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Home Uncategorized Mushroom Edibility by Denis Benjamin
on October 22, 2015October 22, 2015

Mushroom Edibility by Denis Benjamin

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Here’s a link to an article on Mushroom Edibility by Denis Benjamin and posted by Fungi magazine

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2 LINKED EVENTS: Our June 5, Sunday, 2022 meeting 2 LINKED EVENTS: Our June 5, Sunday, 2022 meeting info: Make One / Share One event for Game of Shrooms! Please join SDMYCO for Art in the Park! Sunday, June 5th from 10am - 2pm. We will have watercolor supplies and grocery store mushroom specimens as still life displays to take inspiration and paint from as well as string art. (If you have your own supplies and want to hang out with mush-friends, we would appreciate that too!) Meet at the grassy area behind Casa del Prado, photo attached for reference. Bring Your Own: picnic items (snacks and beverages), camp chair/blanket, hats & sunscreen as needed. Hope to see you there! The 2nd event that is upcoming on June 11 is connected to the June 5th art making event. For more info on Game of Shrooms, visit: https://yumfactory.com/gameofshrooms/
Congratulations. You and almost 4,000 other fungip Congratulations. You and almost 4,000 other fungiphiles voted to select the CA State Mushroom! One mushroom got the most votes, all these amazing mushrooms - and mushroom lovers - were winners. As you know, fungi sequester carbon, improve nutrient dynamics and water quality, and are critical food for wildlife, plants, and people. California faces many challenges going forward, and fungi provide many of the solutions we need. A State Mushroom will expand awareness of the pivotal role fungi play in the ecology of our state. With the diversity of mushrooms in California, picking just one is a challenge that required the effort of thousands of dedicated mush enthusiasts. First, mycological societies around the state polled their members to develop the list of candidates. Then, those six candidates were selected and put to a vote by CA residents. Almost 4,000 votes were received from all corners of our state. Of the six candidates, the winner was…drumroll… California Golden Chanterelles can be found under trees throughout California, sometimes hiding under their dear friend poison oak. They are a choice edible with a slightly fruity apricot scent and a nutty flavor when cooked with butter. Congratulations for your important role in selecting the California State Mushroom!! MUSH CANDIDATES • VOTES California Golden Chanterelle - 1409 VOTES Western Jack-O-Lantern - 1115 VOTES Lion's Mane - 365 VOTES Candy Cap - 342 VOTES Black Trumpet - 293 VOTES King Bolete- 293 VOTES Now, it’s time to convince our elected officials to pass legislation enshrining the California Golden Chanterelle as California’s State Mushroom. Your voice is still important as we bring mushrooms to the state capitol. Hopefully you are willing, if needed, to join your voice in educating legislators on the importance of a State Mushroom and all fungi to the health of California’s natural resources. Watch castatemushroom.org for progress updates. Thank you again for speaking up and thanks to the individuals and groups who supported this project, particularly MykoWeb and The California Institute for Biodiversity. Always keep the FUN in fungi! Michael Wood
LAST DAY TO VOTE! Polls close today, Saturday, Ma LAST DAY TO VOTE! Polls close today, Saturday, May 7 at 11:59pm. Visit castatemushroom.org #SanDiego #Mushroom #Mushrooms #Fungi #Mycology
Ingredients for our Mushroom Mixer tomorrow at Azt Ingredients for our Mushroom Mixer tomorrow at Aztec Brewing! 🍄 Last Call to get your tickets to the event! 🍄 Thanks to Mueller's Mushroom for the Lion's Mane and Oysters! 🍄 Thanks to Moceri Produce for the Shiitake and Buttons! 🍄 #SanDiego #Mushroom #Mushrooms #Fungi #Mycology #GourmetMushrooms #mycophagy #fungivore #ediblemushrooms #SDMYCO #MushroomGrowKits #MushroomGrowing
Happy Earth Day form the San Diego Mycological Soc Happy Earth Day form the San Diego Mycological Society Every day is Earth Day! #SanDiego #Mushroom #Mushrooms #Fungi #Mycology #GourmetMushrooms #mycophagy #fungivore #ediblemushrooms #SDMYCO #balboapark #MushroomGrowKits #MushroomGrowing
Sunday, April 24, 2022 • 4-6pm Aztec Brewing Com Sunday, April 24, 2022 • 4-6pm Aztec Brewing Company 2330 La Mirada Dr. Suite 300, Vista CA 92081 SDMYCO Member Mushroom Mixer with chef SARA RESTIVO April Appetizer Menu • Wild Mushroom Canape with Crispy Enoki with Goat Cheese • Salad with Arugula, Truffle, Parmesan, Roasted Lion’s Mane • Truffle Cheese and Charcuterie Board • Spinach, Artichoke & Shiitake Mushroom Dip, Focaccia • Goat Cheese/Balsamic Stuffed Mushrooms • Oyster Mushroom Marsala Bites •Beverages will be available for purchase.• Tickets on sale NOW! ✪ ✪ Sunday, April 17th @ Noon Tickets: $25 per person ✪ ✪ Members received EMAIL with LINK TO PURCHASE TICKETS ✪ ✪ This event is a perk for members. Not a member yet?! Pop over here to join. sdmyco.org
May Monthly Meeting Potluck MAY 2, 2022 @ 6:30pm C May Monthly Meeting Potluck MAY 2, 2022 @ 6:30pm CASA DEL PRADO IN BALBOA PARK, Room 101 We invite you to bring a delicious dish to share. It does not have to include mushrooms, but those are always a hit! You may also bring store bought items if you prefer. We have a card to fill out in advance for the ingredients list. This is useful for those that may have allergies or dietary restrictions. ***If you are using wild/foraged mushrooms, please note that also!*** We ask that you bring your own reusable cup/bowl/plate and utensils, since we are environmental stewards. Let’s help promote and save the environment by using less plastic! Please note that we do not have kitchen access, but there will be outlets for keeping food warm with crock pots. Please bring and wear a mask as required for Balboa Park indoors. See you there!
CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS: We’re excited to announce CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS: We’re excited to announce the voting is now open for the CA State Mushroom! VISIT: castatemushroom.org and vote now. Candidates: Black Trumpet, Chantarelle, Candy Cap, King Bolete, Lions Mane & Western Jack-O-Lantern. One vote per CA resident. Polls close Saturday, May 7 at 11:59pm. California has a state bird, state flower, state animal, even a state lichen, but not a state mushroom! Given California’s wealth of natural resources and the essential role mushrooms play in maintaining our biodiversity, it is time California had a State Mushroom! Mycologists, mushroom societies, and other fungus lovers from around the state have identified six mushrooms that would best represent our wondrous state. Now we need the public’s help. All California residents are invited to vote for their favorite mushroom. The winning selection will be taken to the State Legislature to make it official. This is important. Mushrooms have a central role in California’s ecology and deserve recognition of their contributions. Selection of a CA State Mushroom will help increase awareness of and funding for preservation of mushroom habitat and natural resources. This is the first step in a fun(gi) journey.
Sunday 4/24/22 • 4-6pm Aztec Brewing Company 233 Sunday 4/24/22 • 4-6pm Aztec Brewing Company 2330 La Mirada Dr. Suite 300, Vista CA 92081 SDMYCO Member Mushroom Mixer with chef SARA RESTIVO April Appetizer Menu • Wild Mushroom Canape with Crispy Enoki with Goat Cheese • Salad with Arugula, Truffle, Parmesan, Roasted Lion’s Mane • Truffle Cheese and Charcuterie Board • Spinach, Artichoke & Shiitake Mushroom Dip, Focaccia • Goat Cheese/Balsamic Stuffed Mushrooms • Oyster Mushroom Marsala Bites •Beverages will be available for purchase.• Tickets on sale: Sunday, April 17th @ Noon Tickets: $25 per person Look for member email for link to buy tickets. This event is a perk for members. Not a member yet?! Pop over here to join. sdmyco.org
Hello Myco Friends! Due to high interest on the t Hello Myco Friends! Due to high interest on the topic of Psychedelics @lapalomatheatre will be showing Psychedelia Documetary for this week only! SO if you did not get to see it, you have a few more chances! Thanks for everyone who was able to join us for the premiere screening of Psychedelia. (First city to screen this documentary since Telluride Festival ‘21!) Screening Times 4/8-10 @ 6:45 4/11- 12 @ 8:10 4/13-14 @ 6:30 #mushrooms #microdosemovement #mushroomeducation #mentalhealthawareness
The Registry of Mushrooms in Works of Art with ELI The Registry of Mushrooms in Works of Art with ELIO SCHAECHTER Wednesday, April 6 • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PST Zoom (Virtual Event) • Registration sent to SDMYCO Members via email. More than 20 years ago, Elio Schaechter, Ph.D., began compiling a list of paintings with mushrooms in them, something he called, “a sort of fancy form of stamp collecting.” He and a German mycologist, Hanns Kreisl, decided to combine forces and create an Internet-based Registry of Mushrooms in Works of Art, which is hosted on NAMA’s website. Elio will discuss the origin and purpose of the registry in understanding the relationship between mushrooms and people as reflected in works of art from different historical periods. We will learn how many artists express appreciation of fungal beauty and broaden our awareness of the symbolic (and gastronomic) roles mushrooms may have played in various cultures through time. Moselio “Elio” Schaechter was born in Milan, Italy in 1928. At age 12, his Jewish family relocated to Ecuador to escape Nazi persecution. Reading Paul de Kruif’s Microbe Hunters inspired his interest in microbiology, eventually leading him to pursue graduate studies higher education in the subject at the University of Kansas and University of Pennsylvania. He was drafted into the U.S. Army, performing microbial research at Walter Reed Medical Center and later spending time in Denmark in postdoctoral study. Eventually, he made his way back to the United States and became a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Tufts University, where he chaired the Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology from 1970 to 1993, conducting research into microbial growth physiology and bacterial cell organization. Elio also developed and maintained a profound interest in field mycology through the Boston Mycological Club. Besides coauthoring numerous microbiology textbooks, he wrote In the Company of Mushrooms, (Harvard Press, 1997). Relocating to San Diego in 1994, he continued his teaching as Adjunct Faculty at San Diego State University and is a Visiting Scholar at UC San Diego. In 1997 he helped found the NAMA-affiliated San Diego Mycological Society, where he remains active to this day.
These pictures are from our last special screening These pictures are from our last special screening at La Paloma : @fantasticfungi Due to high demand and the loosening of restrictions, we have decided to accommodate a limited number of extra tickets to the 6pm screening of the documentary, "Psychedelia: The History and Science of Mystical Experience" TONIGHT (3/31) at La Paloma Theatre. This screening includes a live panel discussion following the film to talk about current therapeutic trends with these compounds as a potential healing modality. For those watching the 9:15pm showing, you will receive a video recording of the panel, delivered to the email that was registered. {***Those who have already purchased tickets to the 9:15pm can now attend the 6pm. Just show your ticket at the door and it will be honored***} This event is one night only, so help spread the word! Get tickets: https://psychedelia.simpletix.com/
6pm screening is SOLD OUT! Tickets are still avial 6pm screening is SOLD OUT! Tickets are still avialbe for 9:15pm. *** Those who purchase tickets for second screening will get video of the panelist talk. You dont want to miss this opportunity! A collaboration between @sdmyco and @ommushrooms_official. Om Mushrooms will be giving away free samples of products. More info at www.sdmyco.org Location: @lapalomatheatre #sdmyco #mushroomeducation #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #mentalwellness #mushroomhealth
Thanks to all those who attended our first Mushroo Thanks to all those who attended our first Mushroom Mixer! Special thank you to: Chef Sara Restivo Getting Caked Raging Cider Mead and Co. Mueller’s Mushrooms Mountain Meadow Mushroom Angel’s Salumi Esperanza’s Tortilleria
Check it out: https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/ Check it out: https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2022/mar/24/golden-dreams-mycological-societys-fungus-mushroom/ SDMYCO - Mushroom Meetup article page 12, VOL. 47 | No.12 | March 24, 2022 Golden Dreams by David Kohanyi in the San Diego Reader.
LAST CHANCE FOR MEMBERS ONLY MUSHROOM MIXER TICKET LAST CHANCE FOR MEMBERS ONLY MUSHROOM MIXER TICKETS! Members - check your email for the event link to purchase your tickets. Chef @sararestivo is ready to mise en place! Thanks to @muellersmushroom and @mountainmeadowmushroomfarms for donating the mushrooms to our event! See you tomorrow @raging_cider! Mush Love, SDMYCO #SanDiego #Mushroom #Mushrooms #Fungi #Mycology #GourmetMushrooms #mycophagy #fungivore #ediblemushrooms #SDMYCO
THIS EVENT COMING UP THIS SUNDAY FOR MEMBERS! Buy THIS EVENT COMING UP THIS SUNDAY FOR MEMBERS! Buy your tickets NOW! Limited seating. Hope to see you there! Look for a member email from sdmyco@gmail.com with link to buy tickets to this event.
“Lichens”- plus “ A Brief Introduction to M “Lichens”- plus “ A Brief Introduction to Mushrooms” with LES BRAUND Les Braund worked as a carpenter and contractor for 40 years. He was president for the Friends of Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve from 2011 - 2021 and regularly leads nature walks in Los Peñasquitos Canyon. He served as president for the San Diego Mycological Society in 2000 - 2005 and also served in 2017. Les is very knowledgeable in identifying lichens and enjoys looking at their details under a microscope. APRIL 4, 2022 @ 6:30pm, Casa del Prado, Balboa MONTHLY MUSHROOM MEETING Presentation will be in-person • Mask wearing as required for Balboa Park indoor events • Please bring specimens found over the weekend for ID. Photo of Les Braund, Else Vellinga, Elio Schaechter & Bonni Thoresen
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