Positioned between May’s spring delights and July’s summer abundance, June can feel like a lull in the foraging season. Look more closely, and June offers a diverse array of wild mushrooms, as chunky chicken of the woods and oyster mushrooms fruit prolifically on the heels of rainstorms. Hemlock varnish shelf, popular with tea and tincture makers, brings color to the coniferous forest. Wild strawberries fruit at trailside clearings and brook trout dart playfully across streams. By mid-June, early Boletes (pored, mycorrhizal fungi) enter the picture, and the mindful mushroom hunter can even spot the season’s first chanterelles, golden specks slowly ripening in time for a July harvest. 

In this June online class, we will prepare you for an abundant summer season as we learn how to anticipate and recognize June’s top edibles. How early will you find your first chanterelle of 2024?

This live online class is part of the 2024 Mycophile Membership program and the May through October members-only online class series. Live online classes will take place on the 2nd Thursday of each month (May through October) starting at 7PM EST. Attendees should expect that each class will last 60-75 minutes. Learn more and sign up here to participate in our 2024 Mycophile Membership program.