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As we dream of warmer days and the glorious greening of the coming warmer seasons, it’s the perfect time to announce we will be hosting a springtime guided hike with our friend, plant and foraging educator Bo Brown!

Get your tickets here: https://www.wildwisebotanicals.com/products/p/spring-plant-and-mushroom-walk-with-bo-brown-and-mike-snyder

As the weather warms and our plant and mushroom friends begin to make their long-awaited reappearances, we decided to try and talk our friend Bo Brown into doing another springtime walk with us. Luckily, it worked and we are able to offer this “pop-up” event!

Bo is the author of two excellent regional foraging guides - Foraging the Ozarks and Foraging Central Grasslands - and is an authority on the plants of our region, drawing on decades of field experience. Mike is a myco-educator who has been studying and foraging mushrooms for over a decade and loves nothing more than to share what he has learned with anyone who will listen. This is an opportunity to participate in a unique and extremely informational experience and we are proud to offer it to our communities.

We will be meeting up right here on our homestead, just south of Edgar Springs, MO, on Friday, April 5th from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Follow the link for more info and to reserve your spot!

https://www.wildwisebotanicals.com/products/p/pop-up-spring-plant-and-mushroom-walk-with-bo-brown-and-mike-snyder

Join us on Saturday, March 30th as we gather at the Schlafly Bottleworks in Maplewood, MO, where we will learn to collaborate with fungi while enjoying excellent food and drink available at the main bar. This is a Missouri Mycological Society offering - follow the link for more details!

https://momyco.org/events/calendar/st-louis/mushroom-cultivation-workshop-20240330

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We are proud to present another class and workshop at the Wild Arts Learning Center in Springfield, MO! Come join us to learn about the ins and outs of outdoor mushroom cultivation and take home your very own freshly inoculated shiitake log!

https://www.wildwisebotanicals.com/products/p/growing-mushrooms-on-logs-class-workshop

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Join us as we take a deep dive into the medicinal and functional properties of fungi!

Mushrooms have been regarded as healthful and even medicinal for centuries, and modern research has revealed their antimicrobial, antitumor, and immunomodulating components and how they can be used to improve a wide variety of conditions. We will cover in-detail how and why mushrooms can be a powerful addition to your health regimen and how to effectively craft your own extracts using wild-harvested or cultivated mushrooms. Several species will be covered, including Reishi, Lion’s Mane, Maitake, Turkey Tail, and many others. We will go over how to identify them in the woods as well as provide tips on how to purchase quality mushrooms online and elsewhere. We will also cover ways to prepare mushrooms in the kitchen and other ways to collaborate with fungi to improve your life!

https://www.wildwisebotanicals.com/products/p/medicinal-mushroom-class-at-therapeuo-wellness

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Come take a deep dive into the medicinal and functional properties of fungi!

Mushrooms have been regarded as healthful and even medicinal for centuries, and modern research has revealed their antimicrobial, antitumor, and immunomodulating components and how they can be used to improve a wide variety of conditions.

We will cover in-detail how and why mushrooms can be a powerful addition to your health regimen and how to effectively craft your own extracts using wild-harvested or cultivated mushrooms. Several species will be covered, including Reishi, Lion’s Mane, Maitake, Turkey Tail, and many others.

We will go over how to identify them in the woods as well as provide tips on how to purchase quality mushrooms online and elsewhere.

We will also cover ways to prepare mushrooms in the kitchen and other ways to collaborate with fungi to improve your life!

Get your tickets here: https://www.wildwisebotanicals.com/products/p/introduction-to-medicinal-mushrooms

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Join us on Sunday, November 19th for an afternoon of learning about the wild mushrooms of our region while enjoying delicious and unique beverages and tasty food! We have teamed up with Sandy Valley Brewery to offer this one-of-a-kind, mushroom-focused experience.

We were lucky to be able to harvest a large amount of chanterelle mushrooms this summer, and a portion of our haul made its way over to the amazing and creative folks over at Sandy Valley. They have crafted a fabulous chanterelle beer and this event will be the official release, so you could be one of the first people to try this unique and bold creation!

We think Sandy Valley is doing some really cool things with their creative brews that often feature locally-foraged ingredients and we are honored to be a small part of making this one happen.

While you enjoy the fruits of our collective labor, Mike will give a talk about how to forage mushrooms safely and effectively here in the lower Midwest. He’ll cover some basic mushroom identification info, then show you the most-commonly encountered poisonous fungi to avoid as well as some of the best edibles and how to prepare them. We will also be assembling some Oyster Mushroom grow kits that will produce gourmet mushrooms right on your countertop!

In addition to the talk, participants will assemble their own Oyster mushroom grow kit to take home, and also get one chanterelle beer to enjoy! Space is very limited so don’t hesitate to get your spot so you can join in on the fun!

Tickets are for one person and are non-refundable. Follow this link to purchase:

https://www.wildwisebotanicals.com/products/p/mycobrew-afternoon-at-sandy-valley

We are super excited to be doing another cultivation workshop with Rachael West of Eating the Ozarks this Fall!

During this workshop you will learn how to: 

• Inoculate logs with Shiitake Mushroom Spawn

• Inoculate logs with Lions Mane Mushroom spawn

• We will assemble larger cuts into mushroom totems (oyster and shiitake will be used for this). 

After our Mushroom Workshop, we will take a Foraging hike with Rachael West, Owner of Eating the Ozarks, to see what Wild Edibles are available in November for Foraging! 

Participation is limited to 20.

Our goal is to give everyone a good up-close hands-on experience. 
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Each participant will go home with a 8-10 inch diameter segment inoculated with the spawn we have available. Plus a handout with tips for replication at home. 

https://eatingtheozarks.com/mushroom-log--totem-workshop--november-11th-2023.html#

This foray is in partnership with the Missouri Mycological Society.

We will gather at Montauk State Park, but not for fishing! This is a great spot for a mushroom foray as the trails will take us through a variety of different terrains and habitats. We will hike a couple miles and then gather afterwards to inspect and identify our finds. This is a FREE learning opportunity, but you must register to attend by following this link: https://momyco.org/events/calendar/semo/montauk-20231104

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We are absolutely thrilled to be hosting a Fall guided hike with our friend, plant and foraging educator Bo Brown!

https://www.wildwisebotanicals.com/products/p/plant-and-mushroom-walk-with-bo-brown-and-mike-snyder-1

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Join us on our homestead on October 21st for a fun and informative workshop on how to grow your own gourmet shiitake mushrooms at home!

Participants will be inoculating hardwood logs with shiitake sawdust spawn and each student will be taking home their own log. This is a chance to cut the learning curve by years by gaining hands-on experience with cultivation tools and by learning the ins and outs of small-scale shiitake mushroom production from us.

·         We’ll demonstrate proper techniques for the drill and fill method of log inoculation. Everyone will get the chance to do each step with their own log.

·         We will also demonstrate how to use larger diameter logs to assemble totems. This is a perfect way to utilize the larger, base portions of trees that are harvested for mushroom production.

·         We’ll detail ways to ensure successful log cultivation, from how to select which trees to use for cultivating shiitake, all the way to harvesting techniques and ways to prepare and preserve your harvest.

·         You will learn where to locate your mushroom logs and how to maintain and care for them to encourage large flushes of delicious mushrooms.

·         You’ll see our mushroom growing area and learn how to set up a cultivation spot of your own.

·         For those interested, Mike will also do a wild mushroom walk afterwards.

If you are interested in growing shiitake mushrooms outdoors at home for personal use or to sell, this is the workshop for you!

We will be using power tools and hot wax, so this workshop is not appropriate for small children. The workshop will be outdoors - please come dressed for the weather! This event is rain or shine but in the event of severe weather we will reschedule. Tickets are for one participant and are non-refundable. The location will be sent after registration, we are just south of Edgar Springs, MO.

Out of all our classes and workshops, shiitake log inoculation is the most-requested class. Space is limited so if you want to learn these techniques from us, don’t hesitate to sign up - this one will certainly fill up quickly! Follow the link to reserve your spot!

https://www.wildwisebotanicals.com/products/p/shiitake-log-workshop

We’re super excited to be back at Baker Creek for the second time this year for their Fall Harvest Festival! Mike will be doing a talk and we will have a booth set up all day Monday.

Enjoy expert speakers, local food, unique vendors, greenhouse and garden tours, and old-fashioned entertainment at Baker Creek's Mansfield, Missouri, farm! Join thousands of gardeners, farmers, and craftspeople to celebrate heirloom gardening

$15 per vehicle. Admission is free, but limited parking requires purchasing a ticket before the festival.

https://www.rareseeds.com/baker-creek-harvest-festival-october-2023-per-vehicle

This is an event in partnership with the Missouri Mycological Society!

Join us as we gather at the fantastic Scratch Brewery in Ava, IL, where we will learn to collaborate with fungi as we enjoy amazing food and unique drinks. Mike Snyder of WildWise Botanicals will be giving a presentation about how to successfully grow mushrooms at home, focusing on outdoor and low-tech methods. Mike will share a slideshow of his successes and experiences with a variety of methods he and his wife Cara have tried out on their homestead in South-Central Missouri. Detailed descriptions of how to grow several species will be covered, including Oyster mushrooms, Shiitake, Hericium sp., and Wine Caps.  There will also be lots of time for Q & A.  Each participant will get to assemble their own mushroom grow kit to take home, which will grow gourmet mushrooms in just a few weeks, all for only $20 (MOMS members) and $25 (non-members). This is sure to be very fun and informative and spots are limited, so don't hesitate to sign up!

https://momyco.org/events/calendar/st-louis/mushroom-cultivation-workshop-20230909

This foray is in partnership with the Missouri Mycological Society.

Join us for this unique day of mushroomy fun! We will gather at the Long Ridge Conservation Area just outside Sullivan, MO. We will hike a couple miles across high ridges and low bottoms, so hopefully the varied terrain will yield a good number of different fungi for us to learn. Be sure and bring water and snacks and be aware that there are no facilities at this location. After the hike we will meet in Sullivan at Muddy Banks Brewery where we will go over our finds while we enjoy good food and drink. This is a FREE event, but you must register to attend. Follow this link to sign up: https://momyco.org/events/calendar/midmo/foray-long-ridge-ca-20230819

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Join us for an opportunity to learn how you can easily collaborate with fungi to grow your own delicious specialty and medicinal mushrooms! We will gather at Wild Arts Learning Studio in Springfield, MO, from 10:00 AM until 1:00PM on Friday, August 11.

This beginner’s class/workshop will provide detailed instructions on how to grow several species at home, mostly outdoors, using a low-tech approach.

·         Mushroom species covered will include Shiitake, Lion’s Mane, Wine Cap, and Oyster mushrooms.

·         Mike will guide us through a slideshow introducing the techniques we use and the successes we’ve had over the past few years growing mushrooms on our homestead.

·         He will also be demonstrating a few methods in-class to give you an even clearer picture of what you can do to succeed at growing mushrooms at home.

·         Each participant will assemble their very own mushroom grow kit, which will produce gourmet mushrooms in about a month!

·         Students will receive printed instructions to take home for how to take care of their kit.

We will be serving a few very special culinary delights made from the mushrooms we will be talking about! This is a great way to get some ideas about what you can do with all the mushrooms you’re going to be growing using the knowledge you gain from this class! We love sharing our mushroom creations with folks so they can see first-hand the potential gourmet mushrooms have in the kitchen. We will even sauté some fresh mushrooms so folks can see how tasty specialty mushrooms are even when prepared very simply!

We hope you can join us for this fun and informative class. Space is very limited, so if you are interested don’t hesitate to claim your spot! Follow the link to purchase.

https://www.wildwisebotanicals.com/products/p/growing-specialty-mushrooms-at-home

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We are absolutely thrilled to be hosting another event with our friend, plant and foraging educator Bo Brown! Bo is the author of Foraging the Ozarks and the upcoming Foraging Central Grasslands and an authority on the plants of our region, drawing on decades of field experience. Mike is a myco-educator who has been studying and foraging mushrooms for over a decade and loves nothing more than to share what he has learned with anyone who will listen. This is an opportunity to participate in a unique and extremely informational experience and we are proud to offer it to our communities.

Join us at one of our favorite local spots for a guided mushroom foray! This is a perfect opportunity for those interested in learning about the fungi of our region to do so. We will hike a couple miles and then go over our collections afterwards. Bring plenty of water and a lunch! This is a FREE educational opportunity from the Missouri Mycological Society, but you must register by going to this page: https://momyco.org/events/calendar/midmo/land-spring-recreation-area-20230603

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If you are interested in taking a deep dive in learning about the region’s plants and fungi, this is your chance to learn from two experts at once!

Go here for more info or to get tickets:

https://www.wildwisebotanicals.com/products/p/plant-and-mushroom-walk-with-bo-brown-and-mike-snyder

This is your chance to learn about the most sought-after wild mushroom in the Midwest, the elusive morel. Join us Saturday, April 8th for a walk in an Ozark creek bottom as we identify key points of prime morel hunting areas. This class will be geared towards beginners. We will be learning:
• How to identify trees that morels are associated with.
• The different species of morels that occur in our region.
• How to know when to start looking for morels.
• The ecological roles and interactions of this fascinating fungus.
• Many other details to watch for when trying to find prime morel-hunting habitats.
Although there is a possibility we will see some mushrooms, this will NOT be a morel foraging hike – we will not be picking morels! This class is to give you access to a lot of knowledge gained from our years of foraging fungi, and to experience and explore an area that is known to produce morels.
The class is being held on private property about a half hour south of Rolla, MO. The exact location will be sent to participants just prior to the date. We will have the class rain or shine but will reschedule if severe weather is on the way. Dress appropriately for a walk in the wet woods (long pants, sturdy shoes or boots, rain gear). The class will be about two hours long.
Follow one of these links to reserve your spot:

https://www.wildwisebotanicals.com/.../9am-11am-time-slot...

https://www.wildwisebotanicals.com/.../p/1pm-3pm-time-slot-

Be sure to note there are two time slots to choose from and select the one that you prefer. Tickets are limited and classes are small so please don’t hesitate to sign up if you are interested!

Join us at the Crawford County Library in Steelville, MO! Mike will present a slideshow of original photography which will cover some mushroom basics and then delve into the common poisonous and edible fungi of our region. This is a free event!

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Join us for this unique opportunity to learn the basics of low-tech and outdoor gourmet mushroom cultivation. This workshop is geared towards beginners but will still be a deep dive into growing your own mushrooms at home. Mike will do a talk/presentation covering the basics of growing fungi showing original photography of our processes and results. We will cover several different types of mushrooms and ways to grow them on easily obtainable substrates and each participant will assemble their own Oyster mushroom grow kit to take home. We will also be inoculating logs with shiitake mushrooms and each student will be taking home their own log. We will help you to cut the learning curve by years while gaining hands-on experience with cultivation tools and learning the ins and outs of small-scale shiitake mushroom production.

We’ve never offered this much information in one class! You will get:

·         An in-depth presentation with plenty of time for questions

·         an Oyster mushroom grow kit to take home and watch grow into delicious mushrooms

·         Hands-on experience using shiitake cultivation tools

·         a Shiitake mushroom log that will produce gourmet mushrooms for years

·         Take-home sheets containing instructions on how to take care of your grow kit and log

·         A walk with us to see what plants and mushrooms we can find and learn about

This is a perfect chance to learn a lot of valuable information about how to get healthy and delicious mushrooms into your life on a regular basis. There will likely be lots of discussion about wild mushrooms throughout the day, and we will be taking a short plant and mushroom walk after inoculating our logs, so there will be lots to learn! We hope you’re as excited as we are for this one-of-a-kind event!

We are having the class just outside of Rolla, MO on Saturday, April 1st from 1-5 PM. The location will be sent to you soon after purchasing your tickets. This workshop will be held mostly outdoors, so be sure to dress appropriately for the weather. The event will be held rain or shine, but if severe weather is predicted we will reschedule. Tickets are non-refundable!

Spots are very limited, so if you want to join us don’t hesitate to secure your seat here: https://www.wildwisebotanicals.com/products/p/in-depth-beginners-mushroom-cultivation-workshop

We’re proud to be a part of this fun and informative event! There are multiple speakers throughout the day covering a range of gardening-related subjects. Mike will be presenting a talk about how to grow mushrooms at home, focusing on outdoor methods that fit well with gardening. Tickets are inexpensive and they include lunch!

Click here for more info or to get tickets!

Regional mushroom educator and cultivator Mike Snyder from WildWise Botanicals is returning for another presentation about fungi! This time he will present a slideshow about various ways to grow mushrooms at home, focusing on low-tech and outdoor methods. There will also be a workshop portion of the event in which we will inoculate substrate with Oyster mushrooms, and each participant will get to take a kit home so they can grow their own delicious mushrooms. The cost is only $5 per kit to cover supplies. Come on out and spend the morning learning how to collaborate with fungi to grow delicious, healthy gourmet food right at home!