Wild Mushroom Food Safety Certification - SOUTH CAROLINA

Name: Wild Mushroom Food Safety Certification - SOUTH CAROLINA
Start: 2025-09-13T09:00:00-04:00
Location: 200 Finley Rd, Easley, SC, United States, South Carolina 29642

Schedule

Sat, 13 Sep, 2025 at 09:00 am

UTC-04:00

Location

200 Finley Rd, Easley, SC, United States, South Carolina 29642 | Easley, SC

This 5 year mushroom foraging permit meets the criteria required by the state health departments and formally approved for the foraging and selling of wild mushrooms in the following states: South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Alabama, Pennsylvania, New York, Rhode Island. Signups will receive a study guide and slides 1 month ahead of the class.
Limited to 30 people, and no refunds will be available for this event. We might be able to move you to another class in case of emergency.
Where: Mushroom Mountain, 200 Finley Rd. Easley, SC 29642
Accommodations: Click Here
When: SEPT 13-14, 2025, 9am-5pm

Taught personally by Kenny Rupert.
Kenny Rupert has been building his mycological expertise for over 23 years, studying the nuances of fungi identification while keeping up with the ever-changing taxonomy. He has held positions as the business manager and wild edibles teacher for No Taste Like Home, teacher for Mushroom Mountain's Wild Mushroom Certification class, and local mushroom expert and manager for Wild Purveyors. He is the administrator of several identification groups throughout the United States and a few internationally. Today he leads mushroom tours all over North Carolina and across the southeast.
According to state law, wild foraged mushrooms species must be individually inspected and found to be safe by an approved mushroom identification expert that:
(A) Has met the requirements of knowledge and passed an exam and
(B) Will harvest only those mushrooms species listed here: https://mushroommountain.com/approved-mushrooms-by-state/