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2024 Wine & Mushroom Fest (by )

? WHEN: 04/28/2024, 5-9 pm
? WHERE: See Members' Section
Wine

The Wine & Mushroom event is back! This matchless co-op gathering with several Santa  Cruz Mountain appellation wineries has been put together by Culinary Minister Bob Wynn and Jeff Emery of Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard/Quinta Cruz. The mushrooming crowd brings finger food hors d’ouvres and desserts. The winemakers bring their best, and we all have a great time!

CANCELLED - 2020 Wine & Mushroom Fest (by Toni Gillespie)

? WHEN: 03/21/2020, 6-9 pm
? WHERE: Scott Valley Community Center, 360 Kings Village Rd, Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Wine

In keeping with Santa Cruz County's recommendation that gatherings of 50 or more be avoided at the current time, we are regretfully cancelling our annual Wine & Mushroom Fest.Refunds will be issued for those who have purchased advance tickets, though it may take a couple of weeks...

2020 Steam Train Foray at Roaring Camp (by )

? WHEN: 02/16/2020, 11:30 am - 4:00 pm
? WHERE: 5401 Graham Hill Road Felton, CA 95018
Steam train in the redwoods
Rain or shine, let's get this train loaded and moving for another fantastic foray adventure at Roaring Camp!
 
The Roaring Camp & Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad is a 3 ft. narrow-gauge tourist railroad in California that starts from the Roaring Camp depot in Felton, California and runs up steep grades through redwood forests to the top of nearby Bear Mountain, a distance of 3.25 miles. Big thanks to Rene Barone, Heather Troy and Bob Wynn for making this fun day happen!
 
 

Fantastic Fungi filming w/ Paul Stamets

? WHEN: 01/11/2020, 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
? WHERE: Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz

Project New Day invites you to a special screening of Fantastic Fungi followed by a Q&A with Paul Stamets at the Rio Theatre in Santa Cruz, CA.

 

Are you ready to explore the magic that lives beneath our feet? Mycelium is the very foundation of life on this planet - not only for our species but for so many species on this Earth that we love, and we can work with it to restore our planet...

Mushrooms: Keys to the Kingdom of Fungi - Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History (by Katherine Elvin)

? WHEN: 11-01, March 2020
? WHERE: Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History

FFSC is partnering with Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History

Mushrooms: Keys to the Kingdom of Fungi

The story of fungi is integral to the story of life. Wherever there is life, there are fungi. Fungi are not plants and they are not animals, they are their own category of living organism. Mushrooms: Keys to the Kingdom Fungi explores the variety of fruiting bodies produced by fungi from the edible to the outrageous...

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