with Rose
Part of dwelling’s Winter Earth Medicine Series
With over 5 million fungal beings out there, how might you begin a mushroom gathering practice? This class offers resources for the beginning - the guidance I wish I had sooner. Together we will go deeply and swiftly into world of mushrooms through the lens of relationship with place. Meeting mushrooms is a path to deep earth connection as they are the community web-weavers of forests and fields where they grow. We will talk about gathering and preparing wild mushrooms for food and medicine safely and respectfully. You will begin to develop the noticing skills and pattern recognition to invite these mycelial connections. (If you don’t know what mycelium is, don’t worry, we’ll briefly introduce the fungal life cycle in this class!). Finally, we will explore some notable groups of mushrooms (key genera to know), learn how to harness simple identification techniques such as making a spore print, and meet a handful of mushrooms as time allows…Hemlock Reishi, Chanterelles, Apricot Milky, Candy Cap, Oyster, Frost’s Bolete, and Morels. This is a short class, so expect to leave with principles for the beginning of your journey and guidance for the next steps on your paths to wild mushrooming!