Date & Time
9:00am EDT - 3:00pm EDT
Price
About This Event
Everyone is fascinated by wild mushrooms, from foraging and eating to medicinal use and the use of psychedelics to improve learning and address depression. The only thing standing in the way is acquiring the knowledge and confidence to tell the good mushrooms from those that can sicken you. The good news is that a handful of common, easily identified, great edibles or medicinals can satisfy most people's hunger for mushrooms. Maine is home to many world-class edible mushrooms that can easily be found as you enjoy a walk through the woods and fields.
This day-long class helps to build the basic knowledge needed to identify common mushrooms and to begin a lifetime of wild mushrooming. The class will combine indoor lectures and outdoor experiences in the forest to explore identification features, ecology, and the seasonal occurrence of mushrooms.
We will look at edible and common poisonous mushrooms and may end the day by cooking some of the mushrooms we find. Learn a few common edible and medicinal mushrooms and build skills to identify more. Come prepared for a mild hike and a fun learning day. Participants are invited to bring fresh examples of mushrooms from their local woods and fields. No experience is needed.
Class Agenda:
- Introduction: Mushroom Basics
- Life Cycle of a mushroom-producing fungi
- Ecological Roles of Mushrooms
- The major groups of Mushrooms
- Mushroom Identification features
- Guidelines for safe and responsible mushrooming
- Use of Mushrooms:
- Mushrooms as Food
- Mushrooms as Medicine
- Risk of poisoning from mushrooms
Lunch (not provided)
- Afternoon field learning and collection
- Concluding remarks and Wrap-up
- Moving forward as a mushroomers
- Cooking examples
- Resources for further learning
Bio Greg Marley has been collecting, studying, eating, growing, and teaching mushrooms for over 50 years. He shares his knowledge of mushrooms through walks, talks, and classes held across New England and beyond. Marley authored the award-winning book Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares; The Love Lore and Mystic of Mushrooms (Chelsea Green, 2010). As a volunteer mushroom identification consultant to Poison Centers across New England, he provides expertise in mushroom poisoning cases. He is a frequent lecturer to college groups and an occasional mushrooming foray faculty member. When not mushrooming, Marley works as a mental health clinician specializing in suicide prevention and response after a loss.
About This Event
Everyone is fascinated by wild mushrooms, from foraging and eating to medicinal use and the use of psychedelics to improve learning and address depression. The only thing standing in the way is acquiring the knowledge and confidence to tell the good mushrooms from those that can sicken you. The good news is that a handful of common, easily identified, great edibles or medicinals can satisfy most people's hunger for mushrooms. Maine is home to many world-class edible mushrooms that can easily be found as you enjoy a walk through the woods and fields.
This day-long class helps to build the basic knowledge needed to identify common mushrooms and to begin a lifetime of wild mushrooming. The class will combine indoor lectures and outdoor experiences in the forest to explore identification features, ecology, and the seasonal occurrence of mushrooms.
We will look at edible and common poisonous mushrooms and may end the day by cooking some of the mushrooms we find. Learn a few common edible and medicinal mushrooms and build skills to identify more. Come prepared for a mild hike and a fun learning day. Participants are invited to bring fresh examples of mushrooms from their local woods and fields. No experience is needed.
Class Agenda:
- Introduction: Mushroom Basics
- Life Cycle of a mushroom-producing fungi
- Ecological Roles of Mushrooms
- The major groups of Mushrooms
- Mushroom Identification features
- Guidelines for safe and responsible mushrooming
- Use of Mushrooms:
- Mushrooms as Food
- Mushrooms as Medicine
- Risk of poisoning from mushrooms
Lunch (not provided)
- Afternoon field learning and collection
- Concluding remarks and Wrap-up
- Moving forward as a mushroomers
- Cooking examples
- Resources for further learning
Bio Greg Marley has been collecting, studying, eating, growing, and teaching mushrooms for over 50 years. He shares his knowledge of mushrooms through walks, talks, and classes held across New England and beyond. Marley authored the award-winning book Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares; The Love Lore and Mystic of Mushrooms (Chelsea Green, 2010). As a volunteer mushroom identification consultant to Poison Centers across New England, he provides expertise in mushroom poisoning cases. He is a frequent lecturer to college groups and an occasional mushrooming foray faculty member. When not mushrooming, Marley works as a mental health clinician specializing in suicide prevention and response after a loss.
Date & Time
9:00am EDT - 3:00pm EDT