The Santa Cruz Fungus Fair, which took place this past weekend attracted a good bit of press from various outlets (some before, some after). Read all about it: Fungus Fest celebrates all things mushroom Thousands of people headed to Santa Cruz, CA this weekend for the annual fungus fair. “The fascination starts with the food [...]
Tags: California, Santa Cruz Fungus Fair
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 [...]
Tags: California, Colorado, NAMA, Santa Cruz Fungus Fair
Avoid Wild Mushrooms, State Urges! Serious Illness, Death Possible! Well…yeah, so what? Kind of makes sense considering that California has tried to prevent the sale of wild mushrooms in some locales. State health officials on Friday reminded Californians that collecting and eating wild mushrooms can cause serious illness and even death. According to the California [...]
Tags: California, mushroom hunting, poisoning