4:00 PM - 5:45 PM
A Mycorrhizal Lens on Community-Oriented Design
Learn to hold both the academic and scientific lenses alongside traditional knowledge, and see how the role of a designer/communicator can form a bridge between these two worlds.
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WORKSHOPS
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9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Amanitaphobia and the Myth of Suicide by Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) Mushroom Ingestion
Unravel common misconceptions of the famous Fly Agaric mushroom.
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
AMF Spore Extraction from Rhizosphere Soil
An interactive exploration of the hidden mycorrhizal world beneath plant roots.
11:00 AM - 12:45 AM
Becoming Fungus: A Practice for More-than-Human Belonging
A guided journey into the felt experience of mycelium.
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Bokashi Balls: Living Conversations in Regeneration
Learn to make a life-rich inoculum for soils.
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Brown Bottle Mushroom Farm Tour
Join Anna of Brown Bottle Farm on a tour of their small scale mushroom farm.
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Emergence Panel
Explore the notion of emergence in fungi, the mycoculture, and beyond in this lively panel discussion and Q&A session with several RMC speakers.
2:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Pleurotus Medicine
Explore bioactive compounds, best extraction methods, and how to integrate this information into application for medicine making.
4:00 PM - 5:45 PM
Fermented Plant Juice (Boutique Liquid Compost)
How to create a micronized plant food that is ready available as a foliar feed.
4:00 PM - 5:45 PM
Fluorescent and Bioluminescent Mushrooms
Learn about the glowing bioluminescent and fluorescent mushrooms of the world.
11:00 AM - 12:45 PM
Free Magic: Art & Observation with Chris Adams
Join artist Chris Adams for a walk around the Brown Bottle grounds for a discussion of the power of observation, slowing down and the overlap between scientific & creative methods.
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Fungal Microscopy Workshop
Learn to use a microscope for observing fungi.
2:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Fungus Hunters: The Search for Zone Lines
Trek through the forests in search of fungal graveyards.
2:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Harnessing Entomopathogenic Fungi to Help Honey Bees
Explore the development of entomopathogenic fungi as biological control agents for Varroa mites and highlight ongoing research at Washington State University investigating these fungi as a sustainable alternative to conventional miticides.
4:00 PM - 5:45 PM
Hidden Colors: Extracting Dyes from Mushrooms
Learn how to coax vibrant color from fungi and transform it into beautiful dyes for natural fibers.
2:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Hidden Colors: Transforming Mushroom Dyes into Pigments
Learn to capture and preserve fungal color by precipitating dye onto mineral substrates.
4:00 PM - 5:45 PM
I'm Likin' Lichens
Get excited about the magical world of lichen and head out into the field and learn to identify all the awesome lichens we see.
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
iNaturalist Crash Course
An introduction to iNaturalist, the premiere app for recording your encounters with the natural world.
4:00 PM - 5:45 PM
Integration Panel
Integrate the topics and sentiments of the RMC during this lively panel discussion and Q&A session with several RMC speakers.
4:00 PM - 5:45 PM
Lichen Dyes of the Pacific Northwest
Learn to identify and ethically harvest several common dye species, and prepare lichen-specific dye baths.
8:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Melodious Mycelium Mind Sync
Mycelium Melody Mind Sync is a collective mind exercise designed to connect participants with each other and their surrounding natural environment through song.
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Mushroom Block Biochar
Hang around the Phire Cup and learn to make biochar, a helpful soil amendment, from old mushroom blocks. Enjoy good conversation while a common mushroom farm waste stream is upcycled into a regenerative supplement for any landscape.
11:00 AM - 12:45 PM
Mushroom Identification Workshop Using the Keys to Mushrooms of Cascadia
This will be a user participation event where participants will learn what to look for to identify each of the major types of mushrooms.
2:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Mushroom Logs and Chip Bed Installations
Learn traditional and experimental techniques for growing mushrooms on logs or in woodchip patches.
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Mushroom Photography Crash Course
Learn essential skills for taking great photos of mushrooms using a smart phone.
2:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Mushroom Social Media Workshop
This workshop will offer a lecture component as well as hands-on experience with making mushroom content and documenting the event itself.
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
MycoGenomics Crash Course (Sat.)
Watch a cooking show-style run through of the essential stages involved in genetically identifying wild mushrooms.
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
MycoGenomics Crash Course (Sun.)
Watch a cooking show-style run through of the essential stages involved in genetically identifying wild mushrooms.
2:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Myco Hugel Installation
Create a series of inoculated swales and hugelculture mounds on Brown Bottle Farm.
4:00 PM - 5:45 PM
New Discoveries in the Taxonomy of Psilocybin Mushrooms
Explores groundbreaking research on recently identified psilocybin-producing fungi.
2:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Oyster Mushroom Bucket Blitz
Learn traditional and experimental method for growing Oyster mushrooms at scale and at a low cost.
9:30 PM - 10:45 AM
Papermaking with Mushrooms: A Postcard from the Convergence
Learn various techniques for assembling and creating paper, and we will honor the different genus of Pleurotos by including them in the paper pulps.
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Passport to Kingdom Fungi: The Wild and Wonderful World of Mushrooms, Molds, and More
This presentation will touch on non-mushroom microfungi and all the varied roles they play in our world: yeasts, molds, rusts, smuts, entomopathogens, endophytes, and dimorphic human disease causing fungi.
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Rad MycoBlitz Pt. I: Collection and Documentation
Contribute to the global understanding of mushroom distribution in this science-driven mushroom foray across Brown Bottle Farm.
11:00 AM - 12:45 AM
Rad MycoBlitz Pt. II: DNA Extraction and Amplification
Learn to extract DNA from mushrooms and use PCR to prepare the samples for identification using DNA sequencing.
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Rad MycoBlitz Pt. III: Gel Electrophoresis and Sequence Analysis
Learn to validate successful PCR before submitting DNA samples for sequencing.
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Radical Village Design, Getting Into a Groove With The Universe
Let's talk about how the most lovely villages in the world emerge from the people in creative participation with the ground, adaptive, geomorphic, and endlessly expressive!
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Reishi Garden Installation
Learn to grow Reishi mushrooms in an outdoor, naturalized setting in this hands-on workshop.
4:00 PM - 5:45 PM
Myceliumergence
How does mycelium transform the inner landscape?
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2:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Stop Motion and Timelapse Workshop Inspired by Wrought!
Learn the behind-the-scenes tricks used to make the award-winning film Wrought.
2:00 PM - 3:45 PM
The Magic of Koji
Explore the history of koji, it's many benefits, and how to successfully grow it at home.
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Uncovering the Hidden World of Fungal Diversity
Explores why so much of the fungal kingdom is still unknown, unnamed, or unstudied.
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
White Rots, Zone Lines, and the Battle for Territory
Join “Dr. Spalting” on a talk about the role of “zone lines” in fungal decomposition and colonization.
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Who is Huitlacoche?
Learn about the traditional cultivation practices of Huitalcoche, a delicious infectious fungus found on corn.
11:00 AM - 12:45 PM
Wild Crafting Diverse Fungal Life Where You Live
Learn to culture diverse wild fungi using readily available tools.
11:00 AM - 12:45 PM
Wild Foods with Chef Cameron Dunlap
Learn about the wild mushroom industry as it relates to the culinary world and sample several mushroom recipes to try at home.
4:00 PM - 5:45 PM
Zone Lines…in a Bottle?
Learn to turn fungal melanins into a linseed oil-based ink.
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