Learn it where it grows.

We teach what we practice — every seminar comes out of something we're actively running on the farm. No theory-only sessions. Most are a half-day to a weekend; weekend sessions include meals from the harvest.

The seminar rotation

• Mushroom InoculationSpring weekend. We drill, inoculate, and stack hardwood logs with shiitake, lion's mane, and oyster spawn. You leave with two logs of your own and a year's worth of confidence. The mushroom yard spans about nine acres of canopy — there's plenty to see.
• Forest FarmingTwo-day intensive on wild-simulated medicinal cultivation — ginseng, goldenseal, ramps, black cohosh. How to read site suitability, where to source seed and rootstock, and how to think about a 7–10 year crop.
• Foraging WalksHalf-day seasonal walks. Spring (greens and ramps). Early summer (medicinals in flower). Late summer (berries and bark). Fall (mushrooms and nuts). Led by Josh, Abigail, and guest herbalists from the Appalachian-foraging community.
• JADAM & KNF Deep-DiveAnnual two-day, with hands-on input-making: JMS, JLF, FPJ, LAB. Field-tour included so you can see where these inputs are actually used in our rotation.
• Grafting in SpringOne-day workshop on whip-and-tongue, cleft, and bark grafting for chestnut, hazelnut, and apple. Bring rootstock or use ours.
• Native Plant IDHalf-day walks focused on the trees, shrubs, and herbaceous flora you'd actually find on a West Virginia hillside. Good for new landowners and curious neighbors.

How to register

Most seminars hold to 8–20 people so you actually get hands-on time. Dates and registration links get posted to the journal eight weeks out, with priority going to the newsletter list. Email [email protected] to be added to that list.