Discover the history of deer in New York, and how deer populations skyrocketed to their current levels endangering the future of our forests. Learn what we can do to protect and steward the forests and flowers we love in the face of this ecological emergency. We'll cover potential policy changes and long-term strategies as well as actions you can take right now in your own backyard.

Eli Arnow is a dedicated ecological hunter, land steward, and environmental advocate serving as chair of the Forest Health Task Force at Partners for Climate Action, a Hudson Valley based non-profit whose mission is to catalyze bioregional climate action. He has a masters degree from SUNY ESF in Environmental Science with a concentration in ecological restoration and lives in southern Columbia County. 

Join us for an off-trail hiking tour through Tagkhanic, exploring some of the biggest, most beautiful, and oldest trees in Columbia County. Get active and learn how to read the forest landscape. bring a small, biodegradable gift or offering for a tree. Bring water, snacks, and wear good shoes for hiking in proper outdoor attire. We’ll provide options for shorter routes or you can join us for the full day. Suggested honorarium $35pp - kids are free!

Learn the basics from our experienced forestry team on mushroom growing. They will cover everything from tree selection, site selection, inoculation, to harvesting, providing you with comprehensive knowledge and hands-on experience. Our team will guide you through the entire process, sharing their expertise and insights to ensure your success in growing shiitake mushrooms.

In this workshop, you'll gain a deep understanding of the entire mushroom cultivation process, starting with selecting the right logs from the forest, choosing the perfect site for your mushroom log, inoculating the logs with mushroom spawn, and finally, harvesting the mature mushrooms. You'll learn about different types of trees, their characteristics, and how to properly prepare them for mushroom cultivation. Our instructors will also teach you the importance of maintaining optimal environmental conditions, such as light, humidity, and temperature, for successful mushroom growth.

In addition to the practical skills, you'll also learn about the biology and ecology of shiitake mushrooms, their nutritional benefits, and various cultivation techniques. You'll be equipped with the knowledge and skills to confidently start your own mushroom cultivation project at home, and you'll have the opportunity to ask questions and seek guidance from our experienced instructors throughout the workshop.

Join us for this exciting and informative workshop and embark on a journey to become a skilled shiitake mushroom cultivator. Sign up now to secure your spot and take the first step towards growing your own delicious and nutritious mushrooms! Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to learn from our forestry team and gain hands-on experience in shiitake mushroom log inoculation. Once we’re finished inoculating, participants who sign up for the workshop will be able to take home their fruitful log.

Limited spots available, so sign up today!

Learn the basics from our experienced forestry team on mushroom growing. They will cover everything from tree selection, site selection, inoculation, to harvesting, providing you with comprehensive knowledge and hands-on experience. Our team will guide you through the entire process, sharing their expertise and insights to ensure your success in growing shiitake mushrooms.

In this workshop, you'll gain a deep understanding of the entire mushroom cultivation process, starting with selecting the right logs from the forest, choosing the perfect site for your mushroom log, inoculating the logs with mushroom spawn, and finally, harvesting the mature mushrooms. You'll learn about different types of trees, their characteristics, and how to properly prepare them for mushroom cultivation. Our instructors will also teach you the importance of maintaining optimal environmental conditions, such as light, humidity, and temperature, for successful mushroom growth.

In addition to the practical skills, you'll also learn about the biology and ecology of shiitake mushrooms, their nutritional benefits, and various cultivation techniques. You'll be equipped with the knowledge and skills to confidently start your own mushroom cultivation project at home, and you'll have the opportunity to ask questions and seek guidance from our experienced instructors throughout the workshop.

Join us for this exciting and informative workshop and embark on a journey to become a skilled shiitake mushroom cultivator. Sign up now to secure your spot and take the first step towards growing your own delicious and nutritious mushrooms! Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to learn from our forestry team and gain hands-on experience in shiitake mushroom log inoculation. Once we’re finished inoculating, participants who sign up for the workshop will be able to take home their fruitful log.

Limited spots available, so sign up today!

Closing the Loop from Farm to Site with Hemp

Join us for an open house and roundtable event to explore the economic and ecological opportunities in farming, processing, advanced manufacturing and designing with hemp as a building material.

Hemp offers enormous potential as a building material. It sequesters high amounts of carbon when growing, and requires limited water, fertilizer and pesticides. When used as a building material together with lime and water, it creates non-toxic, breathable, non-flammable walls.

The event will begin with an Open House of two recently completed homes at Wally Farms, where hemplime was used as its primary wall material, followed by a Roundtable to discuss the opportunities and bottlenecks to locally grown, manufactured and installed hemp lime construction.

The conversation is intended to be inclusive of the audience and will be introduced and moderated by:

Kaja Kühl,

Designer of the Hemp Homes at Wally Farms and Associate Professor of Architecture at City College New York

Tom Rossmassler

Chief Embodied Officer at Hempstone, LLC, Hemp contractor of the Hemp Homes at Wally Farms

Jonsara Ruth

Design Director and Co-Founder, Healthy Materials Lab at Parsons School of Design

Travis Samuels,

Chief Operating Officer, Zion Growers

Learn the basics from our experienced forestry team on mushroom growing. They will cover everything from tree selection, site selection, inoculation, to harvesting, providing you with comprehensive knowledge and hands-on experience. Our team will guide you through the entire process, sharing their expertise and insights to ensure your success in growing shiitake mushrooms.

In this workshop, you'll gain a deep understanding of the entire mushroom cultivation process, starting with selecting the right logs from the forest, choosing the perfect site for your mushroom log, inoculating the logs with mushroom spawn, and finally, harvesting the mature mushrooms. You'll learn about different types of trees, their characteristics, and how to properly prepare them for mushroom cultivation. Our instructors will also teach you the importance of maintaining optimal environmental conditions, such as light, humidity, and temperature, for successful mushroom growth.

In addition to the practical skills, you'll also learn about the biology and ecology of shiitake mushrooms, their nutritional benefits, and various cultivation techniques. You'll be equipped with the knowledge and skills to confidently start your own mushroom cultivation project at home, and you'll have the opportunity to ask questions and seek guidance from our experienced instructors throughout the workshop.

Join us for this exciting and informative workshop and embark on a journey to become a skilled shiitake mushroom cultivator. Sign up now to secure your spot and take the first step towards growing your own delicious and nutritious mushrooms! Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to learn from our forestry team and gain hands-on experience in shiitake mushroom log inoculation. Once we’re finished inoculating, participants who sign up for the workshop will be able to take home their fruitful log.

Limited spots available, so sign up today!

Learn the basics from our experienced forestry team on mushroom growing. They will cover everything from tree selection, site selection, inoculation, to harvesting, providing you with comprehensive knowledge and hands-on experience. Our team will guide you through the entire process, sharing their expertise and insights to ensure your success in growing shiitake mushrooms.

In this workshop, you'll gain a deep understanding of the entire mushroom cultivation process, starting with selecting the right logs from the forest, choosing the perfect site for your mushroom log, inoculating the logs with mushroom spawn, and finally, harvesting the mature mushrooms. You'll learn about different types of trees, their characteristics, and how to properly prepare them for mushroom cultivation. Our instructors will also teach you the importance of maintaining optimal environmental conditions, such as light, humidity, and temperature, for successful mushroom growth.

In addition to the practical skills, you'll also learn about the biology and ecology of shiitake mushrooms, their nutritional benefits, and various cultivation techniques. You'll be equipped with the knowledge and skills to confidently start your own mushroom cultivation project at home, and you'll have the opportunity to ask questions and seek guidance from our experienced instructors throughout the workshop.

Join us for this exciting and informative workshop and embark on a journey to become a skilled shiitake mushroom cultivator. Sign up now to secure your spot and take the first step towards growing your own delicious and nutritious mushrooms! Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to learn from our forestry team and gain hands-on experience in shiitake mushroom log inoculation. Once we’re finished inoculating, participants who sign up for the workshop will be able to take home their fruitful log.

Limited spots available, so sign up today!