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LEARN TO GROW MUSHROOMS
Join us for hands-on learning of simple methods you can use to grow mushrooms successfully at home! We will discuss the role fungi and mushrooms play in healthy ecosystems and tour our farm practices before digging into projects you can take with you.
June 22 - Logs, Stumps and Beds: this class will cover several methods and species suitable to integrate into your yard, woods, and gardens including: Shiitake logs, Red Wine Cap, Lions Mane, Oyster, and Almond Agaricus. Learn about what they grow in and how to set things up for success.
July 27 - Straw Bags and Blocks: this class focuses on methods suitable for indoor growing on materials like straw, sawdust, and wood pellets with a wide array of possible species (we will focus on blue oyster and lions mane)
$60 per person per class
or sign up for both for $110
Take home materials are included in fee.
AGROFORESTRY FIELD DAY
June 26, 1- 4pm
Tour and discussion of our farm systems, which we’ve been developing and learning from for 13 years on the 20 acres we steward. We will share our successes and failures, and engage folks in discussion about future possibilities. The field day is in collaboration with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County.
Tour includes:
Willow trials researching 14 varieties for their use to support healthy water, soil, and provide fodder for our sheep.
Ongoing silvopasture management for sheep grazing through managing the composition of the existing woods and through planting trees in pasture.
Forest farming of maple syrup and mushrooms.
Tree nursery research to cultivate and amplify mycorrhizal fungi.
REGISTER:
https://ccetompkins.org/events/2025/06/26/successful-agroforestry-tour-and-work-day
FARM CAMP
For youth ages 3 - 6
Week 1: July 14 - 18, 9am - 3pm
Week 2: Aug 11 - 15, 9am - 3pm
Kids explore the interconnected elements of farming and nature in the woods, creeks, and fields of Wellspring Forest Farm, while tending to sheep, chickens, mushrooms, plants, and trees. Expect a full day of play and adventure outside with songs, stories, fire, shelter building, water, mud, and games. All kids should be potty trained, comfortable outdoors for an extended time, dress appropriately and in layers, and carry a backpack with a lunch and a change of clothes (we’ll help the younger littles with this). Camp will be a small group with a maximum of 9 children and 2-3 mentors. (There is limited space for three-year-olds.) Please plan to drop off and pick up your child on time, as we will head out for adventure and opening circle just after drop-off.
Mentors:
Steve Gabriel co-manages Wellspring Farmer, is a total mushroom fanatic, a dad of two, and a long-time Earth Arts Mentor.
Jonathan Dean has taught gardening in schools and pre-schools for nearly a decade and loves working with children and helping people connect to the natural world.
Koral Hooser is a Waldorf teacher with extensive experience working with kids, supporting their growth and curiosities both about themselves and the world.
Tiered pricing $375 / $350 / $325 per child, per week, based on household income
(see www.wellspringforestfarm.com/tieredpricing for more info).
Payment schedule:
Week 1: A nonrefundable deposit of $100 is due at registration. Full payment is due July 1st
Week 2: A nonrefundable deposit of $100 is due at registration. Full payment is due August 1st
Cancellations: Payment less the $100 deposit is refundable before July 1 for the July camp and August 1 for the August camp. After July 1/ August 1, we cannot provide refunds. If Wellspring has to cancel the camp - which would only be due to an emergency - full refunds will be provided.
Register below or email Liza if you have questions.
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