Fungi, Roots and Berries | Mountain Ways Ireland

Fungi, Roots and Berries

11 A , Cloughinny Road, Forkhill BT359RY Exact location TBC

Overview

Come and join us for an Autumnal forage in The  Ring of Gullion. The story of wild food and medicine is as much part of our heritage as is song, poetry, storytelling.

As autumn moves to winter we find less and less to forage or so it seems to the untrained eye.

Just around now, many of our fruiting fungi friends should be popping up from their hidden mycellial kingdom below our feet.

There are also many edible wild roots if you know where to look and autumn / winter is the perfect time to harvest them as all of that summer goodness and nutrition has been transferred below ground.

If we’re lucky, some edible berries and nuts may still be hanging on.

For thousands of years up until the recent past this is exactly what our ancestors did to survive and thrive so lets follow in their footsteps for a day.

Join me on a wild food exploration day and together we will begin to peel back the layers to the mysterious kingdom of fungi, roots and berries.

  • We’ll hunt for any mushrooms that are hopefully showing in what should be the height of their season (weather dependant).
  • Learn how to ID fungi and mushrooms in a systematic way using a mushroom identification key – field guide

One of the names for a mushroom in the Irish language is ‘Fás aon Oíche’ which translates literally as ‘The growth of one night’. They say that mushrooms hide when they hear you coming ! They definitely occupy an elusive world of folklore and fantasy.

I have been watching, learning , studying fungi and wild food for many years and would love to share some of that knowledge with you.

Included in your day:

  • Approximate 5 hour day including foraging walk of 2.5 + hours, light lunch, ID skills, wild food processing, cooking and tasting.
  • We meet at 10.15 am at a location close to my home (exact details on booking)
  • We begin with walk of field and forest looking for mushrooms, fungi, roots and berries. (please note that it is not permitted to uproot any plant without land-owner permission)
  • Learn how to ID mushrooms in a structured way using a proper ‘field ID guide’
  • You then drive back the short distance to our home and barn where Lorraine will be waiting with a warming cup of our signature mushroom soup, home baked bread and a range of wild and preserved foods
  • After lunch, we can futher explore and expand on our IDs again learning the essential skills of using a key and wide range of books and other sources.
  • There will also be a range of other preserved wild plant roots to learn about, see and taste.
  • Basic wild food peparation processing techniques (please note alcohol is often used as a preservative)

Sustainably sourced and ethically foraged ingredients only will be used.

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    • Approximate 5 hour day including foraging walk of 2.5 + hours, light lunch, ID skills, wild food processing, cooking and tasting.

    • We meet at 10.15 am at a location close to my home (exact details on booking)

    • We begin with walk of field and forest looking for mushrooms, fungi, roots and berries. (please note that it is not permitted to uproot any plant without land-owner permission)

    • Learn how to ID mushrooms in a structured way using a proper ‘field ID guide’

    • You then drive back the short distance to our home and barn where Lorraine will be waiting with a warming cup of our signature wild mushroom soup, bread and a range of wild and preserved foods

    • After lunch, we can futher explore and expand on our IDs again learning the essential skills of using a key and wide range of books and other sources.

    • We go for a short foraging walk again and I will show you how to spot the small above ground clues indicating a rich bounty of tasty nutrtious roots just below the surface. Together we will dig, harvest, process cook and taste these.
    • Around 3 pm finish

    • There will also be a range of other preserved wild plant roots to learn about, see and taste.

Book Fungi, Roots and Berries

  • Learn how to safely identify common edible and poisonous Fungi, roots and berries
  • Light wild lunch and foraged treats included
  • Hear about the folklore, history and medicinal values of our wild herbs
  • Tips on processing and preservation techniques
Grade
Easy pace but uneven wood land terrain
Distance
3-4 km
Time
10-15 am - 3pm ( approx.)
Dates
Saturday - 28/09/24
Price
£ 65
Includes light lunch and wild snacks
Fungi, Roots and Berries

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