Sporadic Press

Welcome!

Welcome to the first Online-Only issue of the Sporadic Press. We are going paperless to simplify the Editors job, save money, and help the environment.

October Meeting

The next meeting will be on Monday, October 6^th in Room 101 at the Casa Del Prado in Balboa Park. (Map, see # 15)

Our speaker will be Paul Maschka. His topic will be "My most memorable mushroom moments in the kitchen." Paul promises a tasty presentation.

Pre-Meeting Dinner

Our usual custom of treating the speaker to dinner will be observed. We will meet at 5 pm, at Blue Water Seafood Market and Grill, 3667 India Street (just South of El Indio).

Mushrooms on NPR

On the September 12 edition of "Talk of the Nation: Science Friday" radio program:
Fungi: The Good, The Bad And The Edible (Listen)
As a bonus for any fungophiles who are also brewers, the first hour was about beer yeast:
Beer Yeast Separates The Ales From The Lagers (Listen)

Mushrooms on "Small Things Considered"

No, that is not NPR again, it is Elio Schaechter's microbiology blog. Elio had a "Mushroom Week" on the blog from August 24 to 29, with some interesting entries.
Check it out at http://schaechter.asmblog.org/!

Another Mushroom Blog

Speaking of Blogs, take a look at the Cornell Mushroom Blog at: http://blog.mycology.cornell.edu/.

And a Mushroom Story on Another Blog

The way to a woman's heart (if she loves wild mushrooms) at: this link, and if you must have one, they are $25 at this one.

Mushroom Pictures

If you like looking at mushroom pictures, here is a web site with 3590 photos of 1500+ European species: http://users.skynet.be/bs133881/!

Corn Porn: Learning to Love Smut

For an article on growing and eating huitlacoche, with a recipe, see this link.

Fall Festivals and Forays

For more information and links, see:www.sdmyco.org/newslinks.html
I will add dates and information as I can find it.

Fungi of the Month

Now there are two "Fungus of the Month" sites:
Tom Volk's long-running series at : http://tomvolkfungi.net/.
And a new one at: http://www.bayareamushrooms.org/mushroommonth/index.html.

Mushrooms in the News

Recent news items:
South-metro fungus fans know the mushroom man
Celebrate the fungus among us this month (with recipes)
Wild fungi: delicious or deadly?(with a good short video)
Mushrooms examined in death probe

New From Taylor Lockwood

A fungal game: Click here to start.

New Magazine

There is a new mycology magazine starting up. See their web site at www.fungimag.com/ For more information.

SDMS Information

The Sporadic Press is published monthly during the mushroom season, from September to May, by the San Diego Mycological Society. Starting with this issue, it will be a web-only publication. Paper copies will be available by special arrangement for the web-impaired. Talk to the editor if you really need a paper copy.

Membership in the society is open to all who are interested in mycology. Membership dues are $20.00 per year, and include a subscription to The Sporadic Press.

If the date on your mailing label is highlighted in yellow, your membership has expired. Please renew promptly.

To join or Renew, send a check for $20.00 payable to SDMS with your name, address, phone number and email address to:
Pat Nolan
7135 Calabria Ct. Unit B
San Diego, CA 92122-5594

We meet once a month from October to May on the first Monday of each month at 6:30 pm. Most months, we meet in Room 101 of the Casa Del Prado in Balboa Park. Meetings are free and open to the public. In December and May, we hold potluck parties instead of our regular meetings. Check newsletter for party details.

Web Site: the SDMS Web site is:
http://SDMyco.org

Mushroom Hotline: upcoming events and spontaneous forays are announced by email. The email list is restricted to members of SDMS. If you are a member, go to this link and enter your email address.

lists.igc.org/mailman/listinfo/sdmyco

Notes on SDMS Email

If your email address changes, you need to change it on the SDMYCO list. Go to: http://lists.igc.org/mailman/listinfo/sdmyco
Scroll down to "Unsubscribe or Edit Options"
Fill in the email address you are subscribed as.
Click on "Unsubscribe or Edit Options"
There you can change your email address or change your options.
If you do not know your password, you can click on "Remind" and your password will be sent to you.
Please try to update your own information. If you are not able to do it, for example because your old email address no longer works, you can email Dave for help.

The sdmyco email list is just for foray announcements, meeting reminders, and club news. I have to restrict it because members complain if they get too much email from it.

We have set up a yahoo group for general discussion, but not many people are using it. You can join the yahoo group at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SanDiegoMyco/ There you can chat with other club members, and post photographs, web links, and files to share with other members.

Newsletter Submissions Welcome

Send To:
Dave Grubb
2233 Manchester Ave # 1
Cardiff, CA 92007
(760) 753-0273
davidgrubb at sbcglobal dot net

Officers:

President, Paul Maschka

Vice-president, Elio Schaechter

Secretary, Vacant, please volunteer!

Treasurer, Pat Nolan