The Garden of Cascadia...
The Valley of the Willamette travels to the Columbia. Apple trees on the concrete, mushrooms in forest park and nettles between the houses. Along its shores and beyond we tend to a vast food forest to feeds ourselves. The People of Cascadia know that life is more than what we yield for this season, it is sustaining a harvest for 200 years and beyond.
Where there is abundance we forage, while leaving behind enough for the robin, the fox, the salmon, or the beaver. Where there is a lack, we tend to it first. Planting, propagating and knowing this care for land may not immediately feed us or our children, instead our gardener's heart nourishes our grandchildren, their children and beyond.
Harvesting in these secret places is a rite of passage. You need to earn it. We will not take you immediately out to the forest, marshes and shores that feed the people, but we will give you clues and tools on how to one day find your way there.
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Low Tech Mushroom GrowingLearn about growing mushrooms without the use of a clean room or any specialized equipment. We will go over growing mushrooms in a bed of wood chips in the garden, plugged logs and stumps, and oyster mushrooms inside with espresso grounds. We will also learn how to take a grown mushroom that you bought in the store, found in te woods, or grew yourself and use cardboard to expand the mycellium and then transfer to another growing medium. Participants will go home with a King Stopharia burlap bag culture, a plugged Shitake or Reishi log, and Oyster mushroom spawn that will grow in espresso grounds. Who 16-ADULT |
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The How-To! Plant SeriesClass 1 Plant Evolution WalkThis class will begin with a discussion about the evolution of land plants including mosses, ferns, and gymnosperms (cone plants). We will then explore a local forest and further our investigations through a botanist eye, learning how to identify non-flowering plants. Who 16-ADULT
Class 2 Flowering Plant Morphology WalkWe will gather at a local wild area and focus on the morphology of plants we will explore identification strategies. Plan on identifying a few of the native families of plants, and many native species of plants. Location: Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge Who 16-ADULT |
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| Arriving National & International Participants Its easy to fly into Portland's airport and get a ride out to your workshop. We pick up and host up to two nights before. Fees $75 for each non-workshop night: meals and safe lodging included. Contact Us to make your travel arrangements. | |
