Discover the world of wild mushrooms from the comfort of home!

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New Hampshire law requires anyone who wishes to sell wild-foraged mushrooms to obtain a license through the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Food Protection Section.
To apply for this license, individuals must first successfully complete an approved course in safe wild mushroom identification and harvesting practices.

https://shop.mushroommountain.com/products/wild-mushroom-foraging-certification-course-nh-vt-5-year-state-approved-permit-training-july-11-12-2026

This 5-year Wild Mushroom Foraging Permit meets all criteria required by the State of New Hampshire DHHS. Registered participants will receive a study guide and slide deck approximately one month prior to the course to allow ample preparation time.

Class size is limited to 30 participants. Refunds are only available to registrants who have not yet received study materials. In the event of an emergency, we may be able to transfer your registration to a future class.

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Time & Location

Doris L Benz Sandwich Community Center
18 Heard Rd.
Center Sandwich, NH 03227

Dates: July 11–12, 2026
Time: Saturday & Sunday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

For nearby accommodations, click here.

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Instructor

Chris Neefus, PhD

This course is taught by Dr. Chris Neefus, Professor of Biology at the University of New Hampshire, where he teaches multiple courses including a full-semester field and laboratory course on New England mushrooms. His academic focus includes mushroom ecology, taxonomy, identification, cultivation, and culinary uses.

Dr. Neefus is a long-standing member of the Boston Mycological Club, where he has led numerous mushroom forays and has served on both the Identification and Executive Committees. Recently relocated to Sandwich, New Hampshire, he is an avid forager and cultivates a variety of mushrooms, including shiitake, oyster, lion’s mane, and nameko.

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Course Schedule

Day 1 – Classroom & Specimen Study

9:00 AM – Arrival & Registration

9:15 AM –
Permit Overview & Guidelines
Exam Structure & Expectations
Proper Handling, Storage & Packaging
Food Safety Regulations
Ethical Foraging & Forest Stewardship
Harvesting for Resale
New Hampshire Regulations
Deadly & Poisonous Species, Toxins & Treatments

10:30 AM – Break

10:45 AM – Gallery of Tier 1 Species & Lookalikes

12:00 PM – Lunch Break (bring your own) & ID Photography

1:00 PM –
Distinguishing species in:

• Porcini (Boletus edulis) group
• Hedgehog (Hydnum) group
• Golden Milky (Lactifluus) group

2:30–3:30 PM – Dissections & Specimen Discussions (Fresh & Dried)

3:30–5:00 PM – Exam Review Session

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Day 2 – Field Identification & Final Exam

9:00–11:30 AM – Field Trip: Fresh Specimen Identification

11:30 AM–1:00 PM – Lunch Break & Independent Exam Review (looping slides available)

1:00–5:00 PM – Final Exam

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Approved Species List – Tier 1 (New Hampshire)

Per state regulations, all wild-foraged mushrooms offered for sale must be individually inspected and verified as safe by a licensed mushroom identification expert who:

(A) Has met the education requirements and passed the exam, and
(B) Harvests only from the approved Tier 1 species list below:

• Morels (Morchella americana, M. angusticeps, M. puntipes)
• Chanterelles (Cantharellus cinnabarinus, C. cibarius group, C. flavus, C. lateritius, C. minor)
• Black Trumpet (Craterellus fallax)
• Lion’s Mane / Pom Pom / Bear’s Head (Hericium erinaceus, H. americanum, H. coralloides)
• Oyster Mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus, P. populinus, P. pulmonarius)
• King Bolete / Porcini (Boletus edulis, B. atkinsonii, B. chippewaensis, B. nobilis, B. separans, B. subcaerulescens, B. variipes)
• Matsutake (Tricholoma magnivelare)
• Maitake / Hen of the Woods (Grifola frondosa)
• Wine Cap / King Stropharia / Garden Giant (Stropharia rugosoannulata)
• Cauliflower Mushroom (Sparassis americana, S. spathulata)
• Lobster Mushroom (Hypomyces lactifluorum)
• Green Quilted Russula (Russula parvovirescens, R. crustosa)
• Jelly Ear / Wood Ear (Auricularia americana)
• Blewit (Lepista nuda)
• Shaggy Mane (Coprinus comatus)
• Trumpet Chanterelles (Craterellus ignicolor, C. tubaeformis, C. caeruleofuscus, C. faetidus)
• Beefsteak Polypore (Fistulina hepatica)
• Hedgehog Mushrooms (Hydnum subgenera Hydnum, Rufescentia, and Alba)
• Corrugated Milky (Lactifluus corrugis)
• Orange Milky (Lactifluus hygrophoroides)
• Tawny / Voluminous Milky (Lactifluus volemus)

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After Certification

Upon successful completion of this course, permit holders must submit a Wild Harvested Mushroom Application to the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services in order to legally sell mushrooms to consumers or retail food establishments.
Permit holders may sell only species listed in Tier 1.

For the Wild Harvested Mushroom Harvester Application, click here.

New Hampshire law requires anyone who wishes to sell wild-foraged mushrooms to obtain a license through the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Food Protection Section.
To apply for this license, individuals must first successfully complete an approved course in safe wild mushroom identification and harvesting practices.

https://shop.mushroommountain.com/products/wild-mushroom-foraging-certification-course-nh-vt-5-year-state-approved-permit-training-july-11-12-2026

This 5-year Wild Mushroom Foraging Permit meets all criteria required by the State of New Hampshire DHHS. Registered participants will receive a study guide and slide deck approximately one month prior to the course to allow ample preparation time.

Class size is limited to 30 participants. Refunds are only available to registrants who have not yet received study materials. In the event of an emergency, we may be able to transfer your registration to a future class.

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Time & Location

Doris L Benz Sandwich Community Center
18 Heard Rd.
Center Sandwich, NH 03227

Dates: July 11–12, 2026
Time: Saturday & Sunday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

For nearby accommodations, click here.

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Instructor

Chris Neefus, PhD

This course is taught by Dr. Chris Neefus, Professor of Biology at the University of New Hampshire, where he teaches multiple courses including a full-semester field and laboratory course on New England mushrooms. His academic focus includes mushroom ecology, taxonomy, identification, cultivation, and culinary uses.

Dr. Neefus is a long-standing member of the Boston Mycological Club, where he has led numerous mushroom forays and has served on both the Identification and Executive Committees. Recently relocated to Sandwich, New Hampshire, he is an avid forager and cultivates a variety of mushrooms, including shiitake, oyster, lion’s mane, and nameko.

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Course Schedule

Day 1 – Classroom & Specimen Study

9:00 AM – Arrival & Registration

9:15 AM –
Permit Overview & Guidelines
Exam Structure & Expectations
Proper Handling, Storage & Packaging
Food Safety Regulations
Ethical Foraging & Forest Stewardship
Harvesting for Resale
New Hampshire Regulations
Deadly & Poisonous Species, Toxins & Treatments

10:30 AM – Break

10:45 AM – Gallery of Tier 1 Species & Lookalikes

12:00 PM – Lunch Break (bring your own) & ID Photography

1:00 PM –
Distinguishing species in:

• Porcini (Boletus edulis) group
• Hedgehog (Hydnum) group
• Golden Milky (Lactifluus) group

2:30–3:30 PM – Dissections & Specimen Discussions (Fresh & Dried)

3:30–5:00 PM – Exam Review Session

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Day 2 – Field Identification & Final Exam

9:00–11:30 AM – Field Trip: Fresh Specimen Identification

11:30 AM–1:00 PM – Lunch Break & Independent Exam Review (looping slides available)

1:00–5:00 PM – Final Exam

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Approved Species List – Tier 1 (New Hampshire)

Per state regulations, all wild-foraged mushrooms offered for sale must be individually inspected and verified as safe by a licensed mushroom identification expert who:

(A) Has met the education requirements and passed the exam, and
(B) Harvests only from the approved Tier 1 species list below:

• Morels (Morchella americana, M. angusticeps, M. puntipes)
• Chanterelles (Cantharellus cinnabarinus, C. cibarius group, C. flavus, C. lateritius, C. minor)
• Black Trumpet (Craterellus fallax)
• Lion’s Mane / Pom Pom / Bear’s Head (Hericium erinaceus, H. americanum, H. coralloides)
• Oyster Mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus, P. populinus, P. pulmonarius)
• King Bolete / Porcini (Boletus edulis, B. atkinsonii, B. chippewaensis, B. nobilis, B. separans, B. subcaerulescens, B. variipes)
• Matsutake (Tricholoma magnivelare)
• Maitake / Hen of the Woods (Grifola frondosa)
• Wine Cap / King Stropharia / Garden Giant (Stropharia rugosoannulata)
• Cauliflower Mushroom (Sparassis americana, S. spathulata)
• Lobster Mushroom (Hypomyces lactifluorum)
• Green Quilted Russula (Russula parvovirescens, R. crustosa)
• Jelly Ear / Wood Ear (Auricularia americana)
• Blewit (Lepista nuda)
• Shaggy Mane (Coprinus comatus)
• Trumpet Chanterelles (Craterellus ignicolor, C. tubaeformis, C. caeruleofuscus, C. faetidus)
• Beefsteak Polypore (Fistulina hepatica)
• Hedgehog Mushrooms (Hydnum subgenera Hydnum, Rufescentia, and Alba)
• Corrugated Milky (Lactifluus corrugis)
• Orange Milky (Lactifluus hygrophoroides)
• Tawny / Voluminous Milky (Lactifluus volemus)

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After Certification

Upon successful completion of this course, permit holders must submit a Wild Harvested Mushroom Application to the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services in order to legally sell mushrooms to consumers or retail food establishments.
Permit holders may sell only species listed in Tier 1.

For the Wild Harvested Mushroom Harvester Application, click here.

Cook, Learn, and Feast with Fungi!

Join Mushroom Mountain’s own Olga Katic for a delicious and educational hands-on mushroom cooking experience.

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Earn your 5-year Wild Mushroom Foraging Permit, formally approved by state health departments for the legal harvesting and sale of wild mushrooms in the following states: South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Alabama, Pennsylvania, New York, and Rhode Island.
Registered participants will receive a study guide and slide deck approximately one month prior to the course to support exam preparation.

https://shop.mushroommountain.com/products/wild-mushroom-foraging-certification-course-sc-nc-ga-va-al-pa-ny-ri-5-year-state-approved-permit-training-july-18-19-2026

Class size is limited to 30 participants. Due to the nature of this certification, no refunds are available. In the case of an emergency, we may be able to transfer your registration to a future class.

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Location

Mushroom Mountain
200 Finley Rd.
Easley, SC 29642

Accommodations: Click Here

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Dates & Hours

July 18–19, 2026
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM both days

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Instructor: Kenny Rupert

This course is taught personally by Kenny Rupert, a respected mycologist and educator with over 23 years of experience in mushroom identification and taxonomy. Kenny is known for his deep understanding of fungal diversity and his commitment to staying current with the rapidly evolving world of mycological classification.

His professional background includes serving as Business Manager and Wild Edibles Instructor for No Taste Like Home, instructor for Mushroom Mountain’s Wild Mushroom Certification Course, and local mushroom expert and manager for Wild Purveyors. Kenny also administers several mushroom identification groups across the United States and internationally.

Today, he leads educational mushroom tours throughout North Carolina and the greater Southeast, helping foragers develop strong identification skills grounded in science, safety, and ethics.

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Certification Requirements

State regulations require that all wild-foraged mushrooms intended for sale be individually inspected and verified as safe by an approved mushroom identification expert who:

(A) Has met the required knowledge standards and passed the appropriate exams, and
(B) Harvests only species approved by the state:
https://mushroommountain.com/approved-mushrooms-by-state/

This course provides the training and examinations required to meet those legal standards.

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General Schedule

(Subject to change)

Day 1

9:00 AM – Arrival & Registration
9:15 AM – Permit Overview, Exam Guidelines, Proper Handling & Storage, Packaging, Safety Regulations, Ethical Foraging & Forest Stewardship, Harvesting for Resale, State-by-State Rules, Toxic Species & Medical Considerations
10:30 AM – Guided Mushroom Hunt & Collections
12:00 PM – Lunch Break (bring your own) & ID Photos
1:00 PM – Gallery of Tested Species & Lookalikes; Fresh & Dried Specimen Dissections
3:00–4:00 PM – Continued Dissections & Identification Practice
4:00–5:00 PM – Review Session for Exam 1

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Day 2

9:00 AM – Exam 1
10:00 AM – Gallery of Permitted Species & Key Identification Features
11:00 AM–1:00 PM – Lunch Break & Independent Study (looping slides available)
1:00–5:00 PM – Final Exam

📍 Where: Online Live Zoom Class
🌿 When: July 18, 10am
💵 Cost: $40 per person
🎁 Bonus: 20% OFF MycoMatrix Mushroom Extracts for all attendees

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Harness the Power of Medicinal Mushrooms!

Are you interested in learning how to incorporate mushrooms into your daily life to support overall wellness, resilience, and balance?

Join Mushroom Mountain for an inspiring and informative workshop covering some of the most powerful medicinal mushrooms known today — including Reishi, Lion’s Mane, Turkey Tail, Chaga, and Cordyceps.

You’ll discover how these natural adaptogens help your body manage stress, support immunity, and promote overall well-being. This class includes live demonstrations of two extraction methods (hot-water and alcohol), so you can confidently make your own mushroom tinctures and teas at home.

Perfect for beginners and mushroom enthusiasts alike! You’ll leave empowered with new knowledge, hands-on experience, and a deeper appreciation for the healing potential of fungi.

✨ What You’ll Learn:

• The key medicinal mushrooms and their health benefits
• What “adaptogenic” really means
• How to safely make your own mushroom extracts at home
• Best practices for dosing and daily use

🍄 Exclusive Offer: Attendees receive 20% off MycoMatrix Mushroom Extracts during the event.

Earn your 5-year Wild Mushroom Foraging Permit, formally approved by state health departments for the legal harvesting and sale of wild mushrooms in the following states: South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Alabama, Pennsylvania, New York, and Rhode Island.
Registered participants will receive a study guide and slide deck approximately one month prior to the course to support exam preparation.

https://shop.mushroommountain.com/products/wild-mushroom-foraging-certification-course-sc-nc-ga-va-al-pa-ny-ri-5-year-state-approved-permit-training-july-18-19-2026

Class size is limited to 30 participants. Due to the nature of this certification, no refunds are available. In the case of an emergency, we may be able to transfer your registration to a future class.

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Location

Mushroom Mountain
200 Finley Rd.
Easley, SC 29642

Accommodations: Click Here

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Dates & Hours

July 18–19, 2026
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM both days

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Instructor: Kenny Rupert

This course is taught personally by Kenny Rupert, a respected mycologist and educator with over 23 years of experience in mushroom identification and taxonomy. Kenny is known for his deep understanding of fungal diversity and his commitment to staying current with the rapidly evolving world of mycological classification.

His professional background includes serving as Business Manager and Wild Edibles Instructor for No Taste Like Home, instructor for Mushroom Mountain’s Wild Mushroom Certification Course, and local mushroom expert and manager for Wild Purveyors. Kenny also administers several mushroom identification groups across the United States and internationally.

Today, he leads educational mushroom tours throughout North Carolina and the greater Southeast, helping foragers develop strong identification skills grounded in science, safety, and ethics.

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Certification Requirements

State regulations require that all wild-foraged mushrooms intended for sale be individually inspected and verified as safe by an approved mushroom identification expert who:

(A) Has met the required knowledge standards and passed the appropriate exams, and
(B) Harvests only species approved by the state:
https://mushroommountain.com/approved-mushrooms-by-state/

This course provides the training and examinations required to meet those legal standards.

---

General Schedule

(Subject to change)

Day 1

9:00 AM – Arrival & Registration
9:15 AM – Permit Overview, Exam Guidelines, Proper Handling & Storage, Packaging, Safety Regulations, Ethical Foraging & Forest Stewardship, Harvesting for Resale, State-by-State Rules, Toxic Species & Medical Considerations
10:30 AM – Guided Mushroom Hunt & Collections
12:00 PM – Lunch Break (bring your own) & ID Photos
1:00 PM – Gallery of Tested Species & Lookalikes; Fresh & Dried Specimen Dissections
3:00–4:00 PM – Continued Dissections & Identification Practice
4:00–5:00 PM – Review Session for Exam 1

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Day 2

9:00 AM – Exam 1
10:00 AM – Gallery of Permitted Species & Key Identification Features
11:00 AM–1:00 PM – Lunch Break & Independent Study (looping slides available)
1:00–5:00 PM – Final Exam