Events

Join local birder Richard Candler, author of Birding Sewanee, on a morning bird walk around Sequatchie Cove Farm. A class for both beginners, who will learn some ID basics and also advanced birders to gather with others and bird Sequatchie Cove Farm’s Property. There will be a special emphasis on identification by bird song.

April 27th, 2025 8:00-11:00 CST

*** In the event of very rainy weather we may need to reschedule this class to a rain date of May 4th**

Learn essential mushroom biology and romp through the woods in search of choice edibles with this hands-on half-day program! Join professional mushrooms growers and wild mushroom enthusiasts Daniel Fortner, Pledger Schaefer and Adam Hobbs of Midway Mushrooms. We'll set the stage for our foraging walk with a brief crash course on the mushroom life cycle, basidiomycete anatomy, and region-specific fall-season mushrooms. Then it's off into the woods in search of tasty forage! Though we never know just what species we'll stumble across, likely seasonal candidates include turkey tail, dryad’s saddle, reishi, chicken of the woods, oysters, and possibly, the elusive morel! Assuming we enjoy a successful hunt, you'll head home with some freshly picked mushrooms, species-specific culinary tips, and new mycological knowledge for your toolkit! 

Learn from spinner and knitter Kelsey Eckelman how to use a drop spindle to start spinning yarn from Gulf Coast Native sheep’s wool roving, sourced from local Summer Fields Farm. The tuition includes local roving from Summer Fields Farm and a wooden drop spindle!

You will learn:

How to tie on a leader.The difference between S and Z twist. How to count Twists Per Inch (TPI).How to prepare roving for spinning including drafting and pre-drafting. The parts of a spindle.Different types of spindles. The difference between Worsted yarn and Woolen yarn. The difference between different types of fiber.