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Fungi Forage and Feasting in Forest Row
A wild day in the Ashdown Forest, East Sussex
Mentored by Fergus Drennan
Mentor summary: Fergus the ForagerFor ages: 18 - 18+ years
A SUMMARY
Note: Covid 19 course adaptions. Places are limited to allow for ease of maintaining personal distance. Hand sanitizer and disposable gloves available. for use when and if appropriate. Suitable for those with both beginner or intermediate level fungi knowledge. Also includes more advanced cooking/preservation methods. Beginning at 10 am and concluding around 5/6 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). 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 cases, how to use fungi for other purposes such as painting, dyeing, ink making, paper making. Whether you have children or not, such an ...
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Safety
Basic DBS
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First Aid Training
First Aid Kit
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Broad Stone Car Park , Colemans Hatch Road, Forest Row, East Sussex, RH18 5JP
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My experience is an educational activity and the 14-day cooling-off period under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 therefore applies. After the 14 day period my standard policy will apply.
• No refunds are given except in the case of a cancellation by the Mentor.
• Refunds will be given to cancellations made 30 days prior to the event.
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