Mycobrick & Tree

Pruning Workshop

EVENT SCHEDULE

Saturday – March 7

9:00–10:00 AM – Ecology of mushrooms & building mycelial biomass

10:00 AM–12:00 PM – Using fungi for clay and construction materials

1pm-4pm - Tree Pruning Workshop

Spend the day learning the art and science of fruit and timber production. Thoughtful pruning to propagation techniques that ensure healthy, abundant trees for years to come. After the workshop, you're warmly invited to stay for an optional potluck dinner. A relaxed evening of shared food, conversation, and community beneath the trees.

Dress Code: sturdy boots and clothes you don't mind getting scratched or dirty.

In-person only: Location: 403 Coneross Ave, Seneca, SC 29678

Sunday – March 8

9:00 AM – Cultivating mushrooms on logs and woodchips

10:00 AM – Creating a mycofilter for drinking water and site runoff

11:00 AM – Recycling and composting with fungi

In-person only: Location: 403 Coneross Ave, Seneca, SC 29678

Tradd Cotter is a microbiologist, professional mycologist, and retired landscape designer who has been cultivating mushrooms both commercially and experimentally for more than thirty years. He is the author of the best-selling book Organic Mushroom Farming and Mycoremediation (2014) and has won numerous awards for his work, including the prestigious 2013 Clemson University Entrepreneur of the Year Award, the 2011 EPA GRO-U Fellowship Award, and the 2021 Gary Lincoff Award at the Telluride Mushroom Festival. His ongoing research projects include bacterial interactions with fungi, mycopesticides, novel antibiotic discovery, and the isolation of native mycorrhizal species for bioregional-specific inoculants for plants.

His ongoing research projects include bacterial interactions with fungi, mycopesticides, novel antibiotic discovery, and the isolation of native mycorrhizal species for bioregional-specific inoculants for plants. In 2022, Tradd sold Mushroom Mountain, which he founded in 1996, to pursue his interest in psychedelic-assisted therapy and to focus on research in the medical field. Tradd currently is co-owner of Blue Portal, a mycologically-focused company specializing in psychedelic therapy and cultivation, medicinal innovations, and industrial applications for fungi. Tradd Joined Treehouse Tradeschool in spring 2024 as a special team member to assist in managing projects.

As a Certified Permaculture designer with over 25 years experience in residential construction, I enjoy helping people design and build in a way that regenerates land and communities. In early 2010, I began living my life with intention after experiencing the wrath of the 2008 economic collapse. As a father, I realized the importance of developing resilience starting at home. Resilience is rooted in the way we develop our land and the way we raise our children. I began with experience in construction, but clueless with the land or in the garden. I wasted a lot of time and money learning and making mistakes. I later realized that it is all part of my Divine Purpose, to facilitate educational opportunities for people of all ages. I founded an educational company, Treehouse Internatural Inc, to build learning centers and other community centered

projects while teaching hands on training and small business development. Treehouse Internatural, is parent to the Seneca Treehouse Project, Amity Builders, and Treehouse Trade School. Thus far, I have taught construction, metal fabrication, permaculture, and some small business workshops. Now, I am dedicated to developing Treehouse Trade School, providing hands on training for social and environmental entrepreneurship.