Nov 2, 2015 Meeting – 6:30 pm David Rust & Officer Elections

The guest speaker for our November 2nd meeting will be David Rust. The meeting will be hosted in Room 101, Casa Del Prado in Balboa Park at 6:30 PM. November is also time for officer elections. All offices(President, VP, Secretary, Treasurer, Member-at-large) are open. David’s presentation is title “Introduction to Wild and Edible Mushrooms” David will describe different fungal shapes and strategies for spore dissemination. He will introduce fungal tree associations in Northern California and …

Oct. 5, 2015 Meeting – 6:30 PM: Mushroom Cultivation with Sam Andrasko

The guest speaker for our October 5th meeting will be Sam Andrasko. The meeting will be hosted in Room 101, Casa Del Prado in Balboa Park at 6:30 PM. The presentation will include a discussion on the development of fungal hyphae with an overview of how fungi decompose matter, store energy, and the requirements they need to fructify. Examples of how commercially cultivated mushrooms are grown will be presented as well as what processes are …

July 3, 2015 – San Diego Fair Info Booth

Requesting Volunteers: Our group was invited to have an informational booth at the San Diego Fair on Friday July 3rd to promote interest in mushrooms and our group. Volunteers are needed to staff the information booth in shifts from 9 am to 5 pm. We have 10 free fair entrance passes for the volunteers. If interested in participating, please contact [email protected] with your name and interested volunteer time frame. Here is the July 3 Booth …

May 9, 2015 – Garden Party for the Century

Thank you all who participated in the “Garden Party for the Century” Centennial celebration. Our wagon in the floral wagon parade was a hit. We had a lot of visitors to our booth. Below are a few pictures from the day. Due to the success and interest in our group at the Garden Party, we were invited to have an informational booth at the San Diego Fair. If you missed participating in the Garden Party …