Offerings
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Customized Mycological Experiences
These fully customizable offerings are great for any group--families, youth groups, businesses, friends, clubs, etc.
New to California or visiting from elsewhere? Familiar with California ecology but wanting to go deeper? Our teachers are adaptable like Fungi, we can fit the needs and interests of just about any group |
Upcoming Events
Decolonizing Mushroom Foraging
Saturday, January 27 11-3 ~ Santa Cruz Mountains How does colonization impact our current foraging practices? How can we have consensual, regenerative relationships with the wild mushrooms that we harvest? Who has access to wild mushrooms and why? We’ll explore the historical and systemic causes of common foraging beliefs to re-examine the assumptions that are made about “sustainable” mushroom foraging. We’ll learn and practice ecologically and energetically healthy foraging methods to inform our decisions about what, when, where and how we pick mushrooms. *A portion of the proceeds from this event will go to the Amah Mutsun Land Trust. And as always, local indigenous community members are invited to join at no cost. 
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MycoPsychology: Embodied Remediation
Saturday, February 3rd 10-4pm ~ Santa Cruz, CA Fungi are everywhere, inherent to the human condition, acting as agents of multi-dimensional transformation. In this daylong experience, we’ll build symbiotic relationships with Fungi in ways that unlock the potential for larger scale multi-dimensional transformation on somatic, social, cultural, psychological and ecological levels. In building our connection with Fungi and learning how to work with them, we can also support processes of cultivating inner wholeness, decolonizing, rewilding, and finding our place in our human and ecological communities. Together we’ll practice building “mycelial connections” on a somatic level and explore how the ecological roles of Fungi can align with the roles we play in our lives. We’ll collaborate with Fungi to practice decomposing trauma with a hands-on mycoremediation project to decompose toxins from a home that burned in a wildfire. And we’ll eat delicious, nutritious, locally grown mushrooms. |
Putting the fun in FungI: Family Friendly Fungal Foraging
Saturday, March 2 10-2pm
What do mushrooms eat? How do they poop? What does it mean to be a decomposer? How can we work with mushrooms to clean water and soil? Children and inner children are invited to join us as we play games, go on a fungal scavenger hunt, act out ecological roles and explore the amazing world of forest fungi. We’ll cover the ABC’s of mushroom hunting safely, making each hike an opportunity to discover the fungal world beneath our feet.
This is a playful experience in nature, everyone is invited!
Saturday, March 2 10-2pm
What do mushrooms eat? How do they poop? What does it mean to be a decomposer? How can we work with mushrooms to clean water and soil? Children and inner children are invited to join us as we play games, go on a fungal scavenger hunt, act out ecological roles and explore the amazing world of forest fungi. We’ll cover the ABC’s of mushroom hunting safely, making each hike an opportunity to discover the fungal world beneath our feet.
This is a playful experience in nature, everyone is invited!
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