Full Baskets

10/11/2026

A huge thanks to Kootenay Mushroom Festival for hosting all of us mushroom nerds yesterday! To the lovely ladies in my foray and the group of 20 in the dye workshop you all just made my day! Felt like talking to kindred spirits ♥️🍄🧺 *pic of me considering sitting on the gorgeous brown belted conk..in the end I felt like pulling this giant birch over on myself wasn’t worth the risk 🤣

10/09/2026

Boundary Mushroom Festival Vendor Market — October 18, 2026

Come celebrate the beauty, creativity, and abundance of nature at the Boundary Mushroom Festival Vendor Market on Sunday, October 18th!

Surrounded by the spirit of the forest and the beautiful landscapes of the Boundary, our vendor market brings together a diverse collection of local makers, artisans, creators, growers, nature lovers, and small businesses.

Discover unique handmade goods and nature-inspired creations
Connect with local people who share a love for the outdoors
Find beautiful, curious, and unexpected treasures
Support local artists, makers, and businesses
Enjoy a day celebrating community and our connection to the natural world

If you’re passionate about mushrooms, love exploring the outdoors, appreciate handmade goods, or simply want to spend a fall day surrounded by community and creativity, there’s something waiting for you at the market.

Get your friends and family, come wander, meet the vendors, and celebrate the wonderful natural world we’re so lucky to call home.

Sunday, October 18, 2026
Boundary Mushroom Festival Vendor Market

Come curious. Leave inspired.

10/09/2026

As close to the mushroom version of the yellow brick road as I’m likely to get. Planning a yellow Cortinarius dye test so you bet I followed them…right up to a large pile of fresh bear s**t! He’s been eating mountain ash berries I can’t imagine they taste great(pic in comments).

10/02/2026

Come for a walk, learn too much to contain and smack some scabber stalk Leccinum with me! As a bonus we’ll be playing with some fungal dyeing(spelling is important here lol).

10/02/2026

10/02/2026

Want to know which ones you can eat raw, which ones are delicious, and which ones will give you a tummy ache? Come learn with local experts and enjoy the company of other Myco-curious folks. Our ID tables are staffed by true local experts and we’d love to answer your questions.

https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/kootenay-mushroom-festival--2026

10/01/2026

Picking pine(Matsutake) mushrooms reminds me a lot of removing old fence posts…it’s all about the wobble and check, then wobble some more!

09/30/2026

Come play fungi with me in Christina lake Boundary Mushroom Festival!!

09/27/2026

Pretty in pink Suillus spraguei! No picture filter or editing has been done, it’s just this beautiful! ♥️🍄🧺