ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
Join us for an immersive exploration into the world of Fungi. We'll collect and identify, cook and create with a variety of species. Class time will be a mix of exploring the unique temperate rainforest, Informational talks, demos of cooking (and tasting!) different edible and medicinal mushroom preparations, and hands-on creating.Innovative low-tech cultivation methods make home-grown mushrooms a reality. Learn how we can interact with, benefit from, and work with mushrooms to help regenerate our soil, our health, and our planet.
Workshop: Mushroom Immersion
Leader : Sam Landes and Cornelia Cho
Fees: $675 (covers workshop fees, materials, and meal plan) + $450-$600 for overnight accommodations in our Antinori Village. Follow this link for info on our accommodation options: https://www.hambidge.org/room-board
Experience Level: All levels are welcome
What to Bring: A good-size collecting basket, sturdy hiking boots or shoes, long hiking pants, a medium-sized plastic box with compartments (such as for beads), a collecting knife or pocket knife, notebook, writing implements, a hat and clothing for outdoors (for sun or rain), water bottle, insect repellent.
ABOUT THE LEADERS
Sam Landes is a retired Montessori Teacher. He grew up in Central Illinois where his mother took him morel mushroom hunting beginning at the age of 5. He has been the Treasurer of the Mushroom Club of Georgia since 2010. His wife, Dr. Cornelia Cho, is the President of the club. Cornelia and Sam are both members of the North American Mycological Association (NAMA). Sam recently stepped down as the Foray Committee Chair for NAMA after serving for 7 years. Sam and Cornelia travel around the country joining other mushroom enthusiasts in hunting for mushrooms. Sam frequently gives presentations to gardening clubs, Master Gardener groups, Master Naturalist groups, school groups and leads forays for MCG.
Cornelia Cho is a mushroom club president, physician, artist, and peer counseling leader, pursuing her passions for fungi, exploring many routes to health, creating art, and facilitating better self-understanding and cooperative communication.
As a sought after keynote speaker and workshop presenter, Cornelia is known for her engaging, humorous, and often life-changing teaching style.
Participants responded enthusiastically to her most recent keynote at the Midwest Women’s Herbal Conference, where she introduced the concept of neuroplasticity—-a ‘brain that can change itself’. She then guided them to take a deep look at “the hand they were dealt”, and how they could use their neuroplasticity to take charge of transforming their own lives.
Please note: Check-in is 1-5pm on the first day of your workshop. If this is an impossibility, please confirm any deviation in advance with staff at workshops@hambidge.org. A mandatory group orientation is held at 5pm on the date of your arrival. Departures are by 2pm on the final day of your workshop.