The Wild Table: A Forage-to-Feast Celebration of Mushrooms

Enjoy a seasonally inspired feast of wild mushrooms and locally crafted dishes, paired with stories and insights into mycology. Join us for a delicious seasonally-inspired feast, complete with wild mushrooms in several dishes, in our Dining Hall on an unforgettable evening to celebrate autumn, community, and our sense of wonder for the natural world. Dinner will be prepared by Chef Jim White and his team, who are passionate about bringing sustainably sourced foods and thoughtful dining experiences to students and adults alike at our School in the Woods. On this evening, we'll begin with the author talk in our Great Hall. We are awaiting details from our speaker, and will update this page as soon as we have them. The Pacific Northwest is rich with wild mushrooms-some poisonous, some bland, and others among the finest edible fungi in the world. You'll learn how to safely identify, harvest, and enjoy these mushrooms, while avoiding dangerous look-alikes. This 45-minute talk is accompanied by dazzling photographs, recipes, and other visuals as illustrations for identification, mushroom anatomy, and more. YOUR TICKET INCLUDES: Your ticket price includes dinner, dessert, non-alcoholic beverages, and entry to our author talk, Q&A, and a book-signing. We'll have a no-host bar as well, where we'll be selling wine, beer, and specialty sodas and fruit juices. It will be a fun and spirited evening! *Children and youth are welcome to attend with you - we support forest ecologists of all ages at IslandWood, however this event is geared towards older children, youth and adults. Accessibility We work to ensure that all reasonable accommodations are in place so that everyone can fully participate and learn during their time on our campus. All indoor spaces and many of our outdoor spaces and field structures were built and are continually maintained to meet ADA code, adhering to WAC 51-50. Learn more about the physical accessibility of our campus here. Service animals only, please. If you are feeling unwell, please stay home and rest up! We care about you.