{"product_id":"offsite-august-civic-holiday-2026-mushroom-hunting-expedition-with-pucks-plenty","title":"OFFSITE: August Civic Holiday 2026 Mushroom Hunting Expedition with Puck's Plenty","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWhat better way to celebrate Canada Day and the country we call home?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJoin us for The Depanneur’s second annual Canada Day foraging excursion!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpend a beautiful summer day in the woods with an expert guide to educate you on the seasonal species of fungi available in our own backyard. \u003cstrong\u003eDanijela Pulcini\u003c\/strong\u003e from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pucksplenty.com\"\u003ePuck’s Plenty\u003c\/a\u003e, has been foraging wild mushrooms and plants her whole life, first in her native Serbia and for many years right here in Ontario. She will show us how to safely identify wild species and will discuss medicinal and culinary uses of what we find.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe will be searching for the \u003cstrong\u003eBolete\u003c\/strong\u003e family of mushrooms, \u003cstrong\u003eBlack Trumpets\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eTurkey Tails\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eCrown Tip Coral\u003c\/strong\u003e, and possibly \u003cstrong\u003eSummer Oyster\u003c\/strong\u003e mushrooms (depending on rain a few days beforehand). It's always an adventure — you never know what we'll find, but as an added bonus all participants will get to take home a sample of assorted cultivated mushrooms from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.freshandtastymushrooms.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFresh and Tasty Mushrooms\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shogunmaitake.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eShogun Maitake\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca data-encoded-attr-charset=\"dXRmLTg=\" data-encoded-tag-value=\"\" data-encoded-tag-name=\"meta\"\u003e for their cooking pleasure. \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe will meet at 10am at a location within 90 minutes of Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e For this seasonal excursion we will be exploring a new bioregion in the Cambridge\/Kitchener area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eN.B. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Dep will \u003cstrong\u003eNOT \u003c\/strong\u003ebe able to offer lifts on this occasion, but we will do our best to try and help coordinate ride sharing among the participants if possible. (No guarantees).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDogs are welcome to join!\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e-----\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePuck’s Plenty\u003c\/strong\u003e was established in 2010 by \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Blush\u003c\/strong\u003e, who has become a renowned wild mushroom expert here in Ontario after years as a military news correspondent and novelist. Featured for his mushroom expertise on The Oprah Network’s \u003cem\u003e‘Fearless In the Kitchen’\u003c\/em\u003e, The Global Network’s Morning News and many others, he now delights in taking groups of intrepid foragers into our wooded spaces to enjoy the natural spoils of the land we all share. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pucksplenty.com\"\u003epucksplenty.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tribe-events-single-event-description tribe-events-content entry-content description\"\u003e-----\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Depanneur\u003c\/strong\u003e is where \u003cem\u003eInteresting Food Things\u003c\/em\u003e happen. For more than a decade The Dep has been showcasing Toronto’s remarkable culinary diversity by hosting unique food events. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thedepanneur\"\u003e@thedepanneur\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Depanneur","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49862670614776,"sku":null,"price":89.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0732\/8101\/1960\/files\/black_trumpets_img_1797.webp?v=1783364013","url":"https:\/\/thedepanneur.ca\/products\/offsite-august-civic-holiday-2026-mushroom-hunting-expedition-with-pucks-plenty","provider":"The Depanneur","version":"1.0","type":"link"}