Mussel Foraging near Bodega Bay
Details
**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.