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Friends Of Fungi: Foraging & Cultivation Retreat

May 27, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - May 29, 2022 @ 6:00 pm
Friends Of Fungi: Foraging & Cultivation Retreat
with John Michelotti, Erwin Karl, Gabriela D’Elia, & Aubrey

MAY 27 – MAY 29, 2022

Join John Michelotti and friends this May for an all-levels mushroom cultivation and foraging weekend workshop at Menla Retreat and Dewa Spa in Phoenicia, New York.

Come explore the interesting and ancient relationship fungi have with our world and our culture. Learn about kingdom fungi and mushrooms in history and as we currently know them. Discussions will include: the biology and ecology of fungi, mushrooms as food and medicine, how fungal allies can create resilience in our agriculture and communities, gardening with mushrooms, and mushrooms to heal the planet.

Through fun hands-on activities, learn low-tech methods to cultivate gourmet and medicinal mushrooms, identify and harvest wild mushrooms, and make mushroom medicines.

To learn more and to register, please visit the Menla Retreat & Dewa Spa website!

Enjoy a free preview of this annual event on the Tibet House US | Menla YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/TcuHpGObmEQ

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  • Start: May 27, 2022 @ 6:00 pm
  • End: May 29, 2022 @ 6:00 pm
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