Thanks Michael, Bummer. I'll be out of town next year Tony On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 11:30 AM, Michael Burns < [email protected]> wrote:
> We usually just do this once a year in May. > > Michael Burns > > > > Sorry I won't be able to make this w/e workshop but am very interested in > > future sessions. Any idea when the next mushroom & forest ag workshop > will > > be? > > Tony Del Plato > > > > On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 11:14 PM, burns < > [email protected] > >> wrote: > > > >> 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 <[email protected]> > >> > >> *Please forward to friends, family, and colleagues who would enjoy these > >> workshops* > >> > >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > >> http://www.flxpermaculture.net > >> regional regenerative resources > >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, > >> please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ > >> > >> RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: > >> [email protected] > >> http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > >> Questions about the list? ask > >> [email protected] > >> free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, > faithfulness > > the best relationship. - Buddha > > _______________________________________________ > > For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, > please > > visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ > > > > RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: > > [email protected] > > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > > Questions about the list? ask > [email protected] > > free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org > > > > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Michael Burns > http://www.cayuta.org > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Earn your permaculture design certificate. > The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute > offers affordable local classes. > http://www.fingerlakespermaculture.org > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > _______________________________________________ > For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, > please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ > > RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: > [email protected] > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > Questions about the list? ask > [email protected] > free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org > -- Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship. - Buddha _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins Questions about the list? ask [email protected] free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
