This class will feature easy-to-understand information on finding, collecting, identifying, and preparing safe, most common edible and medicinal mushroom species of New England and Eastern Canada. Whether you are a cook, forager, herbalist, or restauranteur, you will enjoy this class. The book Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms of New England and Eastern Canada will be available for purchase in class for $21. Instructor David Spahr is a naturalist, photographer, and forest farmer who has collected, photographed, and eaten wild mushrooms for thirty-five years. He is a member of the Maine Mycological Association and maintains a website devoted to the subject, mushroom-collecting.com. He is currently writing a book on foraging.