Enchanted Mushroom Forest

Have you ever asked yourself... "What if flowers and bacon had a baby?"

No?

Just me?

That's the best way I can describe the smell of this mushroom.

I have about 30 "top 5" mushrooms, most of them are tied for second and third place. Don't ask me to choose. They are all so incredible and amazing.

But these guys, are by far my favorites. By a huge margin.

The Black Trumpet.

I used to think I was being silly comparing their scent to bacon and flowers, but it turns out the exact molecules responsible for some of the scents in flowers and in cured meats are actually present in this mushroom! 🤯

It's smoky, meaty, sweet and floral all at the same time. An amazing aromatic experience.

Any time I find these on group walks, at least one person (two if you count me) will hold them and smell them the entire walk. Seriously. They're that good.

The flavor is similarly incredible.

They can be used in both sweet and savory applications. Think candied bacon-esque flavors in desserts, but rich smoky umami flavor with a hint of sweetness when prepared savory.

My favorite way to use them is to infuse them in coarse salt, that way I can use it to hit all of my food with a crazy burst of umami flavor!

Four Season Foraging 🍄

A 6-week, all-season foraging program focused on mushroom identification, safety, and true confidence in the woods.

Starting March | Sundays at 6pm on Zoom

This course is for folks who want to stop second-guessing themselves and start foraging with clarity, calm, and skill, not just in spring, but all year long. We’ll prep now so you’re ready when the forest wakes up.

✨ Learn to identify mushrooms safely
✨ Build real, repeatable confidence
✨ Understand seasons, habitats, and patterns
✨ Become more self-sufficient and connected to the land

No gatekeeping. Just practical knowledge, lived experience, and a lot of “ohhh, THAT makes sense.”

Early bird registration is open now
Join us and head into this foraging season feeling prepared, grounded, and excited instead of unsure.

👉 Save your spot and forage with confidence this year

When I was in my twenties, I didn't even know it but I was living my life in a constant state of complete nervous system disregulation.

My adrenals were fried, my cortisol was through the roof and my mind raced constantly looking for solutions to problems that hadn't even happened yet.

I didn't know what it felt like to not be in a state of fight/flight.

Actually, this is the entire reason Enchanted Mushroom Forest exists. I found my relief in the forest; using plants, mushrooms, and deep herbal nutrition to nourish and strengthen my system.

December 6th at 7pm, I'm leading a class on zoom to show you how to breathe deeper, feel safer in your body, and live your life from a calm and regulated brain.

I'm calling it Burnout Academy.

Do you hear the call?

Comment or message for sign up 💪

🌱 Most people walk past this “weed” every day… but did you know she’s powerful medicine?

You probably have her growing right in your yard!

Matricaria discoidea
🌼 Pineapple W**d 🌼

This was one of the very first plants I learned as a child.
She may be gentle, but she’s powerful.

🍍 A cousin of chamomile
🍍 Soothes skin + supports wound healing
🍍 Calms that “nervous tummy” anxiety we all feel sometimes
🍍 Relaxes the nervous system → stress, anxiety, sleep
🍍 Amazing in a steam for congestion & sinus inflammation
🍍 And she smells absolutely divine

➡️ Have you spotted her in your yard?
➡️ Have you ever used her?

💚 Drop your story below—I’d love to hear it!

✨ And if you’d like to dive deeper: Starting November 1st, I’m teaching how to work with wild plant medicines to support your wellness.

Comment your favorite emoji 🌟 and I’ll send you the details.

🌿 Roots & Remedies
Herbalism has been part of our experience as human beings for thousands of years.
It’s not complicated.
You don't have to be perfect.

In this course, you’ll:
✨ Build a solid foundation for lifelong herbal practice
✨ Get to know the herbs at a deep level and learn how they support each body system and the body as a whole
✨ Create your own herbal remedies and know how and when to use them with confidence
✨ Bring herbs into your daily life in simple ways to bring about body balance

What You’ll Learn:
🌱 The language of herbal tastes and how to use them
➡️ Plant mechanisms of action, how and why they do what they do
💪 How to support the major systems of your body with plants
🧴 Step-by-step preparation methods you can trust
🍄 My favorite recipes and how and when I use them, including an activated functional mushroom powder
🍵 Seasonal herbs for Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall

You'll also leave the program with 6 months of virtual herbalism support so that you aren't alone on your journey.

Because an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and knowing how to care for yourself is a skill you’ll keep for life.

Herbalism is for everyone. You have everything you need to learn.
Let’s begin.

Every other Saturday at 7pm starting November 1st
On Zoom
Early Bird Pricing til Sept 15th

🌿 Food Foraging Walk with Jessika Gauvin 🍄
Join us on June 22nd at 1PM for a guided Food Foraging Walk led by local expert Jessika Gauvin of Enchanted Mushroom Forests! Discover edible and medicinal plants growing right in our backyard!

We’ll meet at Station8 and head to the trail together.
$25 to attend — preregistration required!
📧 [email protected]
📞 506-334-8746

Spots are limited, so don’t wait to claim your

Welcome to the Forest.

The season is ramping up, and with so many new faces joining us lately, I thought it was the perfect time to introduce myself.

I’m Jessika, the owner of Enchanted Mushroom Forest Foraging Company, and this work is rooted in something much deeper than just mushrooms.

One of my very first memories is of foraging mushrooms with my mom under the hot summer sun. She would lead me through the fields and forests surrounding our home, showing me which berries, plants, and mushrooms were safe to eat. She taught me early on: the land provides, if we know how to look.

Back then, I imagined I had a lens into a secret wild kingdom. Gathering herbs and making wild tea felt like returning to the forgotten roots of ancient ways.

But like many of us, I drifted from those roots. As a teenager, I was more interested in hanging out with friends and rolling my eyes at my mom picking food off the ground (teenagers, right?).

It wasn’t until I was a young adult, grappling with the effects of a difficult childhood and living with complex PTSD, that I realized something vital was missing. I had spent years in a near-constant state of fight-or-flight, reaching for all kinds of unhealthy coping mechanisms just to get by. Eventually, my body and brain couldn’t keep up.

But something inside me was being called back.

I began working with herbs again, starting with store-bought teas and tinctures to help regulate my stress. That’s when I learned about a mushroom known as the queen of stress regulation, and discovered that it grew right here in our New Brunswick forests.

So, I returned.

I went back into the woods, this time with a new hunger to reconnect not just with the plants, but with myself. What started with one mushroom quickly grew into an obsession. I immersed myself in wild foods, herbs, and culinary mushrooms, remembering what I had always known deep down: food is everywhere. Healing is everywhere. And we are part of nature, not separate from it.

Through that journey, I found clarity, presence, and a deep sense of peace I’d never felt before. And from that peace came a desire to share what I’d learned.

That’s how Enchanted Mushroom Forest was born.

For nearly six years, I’ve been teaching others how to reconnect to the land, and to themselves. The forest holds a healing quality just by being. Add to that the abundance of wild nutrients, and you have a recipe for deep nourishment, of the body, the spirit, and the soul.

Classes are launching soon, and I’d love to welcome you into this wild kingdom.

Come walk with me.
Connect to your roots.
Feed yourself.
Breathe deeply.
Eat. Heal.
This is what we’re made for.

🌱🌸 Spring Into Foraging! A 3-Day Wild Edibles Adventure 🌸🌱

Spring is calling, and the wild foods are popping! Join me for a 3-day immersive Spring Foraging Program where we’ll dig into mushroom foraging techniques, best spring habitats, and every delicious wild plant and mushroom the season has to offer.

🌿 What You’ll Get:
✅ Every edible spring mushroom & how to find them
✅ The best spring wild plants (hello, free salad!)
✅ My top wild food recipes – because finding food is fun, but eating it is better
✅ Mushroom foraging techniques to level up your skills
✅ 3 live Zoom sessions (May 3, May 10, May 24 @ 7 PM)
✅ 3 spots on my public foraging tours (come anytime in the year!)

🌎 Online via Zoom – Join from anywhere!

🍄 Price: 150

Spots are limited – sign up now and let’s get wild this spring! 🌱✨

Tis the season for sniffles and coughs!

Winter Wellness Mini

Did you know you don't have to wait until you're feeling icky to support your body this winter?

Come learn my favorite winter tonics with me, support your body and your immune system and get ready for cold and flu season.

We will learn how to make my three favorite herbal immune supporting preparations.

I will share how I keep my family strong and how I handle any bugs that come our way, including when to seek outside help.

When: November 9th at 7pm
Where: Zoom
How much: 20

Message me or comment for info or to be included