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LEARN TO GROW MUSHROOMS
Join us for hands-on learning of simple methods you can use to grow mushrooms successfully at home! We will discuss the role fungi and mushrooms play in healthy ecosystems and tour our farm practices before digging into projects you can take with you.
July 27 - Buckets, Bags and Blocks: this class focuses on methods suitable for indoor growing on materials like straw, sawdust, and wood pellets with a wide array of possible species (we will focus on blue oyster and lions mane)
August 17 - Logs, Stumps and Beds: this class will cover several methods and species suitable to integrate into your yard, woods, and gardens including: Shiitake logs, Red Wine Cap, Lions Mane, Oyster, and Almond Agaricus. Learn about what they grow in and how to set things up for success.
Sept 21 - Buckets, Bags and Blocks: this class focuses on methods suitable for indoor growing on materials like straw, sawdust, and wood pellets with a wide array of possible species (we will focus on blue oyster and lions mane)
10am to 1pm
$60 per person per class or sign up for both for $110
Take home materials are included in fee.
FARM CAMP
For youth ages 3 - 6
Week 1: July 14 - 18, 9am - 3pm
Week 2: Aug 11 - 15, 9am - 3pm (waitlist only, see below)
Kids explore the interconnected elements of farming and nature in the woods, creeks, and fields of Wellspring Forest Farm, while tending to sheep, chickens, mushrooms, plants, and trees. Expect a full day of play and adventure outside with songs, stories, fire, shelter building, water, mud, and games. All kids should be potty trained, comfortable outdoors for an extended time, dress appropriately and in layers, and carry a backpack with a lunch and a change of clothes (we’ll help the younger littles with this). Camp will be a small group with a maximum of 9 children and 2-3 mentors. (There is limited space for three-year-olds.) Please plan to drop off and pick up your child on time, as we will head out for adventure and opening circle just after drop-off.
Lead Mentors:
July: Koral Hooser is a Waldorf teacher with extensive experience working with children, supporting their growth and curiosity about themselves and the world. She leads with kindness, generosity, and patience, and finds so much joy being outside with kids, learning and exploring together.
August: Sassa grew up in Appalachia, where her grandfather guided her in the backwoods, stoking her curiosity. She has a deep love for Appalachia plantlore, folk medicine, and hand crafts. She studied environmental science in Florida, deepening her reverence for the beautiful lands she calls home. These days, she wanders and wonders with her daughter, Wisteria, wildcrafting, botanical dyeing, supporting our community in mutual aid, and finding sustainable ways to thrive. Sassa has been a youth mentor for nearly 10 years, in several programs including EarthArts and will be teaching at the Ithaca Waldorf school in 2025.
Mentor Assistant: Jonathan Dean has taught gardening in schools and pre-schools for nearly a decade and loves working with children and helping people connect to the natural world.
Supporting Farmers: Steve & Liza Gabriel co-manage Wellspring Forest Farm, where they parent two kiddos, manage a small flock of sheep and chickens, and seek to be in right relationship with many plants and the land.
Lead mentors are CPR certified and have completed all NYS required background screenings and health checks.
Tiered pricing $375 / $350 / $325 per child, per week, based on household income
(see www.wellspringforestfarm.com/tieredpricing for more info).
Payment schedule:
Week 1: A nonrefundable deposit of $100 is due at registration. Full payment is due July 1st
Week 2: A nonrefundable deposit of $100 is due at registration. Full payment is due August 1st (This session is full. Please register to be added to the waitlist. Wait to pay the deposit if your spot is confirmed.)
Cancellations: Payment less the $100 deposit is refundable before July 1 for the July camp and August 1 for the August camp. After July 1/ August 1, we cannot provide refunds. If Wellspring has to cancel the camp - which would only be due to an emergency - full refunds will be provided.
Register below or email Liza if you have questions.
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