🍄❤️ Valentine’s Day Mushroom Foray: Love at First Find! 

Join us on February 14th for a unique and exciting adventure with IGAS Tours! Whether you’re a couple or flying solo, this Valentine’s Day, we invite you to explore the enchanting world of fungi in a delightful mushroom scavenger hunt.

**What to Expect:**

- **Team Up for Fun:** Pair up with your partner, a friend, or join forces with fellow foragers! Compete in teams to find and identify a variety of mushrooms on our scavenger hunt list. 

- **Win Prizes:** The first team to find and identify all the fungi on the list will take home a special prize! 

**Educational Highlights:**

- **Mushroom Identification:** Learn how to distinguish between edible and poisonous mushrooms, ensuring you can forage safely!

- **Identifying Features:** Discover the key characteristics to look for when identifying different species.

- **Hands-On Learning:** Engage in practical education about mycorrhizal relationships and the fascinating roles mushrooms play in our ecosystem.

- **Nature Inspiration:** Immerse yourself in the beauty of nature and get inspired by the wonders of the wild.

Bring your sense of adventure and a love for nature! This event promises not only to educate but also to create lasting memories—perfect for couples and single adventurers alike. 

**Join us for a day of fun, learning, and love for the great outdoors!** 

Embrace the invigorating chill of winter and get ready for an exhilarating outdoor escape! Join Steven Landseadel on an epic mycological adventure as we dive into the captivating world of winter mushrooms. From the bold and colorful Chicken of the Woods and Web caps to the elegant Pluteus, exotic Hygrophorus wax caps, enigmatic Lion's-Mane, quirky Stinkhorns, playful Jelly fungus, marvelous Trametes, and so much more—each step reveals nature’s hidden wonders!

Gear up for a thrilling journey where you'll master safe and ethical harvesting and storage practices while being mesmerized by the stunning Florida natural landscapes. Uncover the secrets of distinguishing local poisonous mushrooms from those you can turn into a delicious, nutritious feast. Whether you’re a curious beginner or an expert forager, this adventure is designed to spark your curiosity and deepen your bond with Mother Earth. Don’t miss this chance to let the enchanting world of winter fungi ignite your senses and transform your spirit!

Gathering mushrooms at State Parks is not allowed, when hunting season is over we will resume our Forays in the Forest**

🎟️ Tickets: $30/per person, we take care of the $3 parking fee, free admission for children 

📍FORT COOPER STATE PARK, 3100 S. Old Floral City, Inverness, FL 34450

🗓️ January 19, 2025 @10am

Get a personalized tour with Steven Landseadel! Learn how to forage for wild mushrooms, confidently identify edible/medicinal species of mushrooms, their poisonous counterparts as well as how to properly store them. This can be a one on one experience, for a small group or a larger group of up to ten people.

Contact Steven at igastours@gmail.com to make private Tour arrangements today! We'll work together with you to pick the right venue and date for your very own mushroom adventure.

Would you like to know more about the mushrooms that grow on your property? Would you like to host your very own Mushroom hunt and invite your friends and family to join in on the fun? Would you like a one on one, hands on learning experience with a Mushroom expert at one of your favorite foraging spots? Let the expert come to you. 

$150 for a 2 hour private Mushroom Tour for 10 people 

We now have freshly harvested Lions-mane mushrooms available! A seasonal choice edible of the forest and highly medicinal mushroom. Comes as dehydrated slices or powdered.

$25/6 oz
$20/4oz or $80 for 1 pound

We now have freshly harvested Lions-mane mushrooms available! A seasonal choice edible of the forest and highly medicinal mushroom. Comes as dehydrated slices or powdered.

$20/4oz or $80 for 1 pound

We now have freshly harvested Lions-mane mushrooms available! A seasonal choice edible of the forest and highly medicinal mushroom. Comes as dehydrated slices or powdered.

$20/4oz or $80 for 1 pound

Made with premium wild harvested goldenrod and camphorweed olive oil extract and beeswax for the most luxurious salve. Whether you are looking to ease joint, muscle or tendon pain and inflammation or to smooth scars and wrinkles this salve does it all! T

Made with pure Amanita muscaria oil extract and beeswax for the most magical healing salve. Great for beginners who are starting a relationship with the spirit of Amanita. If she calls to you then this is for you!

The finest Amanita muscaria coconut oil extract made with Amanita persicina mushrooms. Not for consumption*

1lb Premium wild Amanita persicina mushrooms picked by Steven and dried at 115-120 degrees F

1/4 lb Premium Wild Amanita persicina mushrooms dried 

1oz Premium Amanita persicina mushrooms dried 

Wild foraged Turkey-tail mushrooms harvested by Steven. Dehydrated and ready for extraction. 

Wild foraged Turkey-tail mushrooms harvested by Steven. Dehydrated and ready for extraction. N

These delicious giant puffballs (Calvatia gigantea) have been harvested and dried at it's prime, ground into a  fine powder for convenient application to your cooking and baking. Use in place of a thickener such as corn starch or even as gluten free/grain free flour! 

That's over half a pound of Black Trumpets fresh! These choice edible mushrooms can be a rare find and Steven picks them only at their prime. With a strong nutty aroma and woodsy-smoky-sweet flavor that can add warmth to your dish you won't be disappointed. 

Don't miss your chance to try our most popular mushroom!