Post Foraging Class Note
things we didn’t have time to cover in class (including some bonus content!)
Normally I don’t mention details about foraging here.
I give a heads up that a class is coming but that’s it. That’s because we have a separate list for that. If you are only interested in foraging events I wanted a place for you to hear about those separate from the rest of our news.
Today will be an exception.
When the foraging class happened last week, I was out of town. Had I been there, I would have come up with a way for you to hear follow-up information or news about foraging without needing to sign up for our main newsletter if you wanted (this Substack IS our main newsletter).
Because of that, I’m going to share some foraging details here. Something normally reserved only for foraging class attendees or folks on the foraging list. If you’re not interested in foraging, stop reading here and see you next time!
*waves
If you are interested in foraging news, especially if you didn’t know there was a separate list for it, keep reading and make sure to sign up for that list so you don’t miss the next foraging event.
Three things we didn’t have time for at class
Thing One: Feedback
We forgot to say that we value your feedback! What did you think of the class? Tell us here or respond to this email.
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This kind of feedback is the life blood of small businesses like ours.
Thank you for your support!
Thing Two: Bonus material for the Foraging class
In the digital version of the foraging class you took, we include extra content to support you in your foraging journey. An INaturalist mini course, to familiarize yourself with one of the tools foragers use to track and help identify their discoveries and a Foraging Toolkit, with basic information essential on any hike for those who may be new to hiking in addition to foraging.
The Foraging toolkit includes information about what to wear, bring, or use while foraging/exploring, and a Tick Safety guide. Both the toolkit and mini course will be shared in the paid area of this newsletter first (until I figure out out where else to put it).
They will also be included for free in the online version of the Foraging course that you can take at our site from home.
For those who might be curious, here’s the graphic that summarizes the Tick Safety Guide.
Thing three: C. H. Booth Library fungus
If you’ve ever approached Booth library from the front you’ve passed this tree that lives out front. And if it was a year ago, you might have even seen this fungus. You’ll remember from class (maybe) that this is a picture of the “fruiting body” of some kind of fungus.
If you’ve been to the library recently, you’ve seen that this fruiting body isn’t there anymore. But you may also remember from class that the mycelium is the actual organism and the fruiting body (mushroom) is like the fruit that decorates a tree. This fungus lives on in the tree even though it is now out of sight!
In Summary
Your feedback is valuable!
Let the bonuses begin! (And mind the ticks while you’re outside!)
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See you at Sport Hill Farm in Easton on Sunday! At the Newtown Farmer’s Market on Tuesday! Or at the Trumbull Farmer’s Market on Thursday! Or at the next Foraging class or foray! Woot!