In conjunction with Britt Bunyard’s guest lecture, the SDMS will host a foray at Felicita Park on Saturday January 25, 2014. All are welcome to attend the lecture on Friday and the foray on Saturday. The foray will start at 10:30 AM. Everyone MUST complete a Liability Waiver Form in order to participate in the foray. A form must be completed for each foray activity. The liability waiver form can be found on the website under …
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Special SDMS Meeting January 24, 2014 6:30 PM in Room 104 with Britt Bunyard
The SD Mycological society will be hosting a special meeting on Friday January 24, 2014 at 6:30 PM in Room 104, Casa Del Prado in Balboa Park with Britt Bunyard Ph.D. as our guest speaker. His talk will be “Mycorrhizotopia: Fungi are the Puppet Masters of the World” Come learn about plants and their mushroom partners, the mycorrhizal fungi. Britt’s presentation is for general audiences, and does not require prior scientific knowledge. The discussion will …
January 6th, 2014 Meeting at 6:30PM: Backyard Shitake Cultivation
For the January 6th meeting, Michelle and Jack Innis will present a slideshow on their experience with shitake cultivation. The meeting will start at 6:30 PM in Room 101, Casa Del Prado in Balboa Park. We will also have discussions about the annual mushroom fair in February and fair volunteer opportunities.
Save-the-Date: Mushroom Fair, Feb 16th, 2014
The San Diego Mycological Society 16th Annual Mushroom Fair will be held on Feb 16th from 10:30am-3:30pm. More details will be posted closer to the date. We have several exciting guest presenters in the works. We will have Alyssa Allen presenting a demonstration of “Mycopigments” (Mushroom Dyes); Distinguished Professor Elio Schaechter presenting “Mushrooms Through the Ages,” and award-winning photographer Noah Siegel presenting “Mushrooms of California,” as well as a mushroom cooking demonstration.
Thursday Dec 5th – Mushroom Dinner at Mesa College
The Mesa College Department of Culinary Arts will be hosting a special mushroom dinner for club members at 5pm. The event is open only to San Diego Mycology members and has limited first-come-first-serve seating. The price of the dinner is $20. If interested, contact Pat Nolan ([email protected]) to inquiry about space availability and payment.
Dec 2nd Meeting: Holiday Potluck & White Elephant Exchange, 6:30PM
Our December 2nd, 2013 meeting with be a potluck dinner and white elephant gift exchange. The dinner will start at 6:30 PM in Room 101, Casa Del Prado in Balboa Park. Please bring a cooked or cold dish and your own beverage. (Note: there will be no kitchen access) The club will provide plates, cups, napkins, and utensils, but feel free to bring your own. For those that want to participate in the White Elephant …
Nov. 4th Meeting – Monday 6:30
Our Speaker for our November 4th meeting will be Bob Cummings. The meeting will be hosted in Room 101, Casa Del Prado in Balboa Park. His talk is titled “Red Amanitas, Black Trumpets, & White Porcini, Mushroom Hunting in Santa Barbara.” He is going to meet us at the Blue Water Grill at 5 PM on the 4th as well as come to our member foray. Foray announcement will be sent to active members through …