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 …
May 4, 2015 Meeting: Potluck
The May 4th meeting is our last meeting of the season and will be a potluck dinner. 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. Volunteers are needed for setting up and decorating …
Member Only Mushroom Dinner at Scripps Ranch HS 4:30 PM
The member only Mushroom Dinner is Thursday April 16, 2015 from 4:30 to 6:30pm at Scripps Ranch High School. Space is limited and is available only to members who have pre-paid. Chef Kimberly Coelho, Culinary Arts Instructor for the Scripps Ranch High School has graciously offered to have her students prepare a mushroom themed dinner for the Mycological Society. The meal will be prepared and served by the advanced culinary arts students and consist of …
April 6, 2015 Meeting: 6:30 PM Alan Rockefeller
The guest speaker for our April 6th meeting will be Alan Rockefeller. The meeting will be hosted in Room 101, Casa Del Prado in Balboa Park at 6:30 PM. Alan’s presentation is titled “Mushroom of Mexico” Alan has been studying mushrooms for 15 years. He is most interested in photography and taxonomy of the mushrooms of Mexico and California. He recently returned from 4 months of field work in Southern Mexico. Alan is also interested …
March 2, 2015 Meeting: 6:30 PM
Our March 2nd meeting will feature a culinary demonstration of mushroom cuisine by SDMS members Robert Topacio and Dennis Sharmahd. The meeting will be hosted in Room 101, Casa Del Prado in Balboa Park. Recipes: Moo Shu Pork
February 15, 2015 Fungus Fair 10:30 am to 3:30 pm
Dear Mycophilies, that wonderful time of year has finally arrived. The SDMS Fungus Fair is this Sunday February 15, 2015 at the Casa Del Prado from 10:30 am to 3:30 pm. We will have excellent presentations, a cultivation demonstration, a large number of identified mushroom species to view and even mushroom cuisine (from Girard Gourmet) for purchase. The Presentations/Demonstrations include: • 10:30 AM: Lucy Warren, Greg Rubin, Maggie Olsen – Rm 104 “The Importance of …