Fruit, vegetables & microgreens

Can I sell foraged mushrooms & wild plants in BC?

The market guideline does not cover foraged foods. Ask Island Health before selling wild mushrooms or plants.

A new guideline would change this

Changing: BC’s new market guideline (2026 draft, expected final this fall) lists it as unsettled. Today’s 2020 guideline has it as not named.

Grown or raised on your farm

At a farmers’ market
A market with a market manager — farmers’ markets, Christmas markets, craft fairs
Ask first
The market guideline does not cover foraged foods. Ask Island Health before selling wild mushrooms or plants.
At a festival or event
Fairs, festivals, sports events, fundraisers — anything that is not a market
Ask first
The market guideline does not cover foraged foods. Ask Island Health before selling wild mushrooms or plants.
From your door, shop or farm gate
Customers buy where you make, grow or sell it
Ask first
The market guideline does not cover foraged foods. Ask Island Health before selling wild mushrooms or plants.
Online, with pickup or delivery
Orders taken online, by message or by phone
Ask first
The market guideline does not cover foraged foods. Ask Island Health before selling wild mushrooms or plants.
To shops, cafés & restaurants
Wholesale, or on consignment in someone else’s store
Ask first
The market guideline does not cover foraged foods. Ask Island Health before selling wild mushrooms or plants.
To customers outside BC
Shipping or selling across a provincial border
Ask first
The market guideline does not cover foraged foods. Ask Island Health before selling wild mushrooms or plants.

The rules behind these answers

Sources

Guideline for the Sale of Foods at Temporary Food Markets(p. 8 · “For products not listed above, please consult your local Health Authority.”)BC Centre for Disease Control · August 2020 revision
Guideline for the Sale of Foods at Temporary Food Markets(p. 8 · Appendix I, Lower Risk Foods)BC Centre for Disease Control · August 2020 revision
Guideline for the Sale of Foods at Temporary Food Markets(p. 9 · Appendix II, Higher Risk Foods)BC Centre for Disease Control · August 2020 revision

In force — 2020 guideline

Not named in the guideline

Sources

Guideline for the Sale of Foods at Temporary Food Markets(p. 8 · Appendix I, Lower Risk Foods)BC Centre for Disease Control · August 2020 revision
Guideline for the Sale of Foods at Temporary Food Markets(p. 9 · Appendix II, Higher Risk Foods)BC Centre for Disease Control · August 2020 revision

Proposed — 2026 draft

Unsettled