Nature’s Chef
Private plant walks with Tom Kral covering local wild plants, seasonal foods and handling. Ask about the focus and setting of your walk.
Visit Nature’s Chef ↗ (opens a new tab)A good book belongs in your pack. Learning in person with an experienced local guide is an even better place to begin.
Forageberry does not offer guided trips. We want to help independent guides and educators around British Columbia by sending you directly to their websites.
Choose an area below, explore the providers and contact them directly about the right experience for you. Bookings, payments, cancellations and guiding are handled by the provider.
Selected providers, grouped by advertised service area. Website information checked October 9, 2026. Listings are not a certification or safety endorsement; confirm experience, insurance, permissions, suitability and current availability directly with the provider.
Private plant walks with Tom Kral covering local wild plants, seasonal foods and handling. Ask about the focus and setting of your walk.
Visit Nature’s Chef ↗ (opens a new tab)Seasonal wild-food workshops with Bill Jones, combining guided observation, identification education and food experiences.
Visit Deerholme Farm ↗ (opens a new tab)Seasonal and private foraging tours. The advertised group-tour location is approximately 20 minutes north of Qualicum Beach.
Visit Forest for Dinner ↗ (opens a new tab)Mushroom identification field trips and other wild-food experiences. Meeting locations change with the season.
Visit Swallow Tail Culinary Adventures ↗ (opens a new tab)Seasonal foraging tours and forage-and-feast experiences. Based in Chilliwack; enquire directly about travel to other BC locations.
Visit Foraging With You ↗ (opens a new tab)Dedicated mushroom field trips advertised for Squamish and Whistler. Check the provider’s current calendar for dates and meeting points.
Visit Swallow Tail Culinary Adventures ↗ (opens a new tab)Beginner mushroom classes and forest walks, foraging excursions and forest-to-table experiences.
Visit Shaggy Jack’s ↗ (opens a new tab)Private Forage & Feast experiences combining guided foraging, processing and a shared meal. Enquire about season and group location.
Visit EatWild ↗ (opens a new tab)Local wildcrafting educators whose website describes introductory foraging workshops and trail tours. Contact them to confirm current offerings.
Visit Ashtree Wildcrafting ↗ (opens a new tab)Group workshops with wild-plant walks, ethical harvesting and food-preservation education. Enquire about a workshop in your community.
Visit Kootenay Wildcrafting / Kootenay Woman ↗ (opens a new tab)Ask who will lead the outing, what identification experience they have, whether it is an observation class or a permitted harvesting trip, and what terrain and equipment to expect. A class does not remove the need to confirm each specimen before eating it.
Use a current, reputable field guide specific to B.C. or the Pacific Northwest. Never decide that something is edible from a photograph, an app, a recipe or a web page alone.
This is a growing directory, not a complete list of every guide in B.C. Providers may change their services or areas. Read Our Foraging Safety Disclaimer →