Nearby Nature’s Lessons in the Learnscape Workshop
Mushroom Gardening for Food and Medicine (Sunday, July 18, 1-4 pm): Nearby Nature’s July Lessons in the Learnscape workshop will be taught by Jennifer and Dustin Olson, the owners of the Mushroomery, a biodynamic, organic mushroom farm in Lebanon, Oregon. These folks grow different mushrooms throughout the seasons, are passionate about medicinals, and love educating people about the importance of mushrooms and ethical mushroom hunting. In this class, participants will learn mushroom basics as well as how to inoculate dowels, set up a mushroom garden in a small space, and use mushrooms as companion plants. The workshop will also cover food and medicinal uses of Reishi, Shiitake, White Elm, Garden Giant and Chicken of the Woods mushrooms and participants will taste a variety of mushrooms.
Pre-registration is required and space is limited. The workshop costs $30 for members, $35 for non-members, or a work trade at the Nearby Nature Learnscape. To register, see the registration page, call 541-687-9699, ext. 2, or email info@nearbynature.org with Mushroom Gardening in the subject line.
Truffle Dog Training Seminar: Sunday, June 27
Training will be held 9am to 5pm.
Noted dog trainer Jean Rand will hold a truffle dog training seminar at the Benton County Fairgrounds in Corvallis. Jean and Gusto, “Oregon’s most proficient truffle dog”, have been featured in training seminars at the Oregon Truffle Festival, as well as sought after to determine whether plantations are producing truffles.
The seminar will be a combination of lecture, fundamentals of scent training and practical field work. Beverages and a continental breakfast will be provided.
Attendance is limited to six dogs and four audits (people without their dogs). A waiting list will be maintained; if there is sufficient interest another seminar may be scheduled. All dogs will be required to be under voice control and well mannered in company of other dogs and people. Aggressive or disruptive dogs will be ejected from the class without refund. The course fee is $185 with dogs and $75 for audits, payable in advance. For questions or to register for the seminar, please contact Marilyn Hinds.