October 6: Monthly Meeting Casa del Prado Room 101 in Balboa Park Free, open to the public 6:45pm Identification 7:00pm Lecture + Q&A with Arik Joukhajian, PhD – Microbiology Award for Excellence in Mycology recipient Arik Joukhajian, PhD, is a microbial ecologist and co-founder of the International Congress of Armenian Mycologists. Arik earned his BSc in Microbiology at UCLA in 2016 and began his PhD work at UCR in 2020, studying the undescribed arbuscular mycorrhizal …

REGISTER HERE   A crash course including both straw mushroom production and pellet tec/hardwood loving mushrooms! Friday, September 5th 6:30pm Check-in 7-9pm Workshop $50/person Casa del Prado, Room 104 in Balboa Park Eric is a self taught mycologist. He started cultivating mushrooms professionally for a number of restaurants in 1998 from a wild indigenous oyster mushroom he cloned and identified. In 2010 Eric started formulating mushroom tinctures for other companies and since then has been …

REGISTER HERE   Learn how to dye with lichens and take home a scarf!   Monday, August 4th 6:30pm Check-in 7-9pm Workshop   $50/person   Casa del Prado, Room 101 in Balboa Park   Cassandra Ablola has been a member of SDMYCO since 2014 and served as the Treasurer from 2017 – 2021 and since then, has served as the President. She earned her bachelor’s degree at San Diego State University in Applied Design with …

JOIN US FOR OUR SUMMER SERIES WORKSHOPS! Fungi Tincture Workshop with Talia Gosiaco of Lacuna Medicinals Learn how to make your own fungi tincture in this introductory workshop! Monday, July 7, 2025 7-9pm $50/person REGISTER HERE

Please join us at our next Monthly Monday meeting on June 2nd at 6:30pm for our annual Art in the Park event. We are also having a potluck, so don’t forget to bring a dish or beverage to share! 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! Game of Shrooms is a global annual event in …

Monday, May 5 Monthly Meeting Casa del Prado Room 101 in Balboa Park 6:45pm Identification 7:00pm – 8:00pm Presentation, Tasting + Q&A Join us for a hands-on presentation with our very own Chef Darren Debergh of Border City Ferments! This cooking demonstration will also include tasting of the dishes to inspire your home cooking!

The Fifth Annual Fungi Film Fest 20 films | 17 countries | 2+ hours The Fungi Film Fest is the world’s only film festival dedicated to the beauty, otherworldliness, and human influences of mushrooms, lichens, and micro fungi. Sunday, April 6 La Paloma Theater 471 South Coast Highway 101, Encinitas, CA $17 https://ticketing.uswest.veezi.com/purchase/232?siteToken=kmhbpm2sdbr5vqhp5n9sfh19pg