Schedule of Upcoming Classes
Below is the schedule of all of Fork in the Path’s upcoming classes in California.
Our classes are popular and fill up quickly. See a list of which classes still have space here. See a FULL class that you want to take? Join the waitlist.
Sign up by yourself, with an adventure buddy, or a loved one. If you’d like to arrange for a private class for your family, friends, school, or corporate group, contact us.
FREE Oct Mushroom Classes: Edible & Poisonous Mushrooms of California (Bay Area)
FREE OCT BAY AREA CLASSES: Edible & Poisonous Mushrooms of California 10/20 Mill Valley Library 6-7pm
FULL Oct Urchin (Uni) Foraging (Sonoma Coast)
Sunset urchin foraging! Learn how to find, forage, clean, and prep sea urchin “uni” fresh on the beach, or take home to share with friends. Requires a CA fishing license.
10/26 & 10/27 (FULL; join the waitlist)
See the next available uni dates here.
Into the Ancestral Realm: A Ritual Journey for Ancestral Connection (near Berkeley)
Join us this Halloween for a guided ritual that begins when you sign up and can continue as a lifelong practice to connect more deeply with yourself and your ancestors.
FULL Wild Feast: A Cooking Class + Dinner with Chef Chad Hyatt - Berkeley
Join us in Berkeley from 3-6:30 pm for a fun, delicious, and fully participatory wild food cooking class with entertaining and popular mushroom chef, Chad Hyatt. If you've never had the chance to experience Chad’s food and teaching, you will be SO glad you came to this! And if you have, you already know how much fun - and how incredibly delicious this is going to be.
FULL Join the waitlist
FREE Wilderness Safety - Tools & Tips (online)
What would happen if you got lost in the woods? Join local Search and Rescue experts to discover essential survival gear, wilderness preparedness strategies, and real-life rescue case studies, so you can stay safe and ensure you're never the one who needs saving.
Nov Mussel Foraging (near Bodega Bay)
Join us for a mussel foraging adventure and tasting near Bodega Bay, California. Take home mussels to share with family and friends. Offered Nov 7, 2:30 pm- 5:30 or Nov 8, 3:30 pm- 6:30. CA fishing license required.
Mushroom Medicine Making - Berkeley
Join us for an experiential mushroom medicine-making class. We will focus our experience and teachings on the essential at-home techniques used to make a diversity of medicinal forms: liquids, powders, and topicals. Take home a 1oz tin of medicinal salve you help make.
An Evening with Noah Siegel: When Primates Go Full Forager Mode
Join Noah Siegel, Co-Author of California Guidebook, "Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast," in San Francisco for "Mycophagy in the Miombo: When Primates Go Full Forager Mode." Learn what mushrooms monkeys have been foraging in Tanzania.
Sonoma Nov Mushroom Foraging Classes
Learn about the fascinating world of fungi and how to safely forage for wild mushrooms on the beautiful Sonoma Coast. Nov dates: 11/14 (FULL), 11/15, 11/21, 11/22
Nevada City Nov Mushroom Foraging Classes
Join Thea & Christopher in the gorgeous Nevada City, and learn all about the mushrooms of the lower Sierra Nevada Nov 14 or 15.
FREE Nov Mushroom Classes: Edible & Poisonous Mushrooms of California (Bay Area)
FREE Nov BAY AREA CLASSES: Edible & Poisonous Mushrooms of California with Carrie
11/14 Larkspur Library 11:00am
11/17 Suisun Library 6pm
11/20 12-1pm at Branciforte Library (Santa Cruz)
11/20 3-4pm at Capitola Library (Santa Cruz)
11/21 11am-12pm at Scotts Valley Library
11/23 Menlo Park Library 3:30pm
Santa Cruz Nov Mushroom Foraging Classes
Learn about the fascinating world of fungi and how to safely forage for wild mushrooms in Santa Cruz with Maya. Nov dates:
11/15 FULL. Join the waitlist.
11/21
11/22
FULL - Nov Urchin (Uni) Foraging (Sonoma Coast)
Sunset urchin foraging! Learn how to find, forage, clean, and prep sea urchin “uni” fresh on the beach, or take home to share with friends. Requires a CA fishing license.
11/22, 11/23, 11/24, 11/25 FULL. Join the waitlist.
See the next available uni dates here.
Earth-Friendly Holiday Decorations Making Workshop for Kids (Berkeley)
Skip the disposable decorations and make your own from natural, Bay Area-abundant, biodegradable materials! Craft mushroom ornaments, citrus garlands, and greeting cards. All materials provided. Fun for the whole family. Bring a child, a grandchild, or your inner child. All ages welcome, and this class will be geared for younger children.
FREE Dec Mushroom Classes: Edible & Poisonous Mushrooms of California (Bay Area)
FREE BAY AREA CLASSES: Edible & Poisonous Mushrooms of California with Carrie
Dec 1 6:30 pm, Mountain View Library
Dec 3 5:30 p.m., San Anselmo Library
Sonoma Dec Mushroom Foraging Classes
Learn to safely forage for wild mushrooms on the beautiful Sonoma Coast! Dec 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27
Dec Urchin (Uni) Foraging (Sonoma Coast)
Sunset urchin foraging! Learn how to find, forage, clean, and prep sea urchin “uni” fresh on the beach, or take home to share with friends. Requires a CA fishing license.
Available Dates: Dec 6, 7, 8, 21, 22, or 23
Bring a friend or family member visiting for the holiday with you and share the magic of Sonoma Coast Sunsets!
Active Mushrooms of CA & the World (Berkeley & Online)
Do psilocybe mushrooms grow naturally in the wild in California? Yes, they do! Learn where and how to find them, and also hear about groundbreaking global research on new discoveries in active mushrooms. Great for beginners and advanced myco-enthusiasts alike.
Santa Cruz Dec Mushroom Foraging Classes with Alan Rockefeller
Learn about the fascinating world of fungi and how to safely forage for wild mushrooms in Santa Cruz with renowned mycologist Alan Rockefeller. Dec dates (not a series): Dec 13, 19, or 20. 10am-2pm
FULL New Year’s Mendocino Mushroom Hunting Retreat
Join us for our New Year’s retreat in Mendocino. It will be 3 nights, with all meals chef-prepared, and two full days of exploring and mushroom hunting on the gorgeous Mendocino Coast.
FULL: Join the waitlist.
Weave Your Own Ribs Style Foraging Basket (Berkeley)
Learn to weave your own 8-inch ribs-style foraging basket made from reeds from start to finish in this half-day workshop. All materials provided.
An Evening with Paul Stamets: How Psilocybin Can Help Save The World + Tapas by Chef Chad Hyatt (in person & online)
Join thought leader Paul Stamets and popular mycochef Chad Hyatt for a fascinating and delicious evening in Berkeley. Paul’s talk will take us on a journey through the history and possible future uses of Psilocybin mushrooms and share his thoughts on how they could help save the world. Chef Chad will be serving mushroom-themed tapas (sold separately)
FULL Weave Your Own Ribs Style Foraging Basket (near Berkeley)
Learn to weave your own 8-inch ribs-style foraging basket made from reeds from start to finish in this half-day workshop. All materials provided.
FULL Join the waitlist
FULL Making Tasty Treats with Acorns & Bay Nuts (Berkeley & Sebastopol)
Learn to ID, process, & eat yummy acorns & bay nuts.
October 17 (Sebastopol) FULL. Join the waitlist.
FULL Mushroom Farm Tour + Lunch (Moss Landing)
Join us in Moss Landing at Far West Fungi’s Mushroom Farm. Take a tour of the farm, learn all about mushroom cultivation, and enjoy a mushroom-themed lunch in a beautiful setting.
Nevada City Foraging Campout
This retreat includes 3 nights of camping with hot showers, all meals with farm and foraged fresh ingredients, and 4 days of Sierra Nevada ecological and foraging programming, including:
swimming in the Yuba River
edible & medicinal plant foraging
basket weaving from gourds & pine needles
making natural sodas
acorn & bay nuts
We'll be camping together on a beautiful ranch with a sauna that's 5 minutes from the river
Regenerative Mushroom Cultivation (Santa Cruz)
Join Maya in Santa Cruz and learn outdoor mushroom cultivation techniques that can be applied to species like psilocybe, lion’s mane, turkey tail, blewits, oysters, & more!
FULL Stumped No More - Mycorrhizal Tree ID Class for Mushroom Hunters (Berkeley)
Can you identify host trees that shape where mushrooms grow? Learn to read key field clues, like bark texture, leaf arrangements, cones, & acorns, to distinguish hardwoods from softwoods quickly. After an ID quiz with leaves & fruits, we head outdoors to apply your skills on live trees. Walk away with a practical toolkit for tree ID, making you a faster, more successful mushroom hunter stumped no more.
FULL Join the waitlist HERE
Basket Weaving Workshop with Gourd & Pine
Learn the process of creating a basket made from gourds and pine needles.
Speaker Series: Traditional Foods, Medicines, and Songs of the Land with Joe Salinas (Berkeley)
In this talk, Joe Salinas of the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians will introduce us to his People's perspectives on foraging, highlighting wild foods and powerful medicines found right in our backyard.
Make Your Own Foraging Knife
Make Your Own Hand-Forged Foraging Knife over Labor Day Weekend in this 3-day workshop. Deepen your foraging practice by making your own tools. By the end, you will have forged your own blade, carved your own handle, and fashioned your own holster, ready to accompany you on a lifetime of foraging adventures.
FULL Weave Your Own Ribs Style Foraging Basket (Berkeley)
Learn to weave your own 8-inch ribs-style foraging basket made from reeds from start to finish in this half-day workshop. All materials provided.
FULL Join the waitlist here.
FULL Seaweed Foraging - LAST CLASS OF THE SEASON (Sonoma Coast)
FULL. Join the waitlist.
Learn how to identify and sustainably harvest the bountiful & nutritious seaweeds. Harvest up to 10 lbs to take home and enjoy.
FULL Aug Sunrise Urchin (Uni) Foraging (Sonoma Coast)
This date is FULL. Join the waitlist or scroll down & sign up for the next one on 10/26.
Seaweed Foraging (near Bodega Bay) - LAST OF THE SEASON
Learn how to identify and sustainably harvest the bountiful & nutritious seaweeds. Harvest up to 10 lbs to take home and enjoy. Led by Autumn
FREE Mushroom Classes: Edible & Poisonous Mushrooms of California
FREE CLASSES: Edible & Poisonous Mushrooms of California with Carrie
8/1, 2:30 pm at Noe Valley Library (San Francisco)
Seaweed Foraging (Sonoma Coast)
Learn how to identify and sustainably harvest the bountiful & nutritious seaweeds. Harvest up to 10 lbs to take home and enjoy. Led by Autumn.
FULL Sonoma Coast Foraging Campout, July 16-19
This retreat is full. Join the waitlist.
Our Sonoma Coast Foraging Campout includes 3 nights of camping with hot showers, all meals with farm and foraged fresh ingredients, and 4 days of Sonoma Coast ecological and foraging programming, including seaweed, sea urchin, plants & more
FULL July Sunrise Urchin (Uni) Foraging (Sonoma Coast)
This class is FULL. Join the waitlist here, or sign up for our next one Aug 13.
Sunrise urchin foraging! Learn how to forage for sea urchin, or “uni.” Requires a CA fishing license. We ride at dawn!
FULL Mushroom Cultivation - Outdoor Species (Berkeley)
This class is FULL. Join the waitlist here.
Learn outdoor mushroom cultivation techniques that can be applied to species like psilocybe, lion’s mane, turkey tail, blewits, oysters, & more!
June Mushroom Foraging in Mount Shasta - Last Class of the Season
Join us in gorgeous Mount Shasta for a one-of-a-kind mushroom foraging class in the most beautiful environment. Learn about morels, spring porcini, and other montane mushrooms & plants found in the region.
June 6, 7, 20, 21 10am-3pm (4 stand-alone half-day classes, not a series)
Seaweed Foraging (Sonoma Coast)
2 June class dates: mornings at low tide
6/19 with Ricardo
6/20 with Autumn
Learn how to identify and sustainably harvest the bountiful & nutritious seaweeds. Harvest up to 10 lbs to take home and enjoy.
June Sunrise Urchin (Uni) Foraging (Sonoma Coast)
Sunrise urchin foraging! Learn how to forage for sea urchin, or “uni.” Requires a CA fishing license. We ride at dawn!
Class offered: June 14 5:00-8:30am
FULL Wild Feast: A Cooking Class + Dinner with Chef Tim Shaw - Berkeley
This class is FULL. Join the waitlist here. Join us in Berkeley from 3-6:30pm for a fun, delicious, and fully participatory wild food cooking class with entertaining chef, Tim Shaw. If you've never had the chance to experience Tim's food and teaching, you will be SO glad you came to this! And if you have, you already know how much fun - and how incredibly delicious this is going to be.
Sierra Nevada Ecology
In our Sierra Nevada ecology class, we will learn about montane ecology, including fungi and plants, wildflowers, soil, land management, land history, and more!
Sunrise Urchin (Uni) Foraging (Sonoma Coast)
Sunrise urchin foraging! Learn how to forage for sea urchin, or “uni.” Requires a CA fishing license.
Class offered: Sun, May 31st 5am (bring headlamps- pre dawn!)
Seaweed Foraging (Sonoma Coast)
Learn how to identify and sustainably harvest the bountiful & nutritious seaweeds. Harvest up to 10 lbs to take home and enjoy.
May Mushroom Foraging in Mount Shasta
Join us in gorgeous Mount Shasta for a one-of-a-kind mushroom foraging class in the most beautiful environment. Learn about morels, spring porcini, and other montane mushrooms & plants found in the region.
This class is offered May 23 or 24 10am-3pm
FULL Memorial Day Mushroom Foraging Retreat with Thea Chesney & Chad Hyatt near Yosemite
Join expert naturalist Thea Chesney & mycochef Chad Hyatt for an all-inclusive 4-day retreat near Yosemite over Memorial Day Weekend. We will be targeting morel mushrooms while learning about Sierra Nevada ecology along the way. Our retreat center has hot tub, sauna, rivers, silent disco, & more! It’s going to be SO much fun!
FULL Join the waitlist here
Mushroom Hunting with Noodle the Dog - Mount Shasta
Join Noodle, the scent-trained mushroom dog for mushroom hunting in Mount Shasta. In this half-day program, Noodle’s human, Ellen, will share her process for how she trained Noodle, and you will have the opportunity to see Noodle in action as well as learn how to forage your own mushrooms, with or without a canine companion.
FREE Seaweeds of California online
Join us for a free 60-minute online introductory class about California seaweeds led by Autumn Summers and Ricardo Romero Gianoli. We will provide an overview of where seaweeds live and how to identify and sustainably harvest common edible seaweeds growing on the Northern California coast. This is a preview of the ocean field classes we’ll be offering starting in May.
Free webinar: Edible Mushrooms of Mount Shasta
Join us for a free 60-minute online introductory class about Mount Shasta mushrooms led by Mikhael Crystallah-Selk. We will provide an overview of common edible mushrooms and lookalikes of the Mount Shasta region, as well as their symbiotic tree partners.