Hundreds of fungiphiles from around Santa Cruz County and the Bay Area gathered like gregarious clusters of mushrooms at the London Nelson Community Center Saturday to listen to talks from renowned mycologists, learn more about local mushrooms and admire the hundreds of fruiting bodies on display.
After a pandemic-related hiatus, the Santa Cruz Fungus Fair will return to the London Nelson Community Center and will once again transform the space into a recreated woodland habitat, which will be filled with hundreds of local mushrooms, from the red and white fly agaric to golden chantarelles, black trumpets and everything in between.
The Mycological Society of Marin County held its fourth annual “Wild in Marin” fungus festival on Saturday at the Mill Valley Community Center. The event lineup included guest speakers such as Maria Finn and her truffle dog Flora Jayne, mushroom delicacies and a display of wild mushrooms. The organization, also known as MycoMarin, has a […]
• The Bay Area Mycological Society’s 17th annual Fungus Fair features mushroom-related exhibits and talks with mushroom experts from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Bear Valley Visitor Center at 1 Bear Valley Visitor Center Access Road in Point Reyes Station. Admission is free. For more information, visit bayareamushrooms.org. • Art educator Avril […]
"Today’s column has been prompted by the return of the Fungus Fair, organized by the Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz," writes Tom Karwin. "This event, scheduled for Jan. 12-14, will be the 50th offering of this richly educational event. "