Mushroom Foraging & Growing Workshop

My friends and I had an awesome time at this bountiful mushroom foray. We visited from New Orleans and learned about some new and familiar species in Georgia. I was attracted by the foraging and but enjoyed observing and practicing some cultivation techniques. Sam is a great teacher with a very accessible speaking style. I recommend for newbees and intermediate. The forest on their property was full of great finds, fungal and beyond. The delicious lunch Sophie made and bonding with like-minded fungi nerds made it all the more special! I only wish there will be a medicine making workshop in the future.

What a nice afternoon! Sam is a goldmine of mushroom knowledge, and he presented the information clearly. Sophie is a great host, and lunch was delicious.
I recommend them highly.

You know those people who are so good at what they do, they gracefully make it simple for everyone else? Sam is one of those people. He is pure fungi genius with down to earth translation that makes learning about, foraging, cooking and growing mushrooms accessible and fun. Being around him has changed my entire relationship with the fungal world.

The Saturday workshop was incredible! I learned a lot about mushrooms and their amazing attributes. Sam is very knowledgeable about fungi and delivers his expertise in a manner that is easy for novices to understand. I especially enjoyed foraging in the adjacent forest and creating grow bags to take home. Lunch was also delicious. Saturday�s workshop was fun and so informative. I hope to attend another soon.

Loved the workshop. I learned a lot, had a great time, and loved Sophie's Lion's Mane "crab cakes". My Pink Oyster Mushrooms are in progress and I'm looking forward to eating them. Thanks for a great day.

The class was fabulous! I Highly recommend it!

Excellent!

Kimberley P

Excellent!

A wonderful time was had by all at the foraging class on September 28, 2024. After the �classroom� instruction, we traipsed through the woods identifying several varieties of mushrooms. This was followed by a lunch prepared by Sophie, San�s lovely wife. Delicious or, I should say rather, deeelicious! We had ordered a Lion�s Mane grow kit which has started fruiting already. We highly recommend this informative day!

Patricia H

So now I'm starting to understand mushrooms a little more. Our mushroom workshop was very interesting. The information that Sam gave us was so helpful in getting to learn about different types of mushrooms, how they grow and how they can be eaten or used. The foraging section of the day was very revealing. I really think that I will be able to find mushrooms in my woods now. I've never eaten a lion's mane mushroom. Our lunch was simply delicious. Lion's mane "crab cakes." I'm very excited about the last section of the workshop. Creating a mushroom grow kit. I
can't wait to see how my mushrooms grow. If this is successful, I'd like to try to grow Lion's mane someday. I'm giving some of the extracts that Sam has made a try. It's only been a few days, but I think I can tell a little difference in how I feel. And it's for the better. If you have an opportunity to take a class, go for it. I think there is something there for everyone.

sam was very informative and the location is lovely. The day was very well organized . Too bad we could not see the slide show due to too much light and lunch could have had more variety .

Great class, supplemented with good applied exercises via the foraging walk and the starter kit setup. I am looking forward to my successful growth of the pink oysters provided as part of the class. I have been telling friends and they are looking forward to the next class.

Very well organized class, went over mushroom identification, etc, followed by a foraging walk where several species of mushrooms were identified. This was followed by a great lunch and ended with the science of and the starting of a take home mushroom grow kit.
The class was presented in an easy to understand format and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in either foreaging for mushrooms or growing their own.

What a great day! First we learned about the parts and characteristics of a mushroom (there are more than you think) and then went out in the woods to find some. Even with the dry weather we�ve had lately we found plenty of interest. After a delicious lunch of Lion�s Mane �crab� cakes we then made our grow bags for oyster mushrooms. I feel so much more confident now about foraging and will continue to learn more. Honestly it was enough fun that I might do this workshop again sometime.

We enjoyed our mushroom workshop so mush! Sam is so knowledgeable and really increased our interest in mycology. Also the lions mane �crab cakes� were delicious. Would definitely recommend this workshop!

Practical knowledge and guidance for our foraging walks was the goal Stacy and I had in attending the workshop. Not only did we realize that object, but we also met some great like-minded folks who were also attending the class. We highly recommend this educational opportunity.

Sam does a great job of simplifying the vast amount of information presented over the course of the day and making it easy to digest. The lions mane crab cakes we had for lunch were delicious! Can�t wait for the next event!

I took the mushroom foraging and cultivation class last weekend. Sam is an excellent teacher and is passionate about all things related to the subject. I was surprised by how much I learned in a few hours and how much more there is to learn. Highly recommended.

Lecture included scientific and novice information. Hands on experience and fantastic meal. For everything included the experience was amazingly inexpensive.

Great!

Awesome

Loved getting to come out to Mindfull Mycology! Learned a ton about foraging and got to practice some cultivation as well.
Highly recommend getting in touch with Sam for high quality learning and products. Great to see integrity in their process.