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Weekend break Mushroom Foraging course and accommodation

Mushroom Foraging Weekend

Friday 26th - Monday 29th September 2008 (3 nights)
And
Monday 29th September - Thursday 2nd October 2008(3 nights)

Friday 25th - Monday 28th September 2009(3 nights)
And
Monday 28th September - Thursday 1st October 2009(3 nights)

Join Patrick Harding, author of 'How to Identify Edible Mushrooms' and the Collins Gem 'Mushrooms and Toadstools', for a long weekend in Crieff and the surrounding Strathearn area, including Comrie and Monzie. During the mushroom forays you will learn the characteristics of the fruitbody, the shape, smell and texture of the mushrooms which help you determine which ones are edible, and which ones are most definitely not!

Patrick is a mine of information relating to plants and their diverse uses. The myths and legends of mycology are also brought into this mushroom hunting holiday. Ever the enthusiast, Patrick is most encouraging to first time collectors and experienced fungi forager.

The course starts over dinner, where you will meet the other 'forayers', and is followed by a talk by Patrick on the key features of a mushroom which help identification. Over the next 2 ½ days, field trips will take you to the local fields and woods to search for mushrooms. The areas around the Hosh area where the Famous Grouse Experience is also located, the Knock of Crieff, and near to Auchingarrich Wildlife Park and Torleum Hill by Comrie are all areas with mixed woodland - with lots of oak, beech and scots pine. Where possible, we will share transport, to minimise our impact on the local environment. During these excursions, and back at Galvelmore House, Patrick will help you learn what details to look for in a mushroom to help identify it - and in what kind of habitat it grows - along with some suggestions for their preservation for future use and culinary uses - with a fry up being one way! The course concludes over lunch on the last day with a summing up of all that we have found and where to go next as a seasoned hunter.

2008 prices

Weekend Course
£240 per person, sharing a twin-bedded or double room *
£295 per person, single occupancy *

Mid Week Course
£225 per person, sharing a twin-bedded or double room *
£280 per person, single occupancy *

2009 prices

Weekend Course
£260 per person, sharing a twin-bedded or double room *
£320 per person, single occupancy *

Mid Week Course
£240 per person, sharing a twin-bedded or double room *
£300 per person, single occupancy *

Prices include 3 nights B&B accommodation with a three course dinner on the arrival night and 2 subsequent evenings, packed lunch each day, and tuition by Patrick Harding.

Breakfast includes cereal or home-made apple muesli, orange juice, a full fry-up (with or without mushrooms), toast, fruit and tea or coffee.

Packed Lunch includes: freshly made filled rolls, fruit and nuts, juice and home-baking.

The location of lunch will be in the open air, picnic style, whilst out on the foray - hopefully within easy access of toilet facilities. Dinner may include the following - depending on what is found to be edible over the weekend: risotto al funghi; mushroom pate; fried beefsteak; mushrooms with stilton cheese and cracked peppercorns; local Drummond Trout stuffed with wild mushrooms and garlic.

Vouchers available should you wish to give this course as a gift

*non-refundable deposit required at the time of booking.

Please E-mail: Katy@Galvelmore.co.uk

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