FORAY: 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. Following the notion of “ecological foraging”—an approach based on care, conservation, and an understanding of ecosystem dynamics—participants will head to the English Garden and engage multiple senses to identify both edible and toxic fungi.
But beyond culinary mushrooms, fungi underpin the healthy functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. They create and stabilize soils, recycle organic matter, unite with plants, and provide vital nourishment for numerous creatures. During the foray, participants will look not just for mushrooms, but for the tracks and traces that reveal the presence of fungi and their workings in the subterrain.
What do fungi tell us about forest and soil health? How can we foster their flourishing in our local parks and gardens? Can fungi provide valuable metaphors to rethink human systems and actions?
As we wander, participants will consider fungi through many lenses to elaborate their ecological, cultural, social, philosophical, ecocritical, and other significances.
The foray will be followed by a shared picnic lunch and a discussion and marvel at all things fungal.
There is only a limited number of spots and preference will be given to doctoral students. More Information here.
To register, please send an email to Lotta Ortheil at lotta.ortheil@gmx.de.
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BOOKINGS:Lotta Ortheil at lotta.ortheil@gmx.de
DATE: Friday 25 October 2024
VENUE: English Garden, Munich
TIME: 10:00–13:00