Field Guide: Reishi Mushrooms - From Paper to Medicine at the Socrates Sculpture Park

Sat Jun 1, 2024
11:00am to 1:00pm ET
Age: 10 and up
Price: Free
Location:
Socrates Sculpture Park
718-956-1819
32-01 Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City, NY, 11106
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Socrates presents a two part workshop on using reishi mushrooms to make paper and medicinal tinctures.

Mushrooms are an excellent alternative source for paper making. After a brief introduction to mushroom paper making and how it differs from cellulose-based paper, participants learn different paper-making techniques and assemblages and dive into making postcard-size sheets.

Medicinal Mushrooms have been utilized for thousands of years. Tinctures are one of the most effective methods of extracting beneficial and medicinal compounds and absorbing them into our body. In this class, participants learn about Reishi Mushrooms and their medicinal properties and how to make a dual-extraction tincture.

Advance registration is required. Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

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