Indigenous Peoples' Day: Celebration & Day of Service

4279 Ashley River Road,Charleston SC 29414

11 October, 2021

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To celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day & honor the contributions of Gullah People to the SC through volunteer service and forest foraging. Join us to celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day & honor the contributions of Gullah People to the SC Lowcountry through volunteer service, storytelling, mushroom cultivation, and forest foraging! Note: Registration required! This opportunity is reserved for College of Charleston students & the Environmental Conservation Corps at The Sustainability Institute. Celebrate & honor Indigenous Peoples' Day with the following activities: Volunteer with Gullah mushroom expert William 'Bubba' Green III to learn how to inoculate & cultivate mushrooms with methods he uses for his emerging business Mycelial Connection. Volunteer with Chef Tianna Powell to construct raised garden beds for her garden dedicated to her plant-based cooking and feeding the community through her business The Kitchen and affiliations with the Stone Soup Collective & Destiny's Community Café.Foraging Tour - Bubba will also lead a forest foraging tour to learn about edible mushrooms and plants, as well as the cultural connections of Lowcountry flora & fauna to Gullah history & traditions.Vegan Lunch & Storytelling - Lunch provided by Chef TKayaking & Biking (optional) at the Woodlands Nature Reserve; available for volunteers after the event ends.When: October 11, 2021, 10:00am - 4:00pm Where: The Woodlands Nature Reserve, 4279 Ashley River Road, Charleston, SC 29414 The Woodlands Nature Reserve is a 6,000 acre privately protected nature reserve with two conservation easements, located on Hwy 61. SCHEDULE:10am - 12pm | Service Activity #1: Raised garden bed construction with Chef Tianna Powell, The Kitchen12pm - 1pm | Vegan lunch & storytelling1pm - 3pm | Service Activity #2: Mushroom inoculation & cultivation with Gullah mushroom expert William 'Bubba' Green III, Mycelial Connection3pm - 4pm | Forest foraging tour with BubbaPARTNERSCoordinated by The Sustainability Institute / Environmental Conservation Corps (AmeriCorps)Mycelial ConnectionThe KitchenThe Center for Civic Engagement at the College of CharlestonM.S. in Environmental and Sustainability Studies, Sustainable Agriculture Program at the College of CharlestonThe Woodlands Nature ReserveQuestions? Contact Darien Parker (she/her) at The Sustainability Institute: [email protected] Pictured: William 'Bubba' Green. Owner of Mycelial Connection. Read about Bubba's upbringing and background as a Gullah cook, huntsman, waterman, woodsman & so much more: https://www.charlestonmercury.com/single-post/bubba-green-s-mushroom-homecoming-re-rooted-at-the-woodlands-nature-reserve Pictured: Chef Tianna Powell, also known as Chef T, in her element cooking on open fire at the Woodlands. Owner & chef of The Kitchen. We are a nonprofit organization located in North Charleston, SC with a vision for Lowcountry communities that are sustainable, equitable and climate resilient for generations to come. Follow us on social media! @SustainabilityInstituteSC on Facebook & Instagram For More Information: https://linktr.ee/sustainabilityinstitutesc