them. They can be anywhere between six to ten inches in length which would give anyone a sizeable meal. You can't find mushrooms like this in the produce section of stores and you will not experience a taste like this unless you go to the wild. Along with the Comb Tooth we will be searching for Bear's Head (another tooth fungi), Honey Mushrooms, Summer Oysters and much more.

Start time: 10:00 am. Duration 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
Where: Bright, ON area.
Cost: $50.00/person (Includes HST)

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Early Autumn Mushrooms, Alton, Ontario

SOLD OUT.

Honey Mushrooms, Painted Bolete, Gem Studded Puffballs, Lobster Mushrooms and Turkey Tails. All pictured here plus more. Alton Grange is the perfect Autumnal Forest to search for wild mushrooms.
Where: Alton, ON area.
Cost: $50.00/person (Includes HST)

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September 20th

Honey Mushrooms at Cambridge, Ontario

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Our event features one of Autumn's finer tasting fungi, The Honey Mushroom. These mushrooms grow in huge clusters inside the forest. When young they have small caps and thick stems, scores of them attached at the base of their stems. As they mature the caps can grow quite large. Whatever their size they are delicious. We will also be searching for Comb Tooth Coral, Lepista Irinas, Velvet Foot mushrooms and more.

Start time: 10:00 am. Duration 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
Where: Cambridge area.
Cost: $50.00/person (Includes HST)

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September 26th

SOLD OUT.

Lepista Irina

Yet another meaty fungi, the Lepista Irina is right up there on the list of our favourite mushrooms. Like the Blewit, you can find them under conifers from September through November. We will also be searching for Comb Tooth Coral, Velvet Foot mushrooms Blewits and more. Wild plants are also on the agenda featuring Wild Watercress and Wild Ginger.

Start time: 10:00 am. Duration 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
Meeting place: Stratford area.
Cost: $50.00/person (Includes HST)

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September 27th Duel Events

Velvet Foot Mushrooms, Cambridge Area

SOLD OUT.

These mushrooms begin to appear in late September and last right through the Winter until March. Velvet Foot (also known as Velvet Shank) evolve from a network of veins beneath the bark of dead hardwoods. They grow in clusters, have sticky caps and very active white spores. That stickiness dissipates in the cooking along with the spores. Velvet Foot make a wonderful addition to risotto and pasta dishes. One great advantage to the Velvet Foot is that they are so easy to dry and store. Simply leave them on the counter for a day or two until they turn black and store them in a Mason Jar. When you are ready to use them again just reconstitute them in water and Voila!.

Start time: 10:00 am. Duration: 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
Where: Cambridge area.
Cost: $50.00/person (Includes HST)

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Late September Mushrooms, Alton, Ontario

SOLD OUT.

Shrimp of the Woods, Blewits, Lepista Irina, Wild Enoki and more. We're back to Alton Grange, one of the few large Crown Land tracts in Southwestern Ontario.
Start time: 10:00 am. Duration 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Where: Alton Grange Forest, ON area.
Cost: $50.00/person (Includes HST)

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