We had so much fun creating watercolor paintings of mushrooms at the Telluride mushroom festival that we decided to have a watercolor painting class for the March 6th meeting. The meeting will be hosted in Room 101, Casa Del Prado in Balboa Park at 6:30 PM. The club will provide the painting supplies. Feel free to bring mushroom specimens to use a still life displays.
Annual Fungus Fair and Foray Feb 18, 19, 2017
Feb 18th Foray and Potluck 10 am to 1pmish There will be a foray on Saturday Feb 18th, 2017 to collect specimens to be displayed at the fair. The foray is on private property in Santa Isabel and is for member’s only. All participants must complete a foray Release and Indemnification Liability Waiver. We will meet at 10 am and then collect mushrooms until noonish. Afterwards there will be a potluck and group identification session …
Feb 6, 2017 Meeting – 6:30 PM: Lee Hamm
The guest speaker for our February 6th meeting is Lee Hamm. The meeting will be hosted in Room 101, Casa Del Prado in Balboa Park at 6:30 PM. Lee Hamm is the Recreation and Lands Officer for the Palomar Ranger District of the Cleveland National Forest. Established in 1908, the Cleveland National Forest is the southern-most National Forest in California. Consisting of 460,000 acres, the forest offers a wide variety of terrains and recreational opportunities. …
Jan 21, 2017: 11:00 am Tour of the new 99Ranch Market
The 99Ranch Asian Market just opened a new store at Genessee and Balboa, replacing the old Albertson’s store next to the Target. Like our previous foray to Zion market, Noel Fong will again conduct a tour, followed by lunch in the food court. They have a great selection of mushrooms! https://www.99ranch.com/
Jan 9, 2017 Meeting – 6:30 PM: Sue Van Hook (RM104)
The guest speaker for our January 9th meeting is Sue Van Hook. The meeting will be hosted in Room 104 (across the patio from our regular room), Casa Del Prado in Balboa Park at 6:30 PM. Sue’s presentation is titled: “The Dawn of Mushroom Materials, The Story of Ecovative’s Mushroom Biocomposites” Sue is a mycologist, naturalist, teacher and healer. She has been studying the taxonomy and ecology of fungi for the past 40 years, having …
Dec 5, 2016 Meeting: Holiday Potluck and White Elephant Exchange, 7 PM
Our December 5th, 2016 meeting is a potluck dinner and white elephant gift exchange. The dinner starts at 7 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. If your dish contains wild mushrooms, please provide identification of the type …
Nov 7, 2016 Meeting: 6:30 PM Officer Elections and Cooking Demonstration
Officer elections will be held during the November 7, 2016 meeting. Following the elections, the group will be treated to a cooking demonstration by Marguerite Grifka, chef and owner of California’s Table. The meeting will be hosted in Room 101, Casa Del Prado in Balboa Park at 6:30 PM. There will NOT be a dinner before the meeting. CHEF MARGUERITE GRIFKA was raised in San Diego County. She established her cooking career after a move …