Eequ · After school. In place of school. Beyond school.
Fungi Identification, Use + Appreciation
Beginners to intermediate
Mentored by Fergus Drennan
Mentor summary: Fergus the ForagerFor ages: 18+ years
A summary
NOTE! Please IGNORE map location. Exact location will be emailed 3-7 day before the course. Will be in or very near Forest Row. This is an early (for South East England) season event. There may be lots of fungi if there has been sufficient rain, as in 2022, yet even if drier and less fungi, it is still a great opportunity to hone your id skills and get in the fungi finding groove. Beginning at 9.00 am and concluding around 1.30 pm, we will be foraging in different fungal habitats, for example, woodlands of various kinds as well as grassland (exact locations will depend on the quality/quantity of available fungi I spot when doing a recce the day before). Drawing on my 30-year experience of identifying and gathering fungi, the aim is to provide a general introduction to seasonally available fungi, how to harvest them sustainably and how to utilize them as food and medicine, as well as how to recognise and avoid poisonous species. I will also introduce, with hands-on examples in some ca...
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Tompsets Bank, Forest Row, East Sussex, RH185BT
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My experience consists of a leisure activity, on a specific date(s), and therefore the 14-day ‘cooling off period’ under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 does not apply.
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