Mushrooms are a fruit produced by a fungal parent known as mycelium, an ancient organism and one of the first life forms to colonize land. Trillions of miles of mycelium connect trees across our forests, allowing them to send brain-like, electromagnetic signals through the soil. By joining one of our forages, you will meet new friends of all ages and backgrounds while learning about this rich forest ecology. We will teach you how to identify species (both edible and dangerous) and understand their systemic role

On these adventures, we also engage in meditative "forest bathing" practices, known as "shinrin-yoku" in Japanese. This form of meditation and relaxation has been prescribed in Japan since the 1980's as a way to reduce blood pressure and anxiety.We encourage you to sign up for our next forage and join our mailing list for future events and projects here‍‍

The best way to learn about nutrition education, recipes, and cooking methods is bringing people together. We encourage you to sign up for our donation-based community potlucks and join our mailing list for future events and projects here

‍ Heart disease is the number one killer of Americans, and it accounts for nearly 6 in 10 deaths in the Northeast. The cost of treating heart disease and related chronic conditions represents nearly a third of our state's budget, wasting billions. Across our communities, institutions like schools and hospitals continue to serve ultra-processed foods with high cholesterol and low fiber. This has meant that a majority of Americans do not eat a single fruit daily, which increases our risk of heart disease rises by nearly 90%. Additionally, a handful of processed meat every day increases the risk of colorectal cancer by 18%. And yet eating just a handful of mushrooms every day — a type of fresh meat fruit rich in fiber— decreases the risk of cancer by 40%

We're on a mission to give thousands more families in need healthy groceries and affordable, educational resources to transform our food system. Attending our events and giving back helps us scale this work.‍‍

Our health and that of ecosystems are one in the same. Education about their interplay will help us transition to a role of stewardship with our planet—rather than consumption. Studies have consistently shown that we understand and assign equal credibility to art that conveys these lessons as we do graphs. Art in all of its symbolic and personal forms is a catalyst for social evolution

To this end, we host events that promote self-expression from music to visual art to design, taking the form of drum circles, painting get-togethers, and local concerts. We also aim to educate builders about next-generation natural materials that can promote creative well-being. For example, hemp sequesters more carbon per acre than a forest does, and when converted to concrete hemp substantially reduces mold and energy costs as a form of insulation. Mycelium brick has similar anti-mold, insulation properties, and has been used to construct affordable housing communities across the globe. Soybean oil gives new life to recycled asphalt and drops paving costs for roads by 50%. Certain mushrooms and sunflower species can remediate polluted soil, safely drawing out pollutants that contribute to heart issues. We will accelerate creative education, helping us restore our balance with nature