Foraging Forays

Mushroom Foraging Workshop- Put on Your Boots and Grab a Basket!

Where: Park Trail in Olney, Rockville or Potomac, MD- Location TBD

Duration: Approximately 3–4 hours

Cost: $95.00 per person, includes lunch

All Caps, a mycelium project hub that includes a farm located in the DC DMV. The Dames Green Tables Committee is pleased to partner with All Caps for a Mushroom Foraging Workshop on Sunday, May 17, 2026 from 10am-1:30pm. The outing will be led by experienced house foragers and guests will learn how to forage responsibly, identify key species of mushrooms, and what to look for in the Mid-Atlantic region.

After the guided walk and collecting mushrooms, the group will gather at a set-up table for a hands-on identification session. This will include a deeper discussion of specimens collected or pre-foraged, best practices, ecological principles and safety considerations, and culinary applications with some on-site sampling of mushrooms prepare…