Interested in learning to identify local fungi?

In this beginner’s workshop of mushroom identification basics, you’ll learn some of the “do”s and “don’t”s of wild mushroom hunting, then spend time in the woods collecting mushrooms to practice identifying. Once we have our gathered mushrooms, the instructor will take us through some of the basic language and taxonomy of mycology, and we’ll spend some time applying these terms to identify our specimens. Learning will also include how to use a field guide, and the ethics of collecting wild mushrooms.

Please bring drinking water, a knife, a small trowel, small-to-medium paper bags, a collecting basket, and some way to keep time so you don’t wander too far during the gathering portion.

If you are sincere about pursuing mushroom knowledge, it is recommended that you acquire at least one field guide and bring it to the workshop.

**This workshop is limited to 15 participants**

Workshop Date: July 9, 10am- 12pm                 Cost: $30
Location: Hunt Valley, MD                    Instructor: Daniel Kemp

**Notice of cancellation must be given 48-hrs in advance of any of our workshops or events in order to request a refund. Cancellations are subject to a $5 restocking fee. **

About the Instructor

Daniel has spent years among indigenous cultures in North America, Asia and the South Pacific, living with various medicine men and women being the recipient of both their healing and knowledge of the natural world. Returning to the environment of his youth after many years abroad, that longing to stay connected to the natural world lead him to seek out the woods whenever possible. In this reconnecting to the forests of his youth, its bounties opened up to him. Especially alluring were the myriad fungi that appeared and reappeared year after year. This foraging has blossomed into a lucrative job at certain times of the year as local chefs are turning more and more to the forgotten tastes of our wild foods. When Daniel is not out in the woods foraging for mushrooms and other edibles, he can be found administering acupuncture or massage to his patients or guiding his yoga students to connect breath with body and mind.  He has also completed his permaculture design course and has a special affinity for natural building.