Class Schedule 2025
All of our classes are held outdoors in the forest and capped at 15 people per class. We start promptly at the start time, so please give yourself adequate time to travel to our location. You will receive an email a few days before our class with directions and address of location. If you need to reschedule, there is a 20$ fee to do so.
Classes are held rain or shine! In the event of dangerous weather, we will reschedule or you will be refunded.
Winter / Spring 2025
Log Inoculation 101
There are many ways to grow mushrooms, and our favorite method by far is log grown. Join us for a two hour workshop at the Wild Goods headquarters 30 minutes from Asheville, NC for an informative hands on workshop.
Please wear close toed sturdy shoes, work clothes, and gloves. Please also bring eye protection if you have some.
65$ pp + you get to take home your very own 4ft log.
Work trade available, email us for more info
Dates:
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We will be meeting about 30 minutes from Downtown Asheville, between Asheville & Hendersonville. Address will be provided upon booking.
Winter Foraging - Food, Fun & Survival
Although one does not usually think of winter as a prime time to forage, there is always something to discover, be it different roots, evergreen plants, mushrooms, or lichens. Come join us for some winter fun!
Dress warm and please wear waterproof footwear.
50$ pp
Dates:
Thursday February 20th 12-2 pm
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The location will be emailed to you THE WEEK OF the class. You will not know the location until a few days before the class date. We will be meeting within 45 minutes of Downtown Asheville NC.
Spring Ephemerals
April is a wonderful month to forage in, far before peak mushroom season begins. Come take a stroll and learn something new about edible foods.
50$ pp
Work trade available, email us for more info
The location will be emailed to you THE WEEK OF the class. You will not know the location until a few days before the class date. We will be meeting within 45 minutes of Downtown Asheville NC.
New for 2025 - Folk Craft Classes - By Guest Instructor Hannelore Berken
Coal Burning Method of Spoon Carving
Join us at the Wild Goods Headquarters 30 minutes just outside of Asheville, NC
Using a few simple tools and a nice warm fire, Hannelore Berken will instruct you on how to carve your very own wooden spoon and the basics of carving.
Saturday April 26th 2025 3-6pm
This class is best for ages 12+, and anyone under the age of 18 should be supervised by an adult.
3 hrs $60 pp
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Hannelore has been carving wooden items in these mountains for the better part of 8 years. There have always been items that made her feel at home, no matter what stage of life she was in. Of these constants were her mother's wooden spoons, and they inspired her to learn to make them. Over time, she discovered that carving is very similar to life. Each year we transform a little in hopes for betterment of ourselves, and similarly, with each chip carved, the wood is more polished and succinct than before.
Foraged First-Aid Salve Class - Friday, May 17th 3 pm
Join us at the Wild Goods headquarters 30 minutes outside of Asheville, NC with Hannelore Berken.
Learn to make your own first aid salve for minor skin ailments and skin health using foraged ingredients. In this class, we'll go out and learn about several different plants that we can use, gather them, and then make the salve. Each participant will return home with their own jar of first aid salve and the knowledge to make more!
Hannelore has been wildcrafting in her daily life since she was a child, growing up in NE Ohio. It all began with barefoot stomping berries in her yard to make jam, and since then she has been taught by various herbalists and naturalists in Ohio, Oregon, and right here in Asheville to hone in on safely and gently incorporating these natural methods into her life and believes that they should be shared with all who yearn to know.
Summer / Fall 2025
Reishi Rendezvous
Come along to forage one of our favorite mushrooms of immortality, Ganoderma Tsugae. This special mushroom fruits on decaying hemlocks and is one of Western North Carolinas most medicinal treasures.
50$ pp
Work trade available, email us for more info
The location will be emailed to you THE WEEK OF the class. You will not know the location until a few days before the class date. We will be meeting within 45 minutes of Downtown Asheville NC.
Foray amongst the Funguses
Join us for a stroll in the woods where we find different mushrooms and plants, but mostly mushrooms, and identify them together, with a focus on edible or medicinals. These classes will be held the Sunday of each month, June-October. Join us for just one class, or sign up for them all! We are excited to explore, adventure and learn with you! All ages and skill levels welcome.
50$ pp
Please email us if you cannot afford a class but would still like to attend! scholarships / work trade available!
The location will be emailed to you THE WEEK OF the class. You will not know the location until a few days before the class date. We will be meeting within 45 minutes of Downtown Asheville NC.
A Tisket, A Tasket, Whats in the Basket?
Bring your basket of unidentified mushrooms with you and meet us at a local brewery. We will spread out our finds on a tablecloth and discuss what we have found!
Tuesday, June 24th 6-8 pm
Tuesday, July 8th 6-8 pm
Tuesday August 12th 6-8 pm
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The location will be emailed to you THE WEEK OF the class. You will not know the location until a few days before the class date. We will be meeting within 45 minutes of Downtown Asheville NC.
This may be a brewery, park, or somewhere else.
Wild Goods Comes To you!
Want us to come survey your land and tell you what flora and fungi are there?
We are now offering home tours! Up to 8 people are welcome to attend and we will tag and flag your edible and medicinal species residing on your property.
To book, you can sign up here and we will schedule a date. If you have a short time frame, please email us first to make sure we will be able to accommodate the request.
Peak mushroom season runs July-Sept
Truffle season runs Oct-Jan, so any 2024 truffle surveys would need to take place no sooner than October 2024
300$ + travel time + up to 8 guests may attend
Contact Us
If you have any questions about anything, or would like a private tour or for us to come and teach you the mushrooms your own private land, please do not hesitate to reach out to us!