Bay Area & Beyond Foragers - Mushrooms, Mussels, Urchin +

Tue, Nov 4 · 3:00 PM PST

Mussel Foraging near Bodega Bay

Location not specified yet

**Register here, NOT on Meetup: https://www.forkinthepath.org/schedule**

Hello Wild Foodies! You're not going to want to miss this delicious mussel foraging and feast with ocean obsessed Ricardo and Ryn!

Two classes (not a series)

• Tuesday, November 4, 2025 3:00-5:45 PM
  Wednesday, December 3, 2025 3:00 -5:45 PM

Sonoma coast Near Bodega Bay, CA
All registrations must be completed on our website here

Join Fork in the Path for a magical mussel foraging adventure on Sonoma Coast. You will learn how to sustainably forage, clean, and prepare our beautiful California coast mussels – as well an overview of the history, ecosystems, and what it means to be a good steward of our land and waters.
If you haven't experienced freshly foraged mussels, you will be in for a treat!
A post-foraging tasting on the bluff provides the perfect gathering spot to learn how to store your mussels, ask questions, and enjoy the sunset. Everyone will have an opportunity to sample the bounty of what we harvested from the sea and share your takeaways from the tide pools.
Each person can take home up to 10lb of fresh foraged mussels, handout with recipes and instructions, and a special gift to round out your experience.
Don't miss this magical experience – this will be the first foray for this mussel season!

Where
A beautiful beach near Bodega Bay, CA. Exact address is provided with registration.

Facilitators
Ricardo Romero Gianoli has been living, foraging, and cooking in Northern California since 2008. One of his passions and career focuses is kelp forest restoration. Ricardo is a certified restoration scuba diver and kelp forest monitor who has surveyed sites from the Salish Sea to Orange County but he focuses his restoration efforts on the Sonoma and Mendocino coasts. It is his greatest joy to connect people with the ocean through adventure, food, and education in the intertidal zone.

Ryn Sullivan has been teaching and connecting folks to nature through food and crafts for over 10 years. They are involved in many sea urchin projects and are excited to teach Fork in the Path's students how to find and eat urchin as part of their holistic restoration efforts. When not foraging, you might find them teaching wilderness first aid classes, free diving for purple urchins, or searching for nudibranchs in the intertidal zone.

Additional support staff includes Carrie Staller.

Ticket Options
A portion of your program fee goes to Native American Rights Fund.

• $125 Pay it Forward/adult
• $100 Standard Ticket/adult
• $75 Community Supported/adult
• $60 per child (12 and up recommended - but you know your child best)

Special Things to Bring

• REQUIRED a $20 fishing license. Get it here: https://wildlife.ca.gov/Licensing/Online-Sales
• non-slip shoes that can get wet: examples: waterproof sandals, running shoes, diving booties
• an ice chest and blocks to keep your mussels cool while you transport them home
• any bags will work, but mesh bags are great for draining water (less heavy for you!)
• a bucket
• heavy duty leather, rubber or gardening gloves
• a scissors or fiskars

More Important Details
These programs are very popular and fill up often very quickly. We encourage you to register right away if you'd like to attend! If you are reading this, the class is not full. Space is updated daily.

Accessibility

• You will need to walk up and down a steep hillside on uneven surfaces including rocky shoreline, up to 3 miles round trip

Park and Fish and Wildlife Rules and Regs
You are required to follow all park and fish and wildlife rules and regulations.
No other plants, mushrooms or other forms of life may be harvested during this program, per park regulations.
You must have your fishing license or risk steep fines.

About Fork In The Path
Fork In The Path offers transformational foraging experiences in California for the adventurous of all ages. You can check us out on Instagram here.

Wed, Nov 5 · 3:00 PM PST

Sea Urchin Uni Foraging

Location not specified yet

Hello Wild Foodies! We're thrilled to bring you to the ocean this summer for sea urchin foraging on the gorgeous Sonoma Coast.

Register here, NOT on Meetup: https://www.forkinthepath.org/schedule
Three classes (not a series)
Nov 5: 3pm - 5:45
Dec 4: 3pm - 5:45
Dec 18: 3:30pm - 5:45

We forage at low tide!

What You'll Learn
Save Kelp, Eat Urchin!
Join us at sunset for a sea urchin foraging class where we will help remove some of the overgrown sea urchin population - so we can eat it! We will teach you how to open and enjoy this incredible delicacy. You may have heard it called “uni” in a sushi restaurant, but it’s SO much tastier when it’s fresh. Take home up to 35 urchin - if you can carry that much! Learn how humans can be a helping hand to restore balance to ecosystems impacted by climate change. Requires a CA fishing license.

Where
A beach in Northern Sonoma. Exact location provided with registration.

Instructors
Ricardo Romero Gianoli has been living, foraging, and cooking in Northern California since 2008. One of his passions and career focuses is kelp forest restoration. Ricardo is a certified restoration scuba diver and kelp forest monitor who has surveyed sites from the Salish Sea to Orange County but he focuses his restoration efforts on the Sonoma and Mendocino coasts. It is his greatest joy to connect people with the ocean through adventure, food, and education in the intertidal zone.

Ryn Sullivan has been teaching and connecting folks to nature through food and crafts for over 10 years. They are involved in many sea urchin projects and are excited to teach Fork in the Path's students how to find and eat urchin as part of their holistic restoration efforts. When not foraging, you might find them teaching wilderness first aid classes, free diving for purple urchins, or crafting cordage from the irises in their backyard.

Additional support staff includes Fork in the Path founder Carrie Staller.

Tue, Nov 11 · 6:30 PM PST

Sea Urchin Uni & Mussels of the Sonoma Coast - FREE online class

Location not specified yet

Register here, NOT on Meetup: www.forkinthepath.org/schedule

Join us for a free 60-minute online introductory class about sea urchins and mussels of the Sonoma Coast of California. We will provide an overview of where they live, their lifecycle, their role within the intertidal ecosystem, how to sustainably forage for them, how to know when it's safe to eat them, what the regulations are, and how to contribute to ocean stewardship.

This will be a fun learning experience for nature lovers, foodies, and anyone curious about the magical creatures that live in our coastal tide pools. All ages welcome.

The class is offered in tandem with our in-person mussel and sea urchin uni foraging classes happening in November and December on the Sonoma Coast. Information, dates, and registration about those classes can be found here.

This is a free talk, but advanced registration is required. You will receive a calendar invite with the Zoom link about a week before the event, and also a follow-up email with a link to the recording if you are unable to attend live within a few days after the event.

This free program is part of our initiative to provide affordable, accessible programming to the entire community. If you would like to join us in our effort, you can make a donation to our scholarship fund here: www.forkinthepath.org/donate

Presenters
Ricardo Romero Gianoli (he/him) has been living, foraging, and cooking in Northern California since 2008. One of his passions and career focuses is kelp forest restoration. Ricardo is a certified restoration scuba diver and kelp forest monitor who has surveyed sites from the Salish Sea to Orange County but he focuses his restoration efforts on the Sonoma and Mendocino coasts. It is his greatest joy to connect people with the ocean through adventure, food, and education in the intertidal zone.

Ryn Sullivan (they/them) brings over 10 years of experience in outdoor education and nature-inspired crafts to our team. As a backpacking guide, naturalist, and lifelong maker, they’re always finding new ways to work with what’s around us while caring for the ecosystem. They’ve been foraging since childhood and diving headfirst into their passion for the intertidal zone and all the creatures that call it home. They are involved in many sea urchin projects and are excited to teach Fork in the Path's students how to find and eat urchin as part of their holistic restoration efforts. When not foraging, you might find them teaching wilderness first aid classes, free diving for purple urchins, or crafting cordage from the irises in their backyard. Ryn is a certified Wilderness First Responder, yoga teacher, and California fishing guide.

About Fork In The Path
Fork In The Path offers transformational foraging experiences in California for the adventurous of all ages, from forest to ocean. You can check out our website here or Instagram here.

Sat, Nov 15 · 1:00 PM PST

Pickling & Fermentation Workshop (Berkeley)

Location not specified yet

**Register here, NOT on Meetup: https://www.forkinthepath.org/schedule**

Got an abundance of veggies or mushrooms and need ideas for what to do with them? Learn the art of fermentation and preservation in our hands-on workshop. You’ll learn to transform foraged and farmed foods into delicious, nutrient-dense pickles, krauts, and ferments. We’ll share the secrets of the science, with approachable recipes that allow you to eat seasonally, year-round. From simple pickles, crunchy lacto-fermented kraut, to tangy sourdough, this class will give you the skills to stock your pantry with probiotic-rich foods, reduce waste, and connect with a culinary lineage. You’ll leave with some treats and the confidence to continue your pickling and fermentation journey on your own.