Fall Harvest: Foraging for Fruits and Mushrooms

sept 29th 11:00am - 6:00pm

Foraging for fruits and mushrooms

sept 29th 11:00am - 6:00pm

Join us on 716 private mountain acres at Just Love Forest as we forage for delicious fruits, nuts, and mushrooms.

The nearly extinct Valley Head Hawthorne will drop its edible and tasty fruit. Persimmons fall from the trees; shagbark hickories drop their calorie-dense nuts. Mountain oaks shower us with large date-like nuts. Hen of the Woods begin to arrive, and many fall mushrooms may grace us with their presence.

Join us on a forage and help us preserve this beautiful and endangered habitat in the North West Georgia mountains.

Your support will allow us to breed and help save the endangered plants that call this land home.

Josh Wayne began his foraging journey 13 years ago, hoping to find edible, medicinal, and sacred mushrooms. Josh learned how to forage for plants and identify birds with the help of many knowledgeable mentors in the Atlanta (Pine Lake Eco Arts) and Athens (Wild Intelligence) area as he worked to deepen his connection with the plants and animals that inhabit the Georgia Piedmont, Ridge and Valley, and Blue ridge mountains. As an Atlanta native, he has foraged, prepared, and consumed over 100 species of mushrooms and an additional 150 species of plants from the Southeast. Josh serves as a World-bridger and Lead Sacrament Forager for Whole Inc. and works to connect both members and nonmembers to our plant, mushroom, and animal ancestors. If you want to learn about the mushrooms and plants here to nourish you, hike with Josh.
Sliding scale payment

We’ll be offering payment for this nature therapy hike and forging experience on a sliding scale basis to help in offering access for everyone. After registering below, you’ll be taken to a payment page where you can choose your amount.
- Forest Day Retreat Standard Rate: $150 This is the recommended rate, allowing us to provide certified guides, while helping us to steward and protect our 716 acre nature preserve.
- Forest Day Retreat Sustainer Rate: $250 This is the recommended rate for those who can help support this work and allow us to pay it forward to others.
- Forest Day Retreat It’s All Good Rate: $100 This is greatly accepted for those who can pay this amount as a show of the value exchanged and your support of the forest.
- Special Member Rate: $75 This is for members of Just Love Forest: www.justloveforest.com/membership
Please plan to bring your own lunch. Dinner will be provided with some foraged herbs from the forest. If you would like to inquire about overnight stays for an additional $100, please email bala@justloveforest.com
Please have each individual RSVP separately. We look forward to seeing you in the forest!
Feel free to email bala@justloveforest.com with questions or for more information.
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