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We had a full house for the mushroom class Finding and Foraging Edible Fungi at the Beacon Food Forest. The weather held out and we had a great time navigating the wonders of the edible understory. Here are a few pics from the day. We can't wait to partner with Beacon Food Forest on our next class. Stay tuned, there will be more offerings soon!  I wanted to invite you all to join me at the Beacon Food Forest for my upcoming class on Finding and Foraging Edible Fungi, but it has already sold out!
Beacon Food Forest 15th Ave S and South Dakota Street, Seattle Saturday, May 14, 2016 10 am - 12:30pm Just in case.... http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2546491 Presenter Jake Harris is an enthusiastic mushroom ambassador, and loves sharing the joys of finding and eating fruiting fungus. In this 2.5 hour course we will talk for a bit about mushroom ID, how to start mushrooms at home, and how to find safe edible mushrooms in the pacific NW. For the workshop part of the course we will get our hands dirty learning about how to identify chanterelles, hedgehogs, morels, boletus and many more, and learn how to grown your own tasty wine cap, oysters, shiitakes, lions mane, shaggy mane mushrooms. We will explore mycellial networks at Beacon Food Forest, and share some time hearing about facts, habitats, uses and recipes. Regardless, if you haven't checked out the awesomeness that is the Beacon Food Forest Permaculture Project, go and take a look. It is a wonderful, edible space where you can stroll through and eat organic fruits, veggies, and herbs. What's not to love?! They also have volunteer opportunities, so grab your gloves, roll up your sleeves, and lend a hand!  CHEW ON THIS: Growing Food in a Growing Region
Join us in Pioneer Square for a conversation with a family farmer, an agrihood manager and an edible yard landscaper about growing food, preserving land in small spaces and building community in our fast growing region. Friday, March 18, 5 --7 PM, at Gridiron 510 Occidental Ave South, First Floor, Seattle (map) 5 PM--Hors d'oeuvres & refreshments served 5:30 PM--Program begins OUR SPEAKERS: Maria Anderson, Farm Manager Elk Run Farm in Maple Valley. Elk Run Farm is situated in the middle of a development, this agrihood grows produce for the food banks of South King County. Branden Born, Associate Professor in Urban Design and Planning at the University of Washington. Born studies how policy decisions and land use effect food systems in our region. Jake Harris, Founder and President of Stone Soup Gardens in Seattle. Stone Soup Garden is an edible landscaping company specializing in beautiful sustainable gardens, connecting folks to their environment and their food. Tristan Klesick, Founder and President of Klesick Family Farm in Stanwood. Klesick Family Farm is committed to growing and delivering good food to the families they serve, providing good value to the farmers they support, and sharing good news about the benefits of organic farming with the community. Moderated by Lindsay Fromme Hanna, Forterra’s Policy Program Manager.
 Stone Soup Gardens is partnering with Urban Systems Design, King County Waste Water Treatment, Seattle Public Utilities, and Dirt Corp to install two cisterns and a raingarden in an educational community build at Carleton Grocery in Georgetown. Through evening classes and field experience, Stone Soup Gardens is teaching students design and installation techniques as part of the weekly curriculum for Dirt Corps' Sustainable Landscaper Training Program. This project will serve as an example for the students, as well as the Georgetown Community, about the critical importance of storm water management and its relationship to the Duwamish River. For more information, or to follow along with our progress on the project, check out the DIRT Corp Facebook page!  Bioremediation:
How to Clean Saturated Soils using Plants and Fungus Thursday November 19th 2pm - 4pm Antioch University, Room 200, 2326 6th Ave, Seattle Join the Green Infrastructure Partnership for an introduction to Mycoremediation and Phytoremediation. We will discuss applications of bio remediation for treating oil and street runoff, roof runoff, biosolids and other pollutants. We will be joined by Howard Sprouse of The Remediators (www.theremediators.com) and David Roman of Clear Water Gardens (www.seattleclearwatergardens.com) who will both share their knowledge and be available for a panel discussion of how best to use bioremediation to clean our soils and watershed. 2:00-2:20 Arrival and introductions: 2:20-2:35 David Roman Into to Phytoremeditioan, and application to home gardens 2:35-3:05 Howard Sprouse Intro to Myco Remediation and application to large scale clean ups of soil and stormwater 3:05-3:40 Conversation and Panel Discussion 3:40-4:00 upcoming announcements and project report backs. HOWARD SPROUSE Howard Sprouse is the founder and CEO of The Remediators Inc. and co developer of Intracep LLC's Permeable Reactive Weir, stormwater treatment technology. "The Remediators is full service environmental company that is internationally recognized for commercializing 'Mycoremediation' which uses fungi to clean contaminated soils and water. The Remediators offers a full suite of bioremediation technologies with their 'Integrated Biological Approach', combining natural cleanup methods in a synergistic system tailored to site needs. The Remediators works closely with local universities and other companies representing the state of the art in the field of bioremediation. DAVID ROMAN: David Roman moved to Seattle in 1999 to be amongst the eternal green. After a 15 year career in the construction industry he went back to school and in 2012 graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Environmental Science and Resource Management. Most of the following year was spent traveling across the country installing phytoremediation caps of retired land fills and toxic chemical sites. In 2014 the research he participated in while at the UW was published by the American Chemistry Society, "Degradation, Phytoprotection and Phytoremediation of Phenanthrene by Endophyte Psuedomonas putida, PD1". He is the owner of Clear Water Gardens LLC, a landscaping firm specializing in water management, cistern and rain garden installation. We had a fantastic time at the Central Library this past weekend. Lots of little people laughs, cuddling of chickens, and a great opportunity for folks to come together to learn about food literacy in a very hands on way. Thank you Seattle Central Library! We can't wait to do it again soon!
Here at Stone Soup Gardens, we do our best to continue to nurture our brains, as often as we cultivate and tend to the plants and gardens in our care. Every month Stone Soupers pick an awesome organization or project in which to learn more about. Previous classes have included building mushroom beds, trimming fruit trees with Wallrath Fruit and Forest, and learning more about plant selection and uses. At the end of January, we decided to check out an Earthship project that is happening right here in our own Columbia City neighborhood! The Seattle Trash Art Studio is in the process of being built. It all started at a meetup of Earthship enthusiasts in July of 2014. It was suggested that in order to be more than just a meetup group, the Earthship community needed to build a proof of concept project in the city. Roxanne, owner of the land and our tour guide extraordinaire said, "I have a house in the city! Let's do it." And so it began... Through a fantastic community response of givers of random necessary materials, dirt moving volunteers, and time, the Seattle Trash Art Studio is becoming a reality. We were able to tour the structure, and learn more about the process from Florian, the designer who is helping to orchestrate this awesome trash production. Are you interested in learning more? Perhaps you'd like to volunteer at a work party and be a part of the fun? Find out more on the Seattle Trash Art Studio Facebook Page. The next work party is 'Dirt Dancing' on February 21st. Come and lend a hand! If you'd like to know more about the Earthship movement - Check out this video: |
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