[SustainableTompkins] Mushroom Brunch this Sun 5/20

[Steve Gabriel]

MUSHROOM BRUNCH
Sunday, May 20

10:00 - 12:00 - Local & Organic Brunch (Adults $9, Children $5)
12:00 - Mushroom Inoculation workshop (suggested donation $5 - 10)
12:00 - Opening of the Butterfly House! (Free!)
1:00 - 3:00 - PeeWee Naturalists ($8 members/$10 non-members)
2:00 - Mushroom Hike with Carl Whittaker (Free!)
12:00 - 2:00 - TEAM Challenge High Ropes Play Day ($10 per person)

Come celebrate spring with Cayuga Nature Center at our monthly Cayuga 
Coffeehouse Brunch!

This May we have a plateful of opportunities for all ages from early 
morning to late afternoon.

Brunch (served 10 - 12 pm) includes local and organic eggs, home fries, 
pancakes, and a number of dishes featuring local and regional mushrooms. 
This brunch is the debut of CNC's new cook, Micah Baker.

At noon, we will begin an informal workshop and demonstration in the 
courtyard where we will inoculate about 30 Sugar Maple logs with oyster 
and shittake mushroom spawn. Join CNC Land Use Manager Steve Gabriel and 
Acorn Designs' Steve Sierigk for this highly informative and fun 
workshop. Suggested donation of $5 - 10 dollars.

Also at noon, join us as we officially open our butterfly house for the 
season! We'll take a butterfly collecting hike and along the way learn 
the life, history and habits of our early season species. Meet at the 
lodge. Free!

 From noon until 2 o'clock you can head over to our high ropes course 
and safely challenge yourself anywhere from 15 to 65 feet off the 
ground! The cost per participant is $10 and pre-registration is 
requested, but not required.

At one o'clock, come upstairs with your little naturalist for a special 
introductory session of our PeeWee Naturalists program! We'll celebrate 
our Earth by exploring spring flowers and birds, reading a wonderful 
story and sharing it all with one another. Crafts and healthy snack 
included! Fee for non-members is $12 pre-registered, $18 at door.  For 
Members, the cost would be $10 pre-registered, $15 at door

At two o'clock, seasoned mushroom hunter Carl Whittaker will take folks 
on a hike throughout the 80+ acres of CNC woodland to seek out these 
amazing specimens large and small.