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Wild For Mushrooms in Appalachia

WILD FOR MUSHROOMS IN APPALACHIA FOUNDERS SOCIETY ONLY September 28, 2013 SOLD OUT Spend a morning with Mushroom Man Alan Muskat as we walk the forest of Appalachia near Asheville and let nature set the territory for an underground mushroom lunch near the Blue Ridge Parkway. Then we we join Chef Mike McGirr  in the [...]

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Forager Alan Muskat

Forager Alan Muskat

Q&A with FORAGER ALAN MUSKAT          What prepared you to be a farmer? I don’t farm. I forage, partly because I am unprepared to farm. Farming requires commitment, i.e., quite literally, putting down roots. And I’m afraid of commitment. But foraging can be a commitment to “staying present” because foragers can’t be choosers: [...]

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Chef Mike McGirr

Chef Mike McGirr

Q &A with CHEF MIKE MCGIRR       Why is sustainability important to you & your restaurant? I was raised on an organic farm, and my parents were both from subsistence farming families in Ohio, not far from the West Virgina border. My work as chef is based on my passion for sustainable, organic [...]

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