Mushroom Foraging in Tegeler Forst

Nov 16 Sat 16th Nov 2024
10:30am – 2:30pm CET (UTC +01:00)
 
Tegeler Forst (nördlicher Teil), Berlin, Germany
 
https://dandelion.events/e/x7z16
Hosted by The Wild Path
Activity Foraging
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Enquiries to simka@wildpathcoaching.com
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Porcini, chanterelle, parasol, chicken of the woods, puffball, oyster… What's more iconic of autumn than brightly-colored mushrooms popping up out of the fallen leaves? Bring out the foraging basket, because it's that time of year again! These crucial, mysterious members of our ecosystem are finally beginning to pop up en masse to spread their spores – and provide tasty meals to the critters around them, including us humans.

With a little searching, even us city-dwellers can find loads of delicious fungi almost right outside our front doors, thanks to the amazing forests around Berlin. Yet, as is well-known, when it comes to mushrooms it takes knowledge and experience to distinguish the delectable from the deadly.

Join Simka (they/them) for an adventure into Tegel Forest, where we will get acquainted with the most common & delicious edible and medicinal wild autumn mushrooms growing in this area – no experience necessary.

Together we'll explore the forest floor and learn the basics of how to find, identify, collect, and prepare the wild edible mushrooms that are currently in season. Here you will learn which mushrooms to stay away from – and how to get confident enough to bring your own harvest home.

Fungi play crucial, unseen roles in our ecosystem. Yet only when they fruit do we see them above the forest floor in the form of mushrooms, which come in an enormous diversity of shapes, colors, sizes, textures, smells, and flavors. With around 10,000 species of fungi in Europe alone, there is so much to discover!

Because fungi are such fickle fruits and their appearance is determined by many factors, including the weather, there's no guarantee the conditions will be right for an abundant harvest. But there's always something around to fill the foraging basket – so in case the mushrooms end up more sparse than we hoped for, we'll take a closer look at the delicious edible plants & herbs that line the path instead.

The tour will take us through beautiful forest scenery, where we will have plenty of time to relax, explore, and take in the serene surroundings.

When: Saturday November 16th, 10:30 - 14:30
Where: Tegeler Forst, northern part  (~ 8km walking in total)
Cost: Sliding scale 45€ / 35€ / 25€ or pay what you can

Attendance is limited to 14 people, so registration is required!

The meeting and ending point for the tour are accessible with public transportation. The exact meeting point, along with what to bring, will be sent via email after registration. Don't forget to read your confirmation email carefully.


A note on pricing & philosophy:

I offer my foraging tours with some sliding scale / pay-what-you-can tickets, because it's a deep value of mine that this learning – which radically connects us with ourselves, the land, and one another – should be accessible for everyone.

However, I do rely on this income!

That means: if you have the means, please pay the full fee, or more (paying more allows more subsidized spaces for those who aren't currently able to pay as much!)

If you don't have the means, please feel fully invited to pay whatever you can.

And if you want to come, but genuinely cannot afford any extra expense, reach out to me directly for a 100% discount, no questions asked. I have absolutely been there, I see you, and I want you here.

Please note: I am currently only able to offer a certain number of supported access/pay-what-you-can tickets for each tour, because this is my full-time job and I do rely on this income. If you don't see any left, I hope you'll join me for the next tour instead!

I'm trying to do things differently, because it matters to me. Please join me in the complexity of building a better, more equal world!

Registration and cancellation:

Once you register for the workshop, you'll receive an email with all details on the exact meeting location as well as what to bring.

The event will go ahead regardless of the weather. The plants and mushrooms don't mind if it's wet!

If you can't make the event, you may cancel by email up to 48 hours in advance. This ensures another participant can take your place. Refunds for cancellations within 48 hours of the event are not possible.

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Feedback on Foraging events

4.9/5 from 73 ratings
Participants praise Simka's enthusiasm, knowledge, and ability to create a warm, welcoming atmosphere. They appreciate the wide range of plants and fungi covered, with clear identification tips and information on uses, both culinary and medicinal. Many note Simka's mindful approach to foraging respectfully, and feel inspired to see their local environment differently. Participants consistently highlight the hands-on experiences, such as making pesto and bread from foraged ingredients, as highlights. The tours are described as informative, engaging, and valuable for beginners and more experienced foragers alike. Overall, the feedback demonstrates that Simka's Foraging activities provide a truly memorable and impactful experience connecting people with the natural world.
17 days ago
Your enthusiasm and knowledge made it really engaging and fun. I loved learning about all the different uses of different parts of plants and getting positively surprised by the unexpected flavours of plants I didn't know were edible. Staghorn sumac was definitely my favourite!
19 days ago
The depth of knowledge that Simka had was really amazing. They also knew something about every plant that I pointed to even those which were not a part of the tour!

Highly recommend for anyone who is curious about plants that grow around us in the city. It was surprising to see how many of them are actually edible and growing just around the corner. The tour is really great if you want to be able to correctly identify and use them for cooking, fermenting etc. During the tour Simka also brings awareness around how to forage responsibly, to not harm the environment and that is a appreciable part of how the tour has been curated.
19 days ago
Symka's tour was both fun and informative. As an experienced forager who is new to Berlin, I learned a lot about the city's natural offerings, shared some recipes and met a wonderful group of people too! As a guide, Symka is welcoming and generous with her knowledge - and her enthusiasm is infectious!
about a month ago
Simca is truly passionate about plants and their culinary benefits. A perfect activities for any foodie or nature lover
about a month ago
Very fun and authentic workshop , learned a lot and got to taste a bit of nature:)
about a month ago
vey competent, open and friendly host, good people attract good people, we will visit again 😀
3 months ago
Simka is super skilled with plants. She knows a lot and she is a great teacher. I strongly recommend
3 months ago
Simka is full of knowledge and clearly has a deep love for nature. With every plant we came across, they shared interesting facts, little stories, and thoughtful insights that made me see the park in a whole new way. To finish, Simka taught us how to prepare pesto from what we had foraged. The small, wholesome feast we had at the end was simple, super tasty, and such a satisfying way to round off the experience. If you’re curious about foraging, or just want to slow down for a few hours and explore nature in good company, highly, highly recommended 💚 I’m already looking forward to their mushroom workshop.
5 months ago
It was super well moderated, from the initial grounding exercise, to the practical tips on identifying edible plants (and not their poisonous doppelgängers). The bread and pesto at the end of the workshop was absolutely delightful, too. The experience was so much more inspiring and joyful than what I was expecting!
The Wild Path replied

— Thank you, João! It was such a delight to have you there :)

5 months ago
Simka's excitement and love for foraging is deeply contagious. We had such a fun time learning from them, always on the look for the next plan to show us. Four hours felt like a whole day and you'll leave with a mind filled with knowledge and a belly full of delicious homemade wild plants pesto. I appreciated the emphasis put on conscious foraging and experienced more than I hoped for. Overall wonderfull workshop!
The Wild Path replied

— Thank you, Lucie! It was lovely to meet you!