UPDATE: This event is sold out, but we are offering a second walk with Bo on the following day, Sunday, April 6th. Follow this link to purchase tickets: https://www.wildwisebotanicals.com/products/p/spring-plant-and-mushroom-walk-sunday-april-6th

We will be meeting up right here on our homestead, just south of Edgar Springs, MO, on Saturday, April 5th from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. We will walk our property together while Bo identifies any plants of interest we encounter and tells us how to know them and how to use them in our kitchen. We’ll see many spring ephemerals along with lots of delicious early-sprouting weeds to learn about. Mike will be on the lookout for spring mushrooms and going over their identifying features, their ecological roles, and how to collaborate with them to improve your life. Much of the focus will be on morels and how to figure out when, where and how to look for them. You will see first-hand what prime morel habitat looks like and we might even get lucky and see a few early ones!

Follow the link to reserve your spot and for all the details:

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

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! There will be plenty of opportunities for students to ask questions throughout the afternoon to make sure everyone is ready to go home and begin their own mushroom growing adventures. This is a perfect opportunity to learn this valuable skill from a passionate mushroom expert, where you can benefit from his expertise and experience in an intimate setting.

Follow the link to reserve your spot or for all the details:

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

This is a skill share event with the goal of sharing knowledge and helping people learn skills to live more self-sufficiently and meet their needs. Mike will be doing a talk on foraging wild mushrooms and also a cultivation class and workshop. There will be vendors, classes, and food so come on out and support the community if you’re in the area!

We're happy to announce we are having a fall guided hike with our friend, plant and foraging educator Bo Brown at a NEW location!

We will be meeting up at the gorgeous Dockley Ranch, about an hour southeast of Springfield, MO, on Sunday, October 27th from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. This is a perfect chance to enjoy some time in the woods with two experienced educators who are passionate about sharing their knowledge of our plant and fungal allies.

Click the link for more info and to get your tickets!

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

We will be meeting up right here on our homestead, just south of Edgar Springs, MO, on Sunday, August 25th from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. We will walk our property together while Bo identifies any plants of interest we encounter and tells us how to know them and how to use them in our kitchen. Mike will be on the lookout for late-summer mushrooms and going over their identifying features, their ecological roles, and how to collaborate with them to improve your life. This is a perfect chance to enjoy some time in the woods with two experienced educators who are passionate about sharing their knowledge of our plant and fungal allies.

Follow the link for more info and to get your tickets!

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

Mike will be leading a FREE foray with the Missouri Mycological Society at Long Ridge Conservation Area near Sullivan, MO. Follow the link for more info and to register. Registration is required to attend!

https://momyco.org/events/calendar/midmo/foray-long-ridge-ca-20240817

We will gather at Bo’s property on the gorgeous and bountiful Niangua River near Lead Mine Conservation Area (about an hour north of Springfield, MO), on Sunday, June 30th from 10AM - 2PM.

• We will explore multiple habitat types to learn about as many different species as possible.

• Bo will regale us with stories of traditional plant uses and teach us how to identify the species we encounter

• Mike will show us how to identify the mushrooms we see while filling us in on important fungal ecological interactions.

• Both will share ways to prepare these nutritious and delicious wild foods so you can continue your foraging journey at home and know how to best enjoy your bounty.

For more details and to get tickets, follow the link!

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

This is a FREE opportunity to learn about the late-spring fungi of the region. To attend, you must register at the link.

https://momyco.org/events/calendar/midmo/lane-spring-2024-05-25

This is a FREE virtual presentation in collaboration with the Missouri Department of Conservation. Please follow the link for more info and to register for the class.

https://mdc-event-web.s3licensing.com/Event/EventDetails/200562

Join us for a FREE opportunity to learn more about the fascinating fungi of our region and how to prepare them in the kitchen!

Taking place at gorgeous Old Wilderness Canyon, this is going to be a unique celebration of wild food cuisine! We will be doing demos on how to grow shiitake mushrooms on logs and will be providing attendees the opportunity to inoculate and take home their own shiitake mushroom log! Come soak up some foraging knowledge while enjoying delicious wild food dishes!

https://eatingtheozarks.com/wild-food-fair.html

Join us for a FREE opportunity to learn more about the fascinating fungi of our region and how to identify them!

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

We are happy to be back at the Wild Arts Learning Center in Springfield, MO and the class will take place on Saturday, April 27th from 1:00 – 4:00 PM. Space is very limited and our classes can fill quite quickly, so if you want to come and learn with us about this important aspect of fungi, we recommend you register sooner than later. Follow the link below for more details and to secure your spot!

https://www.wildwisebotanicals.com/products/p/introduction-to-medicinal-mushrooms-at-wild-arts-learning-center

This event is SOLD OUT! Follow the link below then scroll down to join the waitlist.

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

This event is SOLD OUT! Follow the link below then scroll down to join the waitlist.

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

This event is sold out!

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

THIS CLASS IS SOLD OUT!!

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

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!!

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

THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT!!

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

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!

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