What You'll Learn

What do mushrooms need to grow? How can we regeneratively grow gourmet edible, medicinal and wild mushrooms at home? How can we cultivate ecological and social regeneration with fungi? This workshop will give a theoretical and practical framework for working with our fungal allies, at home and in our communities. We will explore basic fungal biology and various techniques of mushroom cultivation, as well as biofiltration and bioremediation with fungi and other microbes. We will have hands-on practice of a method of mushroom cultivation that you can take with you and continue to grow at home. Participants will also have an opportunity to make an outdoor mushroom bed. This workshop is designed for beginning cultivators, but we will gladly accommodate those with experience. 

Where

Santa Cruz

Instructor

Maya Elson (she/they)

Raised in the forest, Maya brings their skills as a mycologist, organizer, naturalist and teacher to facilitate connection with the wild world. With an environmental education career spanning 20 years, Maya makes learning fun, engaging, and relevant. Even though Maya has been leading mushroom and plant foraging classes for the last 8 years in the Santa Cruz Mountains, each class is unique–tailored to the participant’s interests, season and location. Maya is also a biologist whose work explores the dynamic relationships between fire, soil, and humans, and consults wildfire mitigation and bioremediation projects internationally. Maya holds a B.A. in Environmental Studies from The Evergreen State College, a graduate certificate in Ecopsychology from the Holos Institute, and is an MS Environmental Studies candidate at San Jose State University.

Ticket Options

• $135 pay it forward adult ticket 

• $105 adult standard adult ticket

• $85 adult community-supported adult ticket

• $75 per teen (age 13-17, must be accompanied by an adult)

• $75 per child (recommended for age 14 and older, but you know your child best)

A portion of your ticket fee goes to the Native American Rights Fund.

This trip goes rain or shine! 

• Event runs 10am - 2:30pm

•  In case of extreme weather that poses a safety threat, we reserve the option to cancel your date and offer reschedule, refund, or gift ticket

•  We prefer to teach in small groups, so our groups are capped at 25 participants

•  Fees cover program costs only and do not cover transportation, gear, or lodging

•  You will be required to sign a waiver to participate

More Important Details

These programs are very popular and often fill up very quickly. We encourage you to register right away if you'd like to attend!

You will receive a registration confirmation once we've received this form + your payment + your signed liability waiver. We cannot hold your spot until we've received all 3.