Conference Talks and Workshops
Feb 17, 2024 VT Winter NOFA Conference, Working with Mycorrhizae on Farms with a Reconciliation Orientation. 11:00 AM-12:15 PM ET Carol McGranaghan and Jess Rubin. Mycorrhizal fungi have networked with flora for over 400 million years. Learn about a local Ecological Restoration project in which mycorrhizae are applied in regenerative agriculture. Design, methods, data, conclusions, and next steps to expand this work will be shared from four years of mesocosm and field trials of a proof-of-concept Myco-Phytoremediation pilot at Shelburne Farms. This workshop explores the rematriation context in which MycoEvolve operates and offers information to help guide decision making for best management practices in the organic farming movement.
April 20, NE Natural History Conference. The Vermont Fungal Scientific Advisory Group (FSAG). 1:55pm Room C Eagle Street Albany, NY.The Vermont FSAG aims to assist the Endangered Species Committee by compiling a species list for the state of Vermont, sponsoring and supporting outreach and educational programs about fungi, and advocating for the conservation of rare fungi species and their associated natural communities. In order to better understand the fungal diversity within the Green Mountain State, comprehensive data collection is necessary. This will entail an accurate accounting of previously vouchered/collected specimens, QA/QCing ongoing observations, and sequencing/genetic barcoding where appropriate. We recognize that this is a vast undertaking and to fully embrace the task, FSAG has employed a community science based approach to information gathering. In addition to updating archival records, we are focusing our efforts on engaging the public to contribute to these collective aims. In this presentation, Jess Rubin will review the Fungal SAG origins, its role within the VT Agency of Natural Resources, and how our research can support VT Conservation Design Initiatives. Dave Muska will discuss the FSAG’s approach to public outreach and education over the past year and forthcoming season.
April 21, 2024 NE Natural History Conference, Restoring a Degraded Riparian Forested Buffer while Balancing Phosphorus Remediation, Biodiversity, and Indigenous Land Access, 4:05 Room C. 55 Eagle Street Albany, NY. This myco-phytoremediation pilot project on unceded Abenaki land evaluated the utility of mycorrhizae and native plant polycultures in phosphorus (P) mitigation, and pollinator habitat improvement, while facilitating land access for the Original Peoples. Literature, Methodology, Data, and next steps will be shared.
May 18, Fungi Fest. University of Southern Maine Campus, Portland Maine. 3pm. Working with Mycorrhizae in Forested Riparian Buffers on Farms with a Reconciliation Orientation. Mycorrhizal fungi have networked with flora for over 400 million years. Learn about an Ecological Restoration project in which mycorrhizae are applied in regenerative agriculture. Design, methods, data, conclusions, and current next steps to expand this work will be shared from four years of mesocosm and field trials from a proof-of-concept Myco-Phytoremediation pilot at Shelburne Farms. After a presentation, participants will be invited to share in small group discussions around their understanding of and relationship with mycorrhizae, along with strategies for ethically rewilding landscapes that increase pollinator habitat and protect watershed health while collaborating with Original Peoples to begin to address some of the social injustices accompanying colonial agriculture's ecological devastation.
May 19, Fungi Fest.University of Southern Maine Campus, Portland Maine. Incomprehensive Fungi Song, song performed by Jess and Mycelial madness friends at Noonish.
July 25 & October 16th, 2024 Community Presentation and Site Tour of Myco-Phytoremediation in Multi-Functional Riparian Forest Buffers: Restoration, Education, Training, and Rematriation at Shelburne Farms, Shelburne, VT
Ecological Restoration Workshops in Spring 2024
Together we will learn concepts and practices including mindfulness, humility, and reverence amidst the land; ecological restoration; collaboration with microbes, plants, and fungi for remediation research; ecoliteracy in farm ecosystems; bioregional nutrient cycle patterns; and rematriation through supporting Abenaki relationships with their ancestral land. Volunteers will grow skills in non-chemical removal of nonnative plant species, tool safety, and plant identification.
TO REGISTER
Fill out THIS FORM. We are limiting this event to 18 participants (including facilitators).
A donation of $5-20 to Permatours (venmo: @permatoursplanet) is encouraged to cover food expenses. Please put "MycoLab campout" in the description. If this is inaccessible to you, we got you covered.
Donations to MycoEvolve (venmo: @mycoevolve) are welcome to support their ongoing work in education, research, and earthworks.
CAMPING
Our campsite is a 20-minute drive from Shelburne Farms. We’ll have access to a drinking water supply, compost toilet, creek to swim in, fire circle, and Rainbow-style kitchen. We will carpool to and from the farm each day, working on site from 9am-4pm.
We will send the address once you are registered.
TO REGISTER
Fill out THIS FORM. We are limiting this event to 18 participants (including facilitators).
A donation of $5-20 to Permatours (venmo: @permatoursplanet) is encouraged to cover food expenses. Please put "MycoLab campout" in the description. If this is inaccessible to you, we got you covered.
Donations to MycoEvolve (venmo: @mycoevolve) are welcome to support their ongoing work in education, research, and earthworks.
CAMPING
Our campsite is a 20-minute drive from Shelburne Farms. We’ll have access to a drinking water supply, compost toilet, creek to swim in, fire circle, and Rainbow-style kitchen. We will carpool to and from the farm each day, working on site from 9am-4pm.
We will send the address once you are registered.
Opportunities for youth and adults to learn how to identify and remove nonnative species as part of a large site preparation phase of this restoration, reserach project at Shelburne Farms.
The main objectives of the project are to:
https://forms.gle/qLweNowvJjEeSdL49
And if you have questions email: breezybeegardens@gmail.com
The main objectives of the project are to:
- - restored degraded riparian buffers
- - mitigate phosphorus
- - increase pollinator habitat
- - facilitate land access to Abenaki
- - grow local ecoliteracy
- - gather quantiative data
- - inform current Best Management Practices for Forested Ripraain Buffers
https://forms.gle/qLweNowvJjEeSdL49
And if you have questions email: breezybeegardens@gmail.com
DONATIONS ARE WELCOME HERE. THROUGH VENMO CLICK HERE.THANKS!
SINCE PAN IS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION, YOUR DONATION MAY BE TAX DEDUCTIBLE..
IF BY CHECK, PLEASE MAKE IT OUT TO PERMACULTURE INSTITUTE OF THE NORTHEAST AND REFERENCE MYCOEVOLVE OR MYCOLAB.
MAIL CHECKS TO:
PERMACULTURE ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTHEAST
C/O LINH AVEN PO BOX 239
WEST NOTTINGHAM NH 03291
SINCE PAN IS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION, YOUR DONATION MAY BE TAX DEDUCTIBLE..
IF BY CHECK, PLEASE MAKE IT OUT TO PERMACULTURE INSTITUTE OF THE NORTHEAST AND REFERENCE MYCOEVOLVE OR MYCOLAB.
MAIL CHECKS TO:
PERMACULTURE ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTHEAST
C/O LINH AVEN PO BOX 239
WEST NOTTINGHAM NH 03291
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