Wildcraft Kitchen

Oh Fall…🍂

Beautiful take-your-breath-away native Gentian spotted on the trail at the Georgia ForestWatch annual retreat this weekend.

This was our last community event of the autumn season. Contact us about last minute private Fall Foliage Foraging Tours with Shady Creek Expeditions, Winter Wildcrafting Experiences, or to book a Botanical Property Survey for 2025. Learn the plants and fungi on the land that you steward that can be used for food or medicine! Link in bio.

Our hearts are heavy for our friends and neighbors in the Southeast who have been impacted by the devastation of Hurricane Helene.

In the wake of this terrible natural disaster, it lifts our spirits to see humans coming together to overcome great adversity.

There are many ways to help. We are still without internet at our main office but we’ll be sharing resources whenever we can.

Fall bookings are still on track and we’ll be donating a portion of the proceeds from this foraging tour season to aid with direct action efforts in WNC.

Sending love to all💚

CALLING ALL LOCAL FARMERS, GARDENERS, AND ANYONE WHO EATS FOOD EVERY DAY!

It all starts with a seed!🌱🌱🌱

Join us this Friday for the Rabun County Seed Library Fall Gathering. This project is near and dear to us. The Rabun County Seed Library is a FREE resource for folks living in our hometown.

We believe that seed and food sovereignty are essential for building healthy, resilient communities.

Let’s build a healthy community together!

Contact 706-782-3113 to pre-register for Friday’s Gathering

Fall Foraging Walk this Saturday, September 14th @terraincognitavineyard You might get to p**f a puffball, too!🍄‍🟫💨 This foraging tour includes a two-hour plant & fungi identification walk with an expert guide followed by a local wine tasting or zero-alcohol refreshment. Bring a picnic and stay for the panoramic views. It’s perfect fall weather, y’all!🍃🍂 Sign up at the link in bio. to get your tickets now.

🍁 Fall Foraging Walk SEPT 14th 10am-12:30pm at Terra Incognita Vineyard🍁

Our next community foraging walk takes place at this gorgeous family-owned and operated outdoor recreation vineyard during peak harvest season🍇

We’ll be hunting for oyster, black trumpet, hen of the woods, and hedgehog mushrooms to name a few. We’ll also get up close and personal with edible and medicinal plants and trees like rabbit to***co, goldenrod, hickory, sourwood, and persimmon.

At the end of the walk, participants can enjoy local wine or non-alcoholic refreshments and panoramic views from the tasting room. All included in your ticket price. Join us!

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW ➡️ https://checkout.square.site/buy/RIQLI7UYMQUXGEXSRBCPQ2FS

Exciting News!🍃🍂

NOW BOOKING! Fall Foliage Foraging Tours in the National Forest with WK Founder Cara-Lee Langston

This is an exclusive offer by Shady Creek Expeditions

See details below!👇

Explore the wild edible landscape of the Southern Appalachian Mountains during peak leaf season. Our Fall Foliage Foraging Tour includes a 3-hour plant & fungi identification walk with an expert foraging guide, and a seasonal wildcrafted beverage.

Autumn brings a bounty of medicinal herbs, mushrooms, fruits, nuts, and more. Join us for this fun and educational tour!

Fall 2024 tour season runs Sept-Nov. All Hikes are private. We suggest booking at least 3 weeks in advance to reserve your desired date.

We will be offering a 10% discount on Fall Hikes booked by Sept 30th‼️SO BOOK NOW BY CALLING US: (678) 986-5167

www.shadycreekexpeditions.com

** This trip is designed to teach you the basics of botanical identification and sustainable foraging with a strong emphasis on stewardship and conservation. No plant gathering will take place during the hike**

Permitted by the USFS in the Sumter and Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest.

Holy Jack O’Lanterns!🍄‍🟫🎃☠️

Found these beautiful but toxic Jack O’Lantern mushrooms during a botanical property survey for a private client near Blue Ridge. They are often mistaken for edible chanterelles.

We might get lucky and see some of these at our next Wildcraft & Wine Wild Mushroom Foray at Terra Incognita Vineyard Saturday 8/17. We’ve found a huge patch there before as well as many other wonderful species. Come join us for a wild mushroom walk in the woods with local wine and a light wild bite included!

Get your tickets here:
https://www.wildcraftkitchenga.com/event-details/wildcraft-wine-wild-mushroom-foray-at-terra-incognita-2

A magical Fairy Ring🍄✨ Moving outward from the center, mycelium sometimes create rings of fruiting bodies - the fungi themselves. Isn’t is a beautiful sight to behold? Have you ever found a fairy ring? Note: not all fairy rings are comprised of edible species - many are toxic. Please do your own research before consuming any wild plant or mushroom.

Our next foraging walk is coming up on August 10th at The Foxfire Museum

Don’t miss the elderberries! Get your tickets now at https://www.foxfire.org/event/summer-foraging-walk/

Highlights from one of our busiest weeks of the season ☀️ ☀️☀️ Wildcraft Camp @foxfireorg Mushroom Walk with @mainspringconserves Wildcraft & Wine with @terraincognitavineyard Private Birthday Foraging Tour💫 What an amazing week! Thanks to everyone who joined us on the trails!

FINALLY! IT’S MUSHROOM MANIA!!🍄

We have TWO perfect opportunities for you to join us THIS WEEKEND for a mushroom identification excursion in the Southern Appalachian Mountains!

FRIDAY 7/26 5:30pm
Wild Mushroom Walk (2 hours)
Location: Tessentee Bottomland Preserve in Otto, NC with Mainspring Conservation Trust

SATURDAY 7/27 10am
Wildcraft & Wine (2 hour walk + wine tasting with a wild mushroom-inspired chef demo and light bite)
Location: Terra Incognita Vineyard near Lake Rabun

Tickets are still available for both events! Visit www.wildcraftkitchenga.com/events to learn more.

IMPORTANT: The mushrooms pictured here are NOT EDIBLE. They are poisonous. Please do your research before consuming any wild plants or fungi.

🌈 RAINBOW ROLLS🌈 Hands-down one of our favorite summer snacks and ways to incorporate fun, wild ingredients into your diet! Rice wrappers are filled with thinly sliced, locally grown veggies; wild greens and edible flowers; rice noodles and avocado (optional); served with a yummy sunbutter-tamari-local honey dipping sauce. We can’t stop making these! From Wildcraft Camp @foxfireorg to Art & Nature Camp @hatchcampandartfarm to Summer Camp @campmerriewoode - we’ve had so much fun making rainbow roll creations with y’all! For more summer roll inspiration ➡️ check out one of our favorite hometown foragers @veldandsea