Appalachian Woodland Wonder Walk w/ Luke Cannon
May 1, 2027 @ 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm
About the Workshop: Appalachian Woodland Wonder Walk
Looking for a way to connect more deeply with nature? Then this workshop is for you! Join longtime Firefly friend Luke Cannon, as he parts the green veil, inviting participants to slow down and take a wander on the wild side.
Plants and Fungi have phenomenal abilities to sense, adapt to and transform the world around them. On this walk, we’ll tune into the living forest to meet some of the astounding and generous woodland plants, trees and fungal friends who call the forests of WNC home. We’ll listen for the birds who nest here and study the stories in the animal tracks, uncovering a myriad of incredible, living gems hidden within our ancient, fertile valleys.
In this class, participants will:
- Meet many plants & trees of Appalachia, discussing their identification and uses, as well as the webs of connection that hold us all
- Meet fungal friends of the forest, learning their habitats and uses to humans and beyond
- Discuss edible, medicinal, and other wondrous gifts of the forest
- Listen to the birds, learning who is saying what, and why?
- Consider our places in the bigger, beautiful and abundant web of life.
Luke has a very special way of relating to the living world around us, so bring an open heart and a spirit of curiosity, as we dive deep into the verdant, living, Green Nation.
This class will be held outdoors, rain or shine, on Saturday, May 1st, 2027, from 12:30pm – 4:30pm in Asheville, NC.
This class is suitable for all levels of experience! The minimum age is 15 with an accompanying paid adult. The ability to hike on a mountain trail for at least 2 miles is suggested.
About the Instructor: Luke Cannon
More than a botanist, Luke Cannon is a long time pursuer and teacher of our astounding natural world. Over the last twenty five years, Luke has instructed numerous nature connection programs and led hundreds of classes, walks and workshops. An avid naturalist and storyteller, Luke blends his studies of deep-ecology with permaculture, animism, survival skills, homesteading, and experiential education. He has taught for the North Carolina Arboretum, Blue Ridge Audubon Society, Organic Growers School, Finger Lakes Native Plant Society, Asheville Mushroom Club, Wild Abundance, and Blue Ridge School of Herbal Medicine to name a few. In 2011 he founded Astounding Earth– dedicated to helping people deepen their relationships with our living planet, and he co-founded the Sacred Naturalist School in 2020. Luke currently lives in the mountains of North Carolina studying and teaching Appalachian Ecology and leading nature connection focused courses and backpacking expeditions. He offers regular public walks and classes to share his knowledge and love of local plants, birds, mammals, mushrooms, soils and ecology. Find his niche in the web at: www.AstoundingEarth.com
Equitable Pricing Model $35 – $75
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In order to make our workshops more accessible, we offer two price options for each class, with an additional Equity Discount for qualifying individuals. Please consider these options and select your price at checkout.
- Sponsor Price $75: For those who have enough to share, thank you for being a Sponsor. This is an opportunity to contribute towards the cost of the class for someone else.
- Standard Price $50: The Standard reflects one person’s share of what it costs to produce the class and cover basic expenses.
- Equity Discount $35: We offer an additional Equity Discount for those from the following communities who support reparations and/or an equitable redistribution of wealth and would not have access to this workshop without this discount:
- Indigenous or Native American, Black, Latino/a/x
- Other peoples of the global majority, or racialized communities
- Ethnicities underrepresented in the Southeastern earthskills community
Thank you for helping transform the world into a culture of abundance, resilience, and opportunity for all.
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Registration closes at 9am on May 1st
