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Hey Folks! This live, by-donation workshop is for people who are serious about exploring mushroom farming as more than a hobby. In 90 focused minutes, we’ll walk through: - What a regenerative mushroom farm actually looks like in practice - How the economics work at a realistic scale - The phased path from beginner to
Join us as we walk through the process of evaluating farm business performance at the midpoint of the year. Participants will review financial records, production data, and key performance indicators to assess progress toward annual goals. This course focuses on organizing and interpreting mid-year data to identify strengths, address challenges, and support informed decision-making for
Take a deep dive into the complex world of identifying mushrooms! Learn over 25 safe to use species and differentiate dangerous lookalikes. This Mushroom Identification class takes you deep into the complex world of identifying mushrooms, covering crucial features for safe foraging and characteristics of over 25 unique, rare, useful, and delectable mushroom species! We’ll
Learn the basic plumbing principles behind drip irrigation! Walk away with the knowledge to design, build, and troubleshoot your own system. In a region where water conservation is no longer optional, drip irrigation is one of the smartest changes a gardener can make. In this hands-on workshop, we'll cover the fundamentals of pressure and flow,
Hey Folks! If you’ve been curious about growing mushrooms but aren’t sure where to start, this is the one-day workshop for you. You'll learn core low-tech, outdoor mushroom cultivation methods that we teach in our 3-month online beginners course—distilled into a practical, accessible day on the farm. You will learn: * How mushrooms grow and
Homegrown Dreams: Beginning Steps Toward Land-based Living Are you dreaming of living more closely with the land, planning a homestead, or beginning a land-based business? This live online course focuses on how to forge the essential connection between sustainable land stewardship and a values-driven livelihood built on that land. We help you create a plan
Who: Appalachian Forest Farmer Coalition What: 2026 Forest Farming Conference Gather to Grow: Rooted in and Branching Out Where: The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center Blacksburg, VA, USA When: October 23-25, 2026 The 2nd Gather to Grow multi day Forest Farming conference will be held in Blacksburg, Virginia from October 23-25, 2026