Mushroom Cultivation with the Swan Creek Park Food Forest and Fungi For The People! Friday, April 4th 2014 Free Talk at Pacific Lutheran University's Food Symposium - 7pm PLU Scandinavian Center 12180 South Park Ave., Tacoma, WA. Fungi for the People: Learning from Fungi to adapt in an Ever-changing World. We can develop strategies for working with mushrooms to solve problems in Food and Environmental Justice, putting power back into the hands of the people. By converting waste-streams into community centered projects where nutrient dense food and economic sovereignty can be reached via mushroom cultivation, with by-products of healthier soils and healthier people. We will explore such projects that have ignited positive change in areas of Asia and Africa, and draw a roadmap of action appropriate for our own communities, with a focus on the effects of fungi and radiation in the human body. Saturday, April 5th 2014 Outdoor Mushroom Cultivation Workshop at the Swan Creek Park Food Forest E. Roosevelt and E 42nd Street, Tacoma, WA 10am-3pm - Donations are suggested and needed, but no one will be turned away due to lack of funds. Pay what you can! We will be installing the mycological layer of our Food Forest design at the Food Forest in Swan Creek Park. The mushrooms we will be cultivating will be both edible and medicinal, and will be a community resource free to all once they begin fruiting. It will be a great way for those who visit to learn how to identify edible and medicinal species in a forest environment, as well as learn how to cultivate said species in your own back yard! Mycelium and mushroom growing kits will be available for sale at the workshop. Lunch will be provided, but feel free to supplement with potluck items! RSVP and learn more at https://www.facebook.com/friendsofswancreekfoodforest About Fungi For the People: Ja Schindler is the founder and director of Fungi For The People.http://fungiforthepeople.org/), an organization dedicated to social and environmental justice through conducting research and offering education in mushroom production and mycoremediation. Originally from Detroit, Michigan, his interests in post-industrial urban renewal, food security, and environmental awareness have driven him to forge new approaches in converting organic waste streams into nutrient dense foods via community-scale mushroom cultivation, all while enhancing biodiversity in urban rebound ecosystems. Ja now resides in Eugene, Oregon where he is developing a Mushroom Cultivation Design Center, and frequently facilitates courses and delivers lectures on mycology around the country. [Description: Description: https://www.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTN1l4JKRM82XGFPQLf-fMMFC-fxP4MQTP6v5YWU7JvEhRmzZpLer6eV_Q]<http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.vacd.org/whiteriver/con_logo.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.vacd.org/whiteriver/&h=205&w=200&sz=2&tbnid=BehNeYc-AU7P4M:&tbnh=90&tbnw=88&zoom=1&usg=___vPMfbgV2gtYLVn6nhs1sEFtI4g=&docid=fQiNls5u3fDiAM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=8HclUPZesfiKAo6IgfgI&ved=0CHcQ9QEwBg> Emily Garofalo, Food Access Specialist Pierce Conservation District Mailing Addres: PO Box 1057 | Puyallup, WA 98371 Office: 253.278.6215 Cell: 253.468.3749 Website: www.PierceCD.org<http://www.piercecd.org/> Promoting the conservation of renewable natural resources in Pierce County since 1949. Follow us on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/PierceConservationDistrict?ref=stream>