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Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
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Learn everything you need to know about mushroom picking in this Melbourne workshop!
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2 hours
Collingwood
12 to 40 guests
$85
What you'll do
Shrooms, glorious shrooms. The world of mushrooms and fungi is simply bursting. The nutritional benefits, along with the thrill of the mushroom hunt make mushroom foraging a fast-growing hobby. That being said, starting out can be a confusing and steep learning curve with Australia alone being home to 13000 known species, as well as the potential for incorrect identification leading to, well, death. Yikes! In this workshop, you’ll learn the fundamental knowledge to get you started on the right foot and demystify mycology. Starting with the basics, you’ll learn what spores are exactly and what their prints mean before moving on to tools and techniques for efficient and environmentally-conscious mushroom picking in Melbourne and correct foraging etiquette. Then, it’s time to get into the nitty-gritty, learning how to correctly identify wild mushrooms. We’ll discuss common species that you’re likely to come across in Victoria, get the low down on edible mushrooms you can use in cooking, medicinal species, as well as hallucinogenic species, and the downright dangerous. Finally, we’ll end the session by learning about various ways to use your wild mushrooms at home including simple and delicious ways to cook them, preservation techniques, and tincture preparation as well as the opportunity to sample some wild mushrooms. By the end, you'll feel super confident for the next time you head out for some mushroom hunting! Please note:
- This class requires at least five students to run. In the unlikely event that we don't get this number of students, we'll cancel the class and fully refund you and inform you via email, so please watch your email a few days prior to the class
- This venue is located on the first floor via a flight of stairs and does not have wheelchair accessibility.
What you'll get
- Fundamental knowledge on mushroom foraging
- Recipes for cooking and tinctures to take home
- The skills and confidence to start mushroom hunting!
What to bring
A notebook and pen.
Suitable for
This class is perfect for beginners - no prior experience is needed.
This class is great for a team building activity, Christmas party, birthday or hens party.
Location
Work-Shop Melbourne - 136A Cromwell St, Collingwood, VIC
This venue is a short walk from Collingwood station (500m).
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Recent reviews of Mushroom Foraging Class
- 5/5 from Angelica Payne, attended May 2024: Fantastic presenter and very knowledgeable. Well worth turning up for! The mushrooms were delish and it was really great to see live specimens at the workshop.
- 5/5 from Thea Clark, attended May 2024: The class was an early Mother's Day present and I enjoyed it very much. It was very informative and the samples the teacher provided were fascinating.
- 3/5 from Hugo de Kock, attended May 2024: Self taught presenter. Lots of practical knowledge but the scientific basis of some of it is questionable.
- 5/5 from Greg Sparrius, attended Jul 2023: The class was a great introduction to wild mushrooms and foraging. "Fraulein Fungi" made the class fun and interesting, and we loved discovering how to make a tasty mushy meal at the end! Now to find a basket and knife and hit the hills knowing how to be respectful of the environment and some basic identification skills to not get poisoned! Definitely recommended as a starter to learning more.
- 5/5 from Viktor Koshman, attended Jul 2023: Very insightful and interesting. Would recommend to others Would be nice if the projector was better quality.
- 5/5 from Jackson Robbins, attended Jul 2023: Jess was extremely knowledgeable, covered a lot of information, had some very cool show and tell, and fried up some mean mushroom tacos at the end. Highly recommended
- 5/5 from Pip Sparrius, attended Jul 2023: I learnt so much from Jess! She is such a warm and passionate teacher and made the whole 2 hours so engaging. The cook up at the end was delicious too, I’ll be going home with so many new skills and recipes. Couldn’t recommend highly enough.
- 5/5 from Brock Ellett, attended Jul 2023: Great class. Awesome teacher with good info and a great informative style including a slide deck with excellent photos and information. Thank you
- 5/5 from Gabriella Allegretto, attended Jul 2023: Nice introduction to foraging and delicious food! If I was to make a suggestion it would have been nice to have seen some more pictures, for example spore prints and zoomed in pictures of pores.
- 5/5 from Masumi Taguchi, attended May 2023: I appreciated how the instructor was knowledgeable, approachable and genuine. Her passion for mushroom foraging was tangible!
- 5/5 from Serena Huh, attended May 2023: The Fermented Mumma was amazing at sharing her knowledge and self journey, passing down awareness for forest ecosystem protection and making yummy tacos! I was worried that by learning fundamental knowledge in an indoor venue, the class was going to be dry, but Jess kept me interested the whole time! I also had doubts about gaining skills and confidence to start mushroom hunting after just one lesson, but Jess totally made me want to go foraging this Saturday! The venue was cozy and filled with community love. I loved that Helena's Sash was roaming around and greeting everyone. She was an awesome ice breaker for me as a first timer at the venue. Great location for public transport access too! It was totally worth the price, and I strongly recommend mushroom foraging muggles begin take their first step with ClassBento.
- 5/5 from Kal McShortall, attended May 2023: I had a really awesome time! A lot of really good information to get me started with foraging and I got a lot of questions Ive been curious about for a long time answered! This class definitely got me even more excited about mycology! I had a blast!
- 5/5 from Liliana Popovici, attended May 2023: Genuinely impressed with the wealth of knowledge and quality of content that I have experienced during the class. The level of expertise and valuable insights inspired confidence for even those who are less familiar with the shrooms can grasp the information provided effectively. It's been an absolute please being part of the class, highly recommended.
- 5/5 from Misha Sim, attended May 2023: Amazing! Cool space and knowledgeable teacher. Very fun to eat the mushrooms at the end!
- 5/5 from Kathy Warwick, attended Aug 2022: Hi Iain I enjoyed this class thoroughly. Jess was great! It has inspired me to learn more about mushrooms in our area. Thanks a bunch Kathy
- 5/5 from Lily Harrison, attended Aug 2022: Absolutely Fantastic So amazingly put together, my partner and I learnt so much and had so much fun, I couldn't recommend it more We are very excited to go out and put our new knowledge to the test, everything was so in depth and easy to follow! I'd give 6 stars if I could!
Your teacher
Fraulein Fungi
4.9 (16)
Meet Jess, the brains behind Fraulein Fungi. An expert fermenter, chef, and mushroom enthusiast. After noticing a few friendly fungi on her regular forest walks, her interest slowly turned into an obsession. She’s condensed her experiences and is keen for students to learn from her mistakes and eureka moments.
Your host
Work-Shop is a creative concept that will broaden your horizons and help you unleash your inner awesome. We provide affordable short courses in life skills and alternative art. We’ve teamed up with Australia’s brightest creative minds to share their knowledge and help teach you a new skill. From 3D printing and stencil art through to music and gardening – life skills and personal development through to cooking doughnuts and mushroom foraging, we offer a broad range of fun and creative short courses to suit our time poor lives. We will inspire you to pick up that pen, paintbrush, hammer or sewing machine and flick the switch that will kickstart a whole new way of life.Community values lie at the heart of our project. We collaborate with local artists and industry experts to teach classes and utilise local suppliers for any materials needed. We also provide a creative environment for emerging artists to produce and sell work, and meet like minded individuals. Work-Shop will be a space for everyone, with a rotating schedule of art shows, information nights on local issues and a whole range of events and community initiatives.
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