SLOW MUSHROOMING
Fungi are diverse, delicious and sometimes deadly. With interest in foraging for wild food on the rise, learning to accurately identify fungi reduces both poisoning risk to humans and harm to the environment.
Developing the skills to find fungi requires slowness, not speed. The workshop will focus on assisting participants to identify a few edible species thoroughly, rather than many superficially. We will engage multiple senses to examine the major diagnostic features of edible fungi alongside their toxic lookalikes.
We will also follow the principles of ‘ecological foraging’ – an approach based on care, conservation and an understanding of ecosystem dynamics.
Following an interactive indoor identification session around a specimen table we will then head to a private property to search for fungi.
Please note that no fungi will be collected during this event.
Further workshops can be viewed at this link.
FULLY BOOKED
DATE: THURSDAY 28 MARCH 2024
LOCATION: ANGLESEA
COST: $145
TIME: 10:00am – 4pm Includes lunch and field guide