Missouri native Emily Hemeyer fuses her passions for art, teaching and the natural world.
She is in a graduate school program through Project Dragonfly, and teaches classes everywhere she can about foraging for plants and mushrooms in Missouri. She is working on some pretty amazing stuff extracting dye from mushrooms!

Want to take a class with her? Follow this link!
https://www.sporeprojects.com/classes

Check out these links and handles to see more info on Emily and her graduate program, as well as the books she referenced in our discussion.

https://projectdragonfly.miamioh.edu/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/538010973438174/?ref=share

Insta: @wildseedfieldmuseum

Books:
"Mushrooms For Color" by Miriam Rice
Alissa Allen, who runs the “Mushrooms For Color” Facebook page, is another wonderful resource and has her own website here: https://www.mycopigments.com/

"Rainbow Beneath My Feet" by Arlene Rainis Bessett and Alan Bessett