MycoRant

Yes this weekend, January 9-10, 2010. It’s the Santa Cruz Fungus Fair. According to the website some of the highlights are:

• Lectures by prominent mycologists and basics of mushroom identification in our popular Mushrooms 101 class.
• Dr. Tom Volk, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, a very popular and knowledgeable professional mycologist, will discuss the wonderful world of wild mushrooms.
• Learn about medicinal properties of mushrooms from renowned herbalist Christopher Hobbs.
• Ask an expert to identify a mushroom from your back yard.
• Top chefs and mushroom epicures Jack Czarnecki (The Joel Palmer House) and Jozseph Schultz (India Joze) who will provide amazing cooking demonstrations that will be sure to thrill your palate.
• Children will enjoy many hands-on activities in the Kids Room, including a fungus exploration area, clay mushroom building, face paints, and more!
• Vendors will be selling books, mushrooms and other related mushroom items and fungal food.

Visit the website for more information and to see a video.

BTW, did you hear that the 2010 North American Mycological Association (NAMA) national foray will be held in Winter Park, Colorado? Good place for it. I went to one at Copper Mountain some years ago.

Tags: California, Colorado, NAMA, Santa Cruz Fungus Fair