Collaborating With Fungi to Build Resilience in Times of Crisis

In collaboration with Rhyze Mushrooms, this workshop brings participants together to look to fungi for answers and support in building resilience and solutions to the multiple and overlapping crises humanity faces today. Exploring the socio-political potential of a ‘radical mycology’ - this workshop focuses less on specific cultivation techniques, and rather considers the myriad ways mushroom cultivation could help transform our food system.

We will cover topics such as the role mushroom cultivation can play in building more diverse, accessible and resilient food systems; a discussion of the role of Fungi as medicine and the cultural and political significance of foraging; fungi and sustainable biomaterials; mycorrhizal fungi and their importance for plant and soil health.

There will then be some practical activities. Participants will go home with a simple oyster mushroom grow kit, some cardboard spawn and a DIY mycelium tealight holder as well as an oyster mushroom life cycle poster and a mushroom cultivation zine. *Please bring a container (bottle, juice carton etc) for one of the activities*

We will have a break half way through and also be sharing some local mushroom based food!

This workshop is open to any who is based in the East End of Glasgow.

Access and Getting Here

This event is hosted at The Space. There is a bus stop 1 minute walk away and is serviced by buses 2, 18, 60A, 61, 240, 255 and 253.

Travel costs can be reimbursed. Please contact Cara at [email protected] if you would like your travel costs reimbursed.

The Space is a wheelchair accessible venue. There are gender neutral toilets available. Please get in touch with Cara at [email protected] if you would like to attend but you have concerns about accessibility or any other questions.

Please let us know if you can't attend anymore.

This event is funded by the National Lottery.

Host or Publisher Food and Climate Action (Glasgow Community Food Network)