[permaculture] Mushroom and Forest Farming Workshops, 5/16 & 5/17. Finger Lakes Region, NY USA

burns michael at fingerlakespermaculture.org
Thu Apr 30 23:05:44 EDT 2009


FINGER LAKES PERMACULTURE INSTITUTE

presents

Mushroom Weekend: Permaculture workshops on homegrown mushrooms,  
forest farming and ecology

May 16 & May 17, 2009

Saturday at Cayuta Sun (http://www.cayuta.org)

11 a.m.
Mushroom Inoculation with Steve Sierigk
This hands-on workshop will take participants step-by-step through  
mushroom inoculation of cut logs using
plug spawn.  We will inoculate logs both for the Finger Lakes  
Permaculture Institute and for your purchase.
Participants will take home one log for their workshop fee. We will  
provide tools, but bringing your own cordless
drill would be appreciated.

1 p.m.
Food Forest Design with Kay McGrenaghan Cafasso
Learn about the concept of forest gardening. Design for edibles in the  
different ecosystem niches of forests.  We will
walk the grounds to identify some onsite species we can incorporate  
into a food forest as well as discuss species not
onsite at Cayuta Sun that may be beneficial in a potential forest  
garden design.

3 p.m.
Forest Ecology Walk with Steve Gabriel
Hike through the forests of the Cayuta Sun property area while  
discussing forest ecology and sharing tools to assess
and design forest management plans for long term health and  
productivity. Participants will develop an
understanding of forest patterns and succession processes that tell a  
story of the past and define the future of these
incredible systems.

Sunday at Ramp Hollow Community Farm (http://www.sapsquatch.com)

11 a.m.
Mushroom inoculation with Steve Sierigk
This hands-on workshop will take participants step-by-step through  
mushroom inoculation of cut logs using plug
spawn.  We will inoculate logs both for The Ramp Hollow farm and for  
your purchase. Participants will take home
one log for their workshop fee. We will provide tools, but bringing a  
cordless drill is appreciated.

1 p.m.
Agroforestry Strategies with Josh Dolan
Walk through the forest and learn about plans for our maple syrup  
sugarbush and explore the other yields these
healthy woods have to offer. Follow the seasons of work from firewood  
and lumber harvesting in fall and winter to
maple sugaring in late winter on through the ramp harvest and mushroom  
inoculation in spring. Discuss future
crops and projects that could be introduced into the woodland.

Visit each location’s website for driving directions.
A $20-50 donation to the Finger Lakes Institute is requested for a day  
of workshops.
Registration and online payments can be made at http://www.fingerlakespermaculture.org
Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute, P.O. Box 54, Ithaca, NY 14850.
(607) 227-0316 <info at fingerlakespermaculture.org>

*Please forward to friends, family, and colleagues who would enjoy  
these workshops*

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