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Set in a beautiful\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e100-year-old apple orchard\u003c\/strong\u003e, this immersive workshop connects you directly with the land through the hands-on harvest and transformation of one of the season’s great treasures: apples.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLearn from the living lesson of the relationships that make an orchard thrive — from the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emycorrhizal fungi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat support tree health below ground, to the decomposers, parasites, and edible species that appear above it. Together we will explore how fungi shape the life of the orchard while participating in the timeless, satisfying work of gathering, pressing, tasting, and fermenting apples.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice: $77. Includes instruction, apple harvesting and pressing, fermentation workshop, mycorrhizal orchard tour, and 1 quart of fresh cider plus 1 quart of apple cider vinegar starter.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore quart jars available for $5\/each.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv role=\"heading\" class=\"otQkpb\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMycorrhizal Orchard Tour\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBeginning with a walk beneath 100-year-old trees, participants learn to:\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand the role of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emycorrhizal fungi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein supporting the health, resilience, and longevity of fruit trees.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentify the fungi that help orchards flourish, as well as those that\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003edecompose\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eparasitize\u003c\/strong\u003e, or recycle woody material.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHear about\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emorel mushroom cultivation success\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein orchard environments.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eApple Harvest \u0026amp; Cider Pressing\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNext, we move into the orchard for the fun, old-fashioned work of apple harvest. 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