Wine & Mushroom Fest (by Margaret Carpenter)
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Saturday AM, April 26 -- Online ticket sales are closed, but don't worry - you can still join the fun! Tickets are available at the door.
One of the good things in life is that some things never change. The always-fantastic Wine and Mushroom event is the highlight of our culinary activities. Jeff Emery of Santa Cruz Mountain Winery brings together up to 6 exceptional Santa Cruz area wineries that share their great wines with us. Wineries as of 4/18/14: Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard, Muns Vineyard, River Run, Ahlgren, Sones Cellars
In a nutshell:
This is the potluck event against which we measure all others - it's amazing!
We, the Fungus Federation members, provide the array appetizers and desserts.
Wineries pour their best, and you can easily take your favorites home.
Plan to enjoy an extraordinary evening!
Microscopy Workshop for Beginners and Advanced Beginners (by )
Shannon Nix, our speaker for our March meeting, has agreed to teach one of her very well-reputed classes in how to use a microscope, how to prepare slides, etc. All necessary supplies will be provided and handouts will be given to you. This class is geared to beginners and advanced beginners, and is limited to 12 attendees. It is free for members of the FFSC.
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Mushroom microscopy lecture and workshop (by Alan Rockefeller)
I am giving a lecture and workshop on mushroom microscopy at Sudo Room in downtown Oakland this Monday, 2/24 at 6pm!
I will start with a powerpoint presentation that goes over some basic microscope stuff, then some intermediate level microscope stuff, and then photos of the various microscopic structures you will be looking for in mushroom identification...Stinkhorns
Ah yes, the Stinkhorn. What a fantastic fungus!
Stinkhorns spread their spores in a different way than other fungi. A stipe, a net or even a net on a stipe spring up from the ground in a relatively quick action. Then, just as they are at their apex from their preferred substrate, the spore mass ripens quickly which results in an engenius device, a smell...
National Geographic Magazine Debut (by Taylor F. Lockwood)
Dear friends,
In the past twenty-five years or so I have been sending major publications some of my best images in hopes of getting them to see mushrooms as nature's art instead of dried up moldy pieces of science. That's o.k. too but I'm going for nature's beauty here.
It has been very frustrating and I've written letters detailing my thoughts about their aesthetic fugophobia -- but I didn't send them.
Wine & Mushroom Fest -- Save the Date
We have a date for this year's Wine & Mushroom Fest:
Saturday, April 26th, 6 pm
All the fun facts will follow shortly. Mark your calendars and check back here so you don't miss out!
General Meeting -- Alan Rockefeller
Join us for our monthly meeting! We gather at the Harvey West Scout House for refreshments and informal mushroom ID from 7:00 – 7:30. Organizers will then provide updates on future forays and other activities, followed by our speakers. Bring along your sense of curiosity and any mushrooms you've found and would like help identifying.
Alan Rockefeller's is our speaker...