Many Uses of Wild Flowers & Plants Hike
Many Uses of Wild Flowers & Plants Hike
Gainesville, GA
On this hike we will study 15 to 20 wild flowers and plants of interest as we come to them. We will discuss a variety of possible uses for each plant ranging from food and medicine to utilitarian purposes such as dyes, cordage, tinder, building materials and more. We will discuss the seasonal appea…
Sun, May 17 2020
2:00 PM
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Sun, Jul 18 2021
6:00 PM
Wheat Straw Mushroom Cultivation Workshop
Wheat Straw Mushroom Cultivation Workshop
Gainesville, GA
This workshop will cover a variety of different methods for cultivating mushrooms on cereal straws (wheat straw in this case) and other substrates. You will learn different methods of pastuerizing substrates and several different ways to contain the substrate while it colonizes. You will learn both…
Sat, Mar 28 2020
9:00 AM
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Sat, Apr 18 2020
12:00 PM
Buckskin Workshop
Buckskin Workshop
Dahlonega, GA
This 2 day course is a step by step hands on training in making leather from deer hides. We will start with a raw wet hide with the hair on and finish with a beautiful piece of soft golden brown leather. Each participant will go through each step of the process and keep their completed buckskin. Du…
Sat, Mar 7 2020
9:00 AM
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Sun, Mar 8 2020
2:00 PM
Mushroom bed workshop
Mushroom bed workshop
Gainesville, GA
This course will focus on using hardwood sawdust and wood chips to make a mushroom bed. You will be lead through hands on step by step instruction in the process of making a mulch mushroom bed in a myco-remediation project. These mulch beds can also be used to enhance the soil of your garden or jus…
Sat, Apr 4 2020
9:00 AM
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Sat, Apr 25 2020
12:30 PM
Shiitake log inoculation workshop
Shiitake log inoculation workshop
Gainesville, GA
During this workshop all participants will receive step by step instruction and hands on experience in log inoculation. All tools and materials will be provided. Each participant will inoculate pre cut hardwood logs with Shiitake spawn and learn the role these types of mushrooms (saprotrophs) play …
Saturday, March 21 2020
9:00 AM
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1:00 PM
Mushroom Log Inoculation Workshop
Mushroom Log Inoculation Workshop
Smyrna, GA
During this workshop all participants will receive step by step instruction and hands on experience in the process of mushroom log inoculation. All tools and materials will be provided. Each participant will prep and inoculate pre cut hardwood logs with Shiitake, Golden Reishi and/or Oyster spawn. …
Sunday, April 5 2020
12:00 PM
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4:00 PM
Low-tech Mushroom Cultivation Workshop
Low-tech Mushroom Cultivation Workshop
Gainesville, GA
This workshop will cover several low-tech mushroom cultivation and cloning techniques. We will inoculate logs with Shiitake mushroom spawn, a mulch bed with Blewit (Clitocybe nuda) spawn and wheat straw in buckets with Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) spawn. You will learn easy low-tech method…
Sat, Mar 14 2020
9:00 AM
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Sun, Sep 19 2021
6:00 PM
Foraging Wild Edibles
Foraging Wild Edibles
Gainesville, GA
During this hike you will learn techniques for locating and harvesting 15-20 different wild edible fungi, plants, tree leaves, buds & fruits. Some of these edibles may also have herbal uses. We will cover identification, cultivation (forest farming) and ethical harvest for each of these species. Yo…
Sun, Jul 5 2020
2:00 PM
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Sun, Jul 9 2023
6:00 PM
Foraging Wild Mushrooms Tree Identification
Foraging Wild Mushrooms Tree Identification
Gainesville, GA
The purpose of this class is to help mushroom foragers identify specific tree species that are often associated with edible mushrooms and. Attendees will learn to identify trees that form symbiotic relationships with specific mushrooms, are parasitized by mushrooms or consumed by mushrooms post mor…
Sun, May 3 2020
2:00 PM
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Sun, Aug 16 2020
6:00 PM
Introduction to Wild Mushrooms
Introduction to Wild Mushrooms
Gainesville, GA
State certified mushroom forager and Wild Mushroom Food and Safety Instructor Brian Hale will lead attendees on a short hike to observe and Identify wild mushrooms in the area. We will discuss mushroom morphology supported with visual aid before, during, and after the hike. You will probably want t…
Sun, Jul 12 2020
2:00 PM
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Sun, Jul 23 2023
6:00 PM