50th Anniversary Santa Cruz Fungus Fair
Enter the World of Fungi!
Kingdom Fungi
3,000 – 4,000 species in California
Have fun learning in the field and in class
Meetings, Forays, Classes and Workshops
Fungiphile: an avid partisan of various things related to mushrooms and mycology
You just might be one…
Explore local mushrooms, both deadly and delicious, at the 50th Anniversary Santa Cruz Fungus Fair. View hundreds of regional species, have your mushroom finds identified, hear notable speakers, enjoy activities for kids young and old, visit our vendors, and sample delicious mushroomy treats during our three-day event.
Find out moreTo foster and expand, through education and by example, the understanding and appreciation of mycology and to assist the general public and related institutions to further this goal. And to always keep the “fun” in fungus!
Find out moreMushrooms fascinate us! We hunt for scientific interest and for the table, encouraging a sense of wonder regarding one of the least-understood segments of our environment. Monthly meetings, guided local and long-distance forays and identification classes.
LearnMushrooms: we find them all over. They are ubiquitous and mysterious, common and rare, delicious and sometimes deadly. Mushrooms are among the oldest living things on earth, and a significant theme and resource in almost every human culture over the past 10,000 years. Want to know more? You are already a fungiphile.
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To aid in promoting education we offer full and partial scholarships to members needing financial aid or who express a deep interest in mycology, and students pursuing an interest in fungi at various educational institutions.
learn moreGo to the Store administration console http://ffsc.us/admin/store and click on “Create order”
Come to Santa Cruz and explore the Kingdom of Fungi!
Learn about the hundreds of beautiful and fascinating species of mushrooms found in the Santa Cruz/Monterey and Bay Area. Find fungi on display in a re-created woodland habitat. This unique Santa Cruz tradition features three days of fantastic fun, informative speakers and demonstrations, with fungal activities for the whole family. Initiated by David Arora in 1973, this year's fair represents 41 years of keeping the "fun" in fungi. Join the fun!
Promotional video is created by Rebekah Leekley with video footage provided by Justin Pierce.
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01/09/2015, 6-9 pm |
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Louden Nelson Community Center (Room #3), 301 Center St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 |
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SOLD OUT |
Enjoy an amazing multi-course mushroom and wine feast with a group of like-minded fungiphiles.
Lucky attendees will sample appetizers and have small-scale guided tours of the displays in a more intimate, less crowded atmosphere.
We had a great turn-out for the FFSC Foray last Saturday, December 20th! The group ended up leaving Marshall Fields and headed toward the UCSC campus to hunt, where we were greeted with (to name just a few) Amanita mucarias, Candy Caps, Blewits, Laccaria bicolor and amethysteo-occidentalis, Death Caps, Honey Mushrooms, and Lactarius rubrilacteus by the bucket-loads. It was a great time with great people, and great fungi!
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01/03/2015, 10:30 am - 11:30 am |
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Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History (Whale Museum), 1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95062 |
FFSC's Marty and Kathy Newman, coordinators of the Fungus Fair Kids' Room, will present a children’s storytime program at the Museum to teach preschool-aged kids and their families all about mushrooms. The program will include stories, arts/crafts, songs, games, and/or exploration of natural objects/artifacts.
David Brandl's pickled Brussels Sprouts were relished at the Pipi Foray in May 2012 and the recent Albion foray in December 2014. Now you can make your own! As this recipe isn't water bath processed, it is best to store your pickled sprouts in the fridge or a very cool place...
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12/16/2014, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm |
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SANTA CRUZ MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 1305 East Cliff Drive Santa Cruz, CA 95062 |
Mushrooms can be delicious or deadly and have played a role in almost every culture for nearly 10,000 years. Learn more about our local edible and poisonous mushrooms with guest speakers from the Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz.
Wondering about all those mushrooms sprouting up in your neighborhood, or maybe the ones decorating the woods?
Henry Young is giving a mushroom talk at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History on Tuesday night. This little museum is a gem with or without Phil and Henry, but with them speaking, it is well worth a visit.
Although this is not an FFSC event, it features two of our club's most active members.
Register online at: http://santacruzmuseum.org/
$10 general
$5 for members
This beautiful Russula was photographed by Justin Ciccone during a nice rainy hike at Nisene Marks park on November 19, 2014. Happy Holidays!
Join an amateur collecting group like the Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz.
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