Cook on the Wild Side
Marlow Renton demonstrates some amazing mushroom recipes from the new Wild Food UK Forager’s Cookbook.
Can I Eat It?
Hear Marlow Renton of Wild Food UK describe and introduce wild edible fungi and answer your questions.
Fermentation - Kombucha Workshop
Join local writer and yeast expert Simon Poffley from The Fermentarium for a deep dive into the fizzy, flavoursome world of yeast-based drinks. Learn about the cultural journey of kombucha from Tibet to California, wrap your taste-buds around different yeast-derived items, and create your own kombucha.
Tickets £25 from Hay Castle website
Pickling and Preserving Workshop
Join local author and forager Liz Knight from Forage Fine Foods on a masterclass to help you preserve and pickle seasonal food - including mushrooms!
Booking: Email tim@clan-cic.org
Operatic Garlic Mushroom at Leaf Kitchen
Opera singer and chef Haydn serves up home made garlic mushroom soup from Leaf Kitchen on Lion Street.
Baka Bakery
Baka Bakery will be featuring special mushroom fayre over the weekend of Fungi Town. You can find them on Facebook
Saturday Market
Hay’s popular Saturday market will have plenty of treats in store for fungi lovers, from handmade foraging baskets by Sarah Adby, to specialty fungi from Marches Mushrooms, and don’t forget all the delicious yeast products, such as cheeses from Monkland Cheesmakers and 100% Hay, organic wine from Blackmountain Vineyard, and award-winning cider from Artistraw Cider.
