LEAPS Meeting

1300 Eureka Street,Lansing MI 48912

19 October, 2022

Description

Please bring yourself, an open mind and a willingness to connect to the community. Presentation followed by Open Discussion and Networking Bring a Water Bottle to stay Hydrated BIO of our Guest Speaker: Tess Burzynski is the founder, head educator and cultivator at Fungi Freights Urban Lab and Environmental Studio. A Science degree graduate from Wayne State University, she works as an Environmental Scientist and continues doing research with Mycoremediation in the city of Detroit. Her love of Fungi began in her early years exploring the outdoors. She is a member of the Michigan Mushroom Hunters Club and the North American Mycological Association. Throughout her studies she has learned the role mycelium plays in the environment and how beneficial, tenacious and magical it truly is. Through Fungi Freights, her goal is to educate Detroit and its surrounding neighbors about the benefits fungi have on health, food security and the environment. https://www.fungifreights.net/ https://www.metrotimes.com/food-drink/tess-burzynski-spreads-spores-in-detroit-at-fungi-freights-farms-31279706