Chaga Mushroom Class

Join herbalist Allison Austin for this in-depth class about all things Chaga!

Did you know, growing on our local birch trees is one of the most potent medicinal mushrooms in the world? Chaga has been highly studied for its incredibly high nutrient content, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity, it’s positive effects on cancer cells, ability to increase the body’s defense against stress, and a multitude of other benefits.

In this class, we will learn how to ethically harvest chaga mushroom in order to promote more chaga growth, while helping to protect our birch forests.

This class will be lecture and hands-on. Students will have the chance to taste chaga extracts, and we will be serving a chaga tea during class. We will pass around a variety of different chaga pieces and hands-on examples of chaga and birch to feel and study for identification. Each student will make their own tincture in class to take home with them to care for, harvest, and use. Students will also take home a chaga manual to that includes everything we go over in class- how to identify, harvest, dry, and prepare chaga, and numerous creative chaga recipes.

Duluth Folk School April 11th, 2024 5:30-7:30pm

River Street Studio- Cook, MN May 16th 2024 5:30-7:30pm

Medicinal Plants Foraging Tours

    Join Herbalist Allison Austin on a 2 hour foraging tour through the Northwoods! In this tour you will learn local medicinal plant identification, proper harvesting, drying, and storing techniques for optimal shelf life, and how to turn your harvest into herbal remedies that you can make in your own home. Classes are tailored to the group, area, and harvesting season. Students may request to learn specific preparation techniques including:

-herbal tinctures

-herbal teas and infusions

-oil preparations for topical or internal use

-herbal syrups

Each student will receive a foraging manual to help them forage at home, and some harvested plants from the tour.

To schedule a tour/class, contact

Allison 218-290-2409  

a.austin01@gmail.com