Archives: Testimonials

Buying WILD Chaga from Blue Ridge Chaga Connection was a breeze and shipped fast! Bought friday and received the following Monday. Kevin is knowledgeable and was very helpful with many questions I had. He will be my go-to guy in the future. Thanks Kevin! 

“The mushroom/plant ID walk was terrific! The guidance of plant identification, uses and and cautions was very useful.  The take-home of mushrooms was beyond expectation. Thank you SO much for answering many questions.  Especially, thank you for being so humbly patient with such a greenhorn. I would definitely recommend this learning experience.”

A first meal using delicious, locally foraged Chanterelles, thru Blue Ridge Chaga Connection, has peaked my interest in identifying mushroom varieties during hikes.  Thank you Kevin for offering guided Mushroom/Plant Identification walks thru your website.  I have booked a Guided Walk and look forward to learning about and using new (to me) mushrooms and plants in my kitchen.

I went on a great mushroom walk with Kevin yesterday! Not only does he have a wealth of mushroom knowledge to share, he’s also just very enjoyable to be around. We had a nice hike and found many varieties of mushrooms. Kevin also educated us on multiple medicinal plant species and foraging techniques. If you enjoy mushrooms, foraging, or just exploring and learning more about the world around you, join Kevin for one of his walks soon!

Kevin’s mushroom walk was incredibly educational – as well as pleasant and fun. (Even for my 2- and 10-year old co-adventurers!) Kevin has loads of woodland info and identified a lot of plants that I’ve often seen on hikes and wondered about, but didn’t know. He shared not just plant names, but also medicinal uses and culinary tips. Thank you Kevin for being a great guide and sharing your knowledge of the woods!

My wife and I took an evening mushroom and plant ID hike with Blue Ridge Chaga Connection during mid- June. We had a great time learning from Kevin, who is knowledgeable and patient. He’s an excellent educator and can quickly switch from addressing amateurs to enthusiasts. Kevin helped us located and harvest several edible and medicinal types and sent everyone home with a share of the bounty. This would be a fantastic way to spend a few hours of a family vacation or, as we did, gain some experience foraging for wild foods.

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Todd Chapman- (Lenior)

I highly recommend Blue ridge chaga connection Kevin is a great teacher and has wonderful personality so if anyone is wanting to learn more about plants and mushrooms blue ridge chaga connection is the place to go My grandson and me had a great time thanks again.

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Kevin is one of the kindest humans I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting. He’s lucky enough to have found a calling that combines two special things that one can immediately tell is very close to his heart. Nature and mushrooms. On top of that, he’s figured out how to make it accessible. If you’re lucky enough to go foraging with him, you can see he moves with intention, a light foot on ‘ole mother earth, and never just takes. He works with a combined effort of skill, deep-rooted knowledge of edible fungi, and respect. Because of that, I am in gratitude for the product he delivers. Sometimes, it’s edible mushrooms for cookin’ and just recently he introduced me to Chaga. With his guidance, brewing the tea was made easy. Delivering, an alternative to my ole’ southern go-to summertime sweet tea. I learned, infusing it with a lil’ garden mint made it super tasty! Given the added medicinal benefits, this will definitely be a staple in the home. Thank you so much Kevin!!!

“Kevin, was very helpful and informative about the use of medicinal mushrooms; particularly, Chaga. I would not hesitate to recommend Blue Ridge Chaga Connection. As an herbalist, I try to grow whatever plant I need or find quality ingredients for formulating and for personal use. Kevin’s customer service for shipping was extremely fast and he had wonderful quality foraged Chaga.”

“Forest to table!

Big thanks to Blue Ridge Chaga Connection for guiding the hike and showing us which ones taste amazing and which ones are harmful, I highly recommend this to anyone in the Asheville area looking to broaden their knowledge of local mushrooms and medicinal plants. “