What can the underground networks of Harriet Tubman and Amanita phalloides (the death cap mushroom) teach us about a naturalist education at a time when knowing one's environment is increasingly a matter of life and death? How might a "fungal lens" help us to create coherent narratives out of climate chaos in collaboration with the more than human world?
Maria Pinto is a writer, teaching artist, and mycophile. Her work has appeared in several publications, including Frigg, Necessary Fiction, Word Riot, The Butter, and Dostoevsky Wannabe Cities: Boston. She has been awarded fellowships and residencies by the Mass Cultural Council... Read More →
Fairy-crosses, blue honey, and carnivorous plants found in the Carolinas are just a few of the natural wonders that storyteller Liz Z Pardue explores in this talk. Hear why the strange, the eerie, and the wonderful are the most powerful teaching tools we have, and how curiosity sparked through story makes lessons last.
