All Events
2017 February General Meeting: Dr. Sharifa Crandall (by )
Please join us for our General Meeting at the Harvey West Scout House. Doors open at 7, with refreshments and informal mushroom ID from 7:00 - 7:30. A discussion of upcoming events will precede our speaker, Dr. Sharifa Crandall, a fungal and plan ecologist.
2017 Wine & Mushroom Fest
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02/11/2017, 6-10 pm |
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Scott Valley Senior Center, 370 Kings Village Rd, Scotts Valley, CA 95066 |
Our matchless co-op event with several Santa Cruz Mountain appellation wineries will again take place at the Scotts Valley Senior Center. The mushrooming crowd brings appetizers, finger food and desserts, mostly containing mushrooms...
2017 Albion II Foray - January
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27-29, January 2017 |
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Albion Field Station, Albion Field Station, 34100 Albion Street Albion, CA 95410 |
There is no limit to the foray size itself. FFSC members are welcome to stay off site and join us for both the Saturday foray and the Saturday night potluck. We have opened this to the public for this one event. Usually, you must be a FFSC member for you and your family to attend.
The Albion Retreat and Learning Center is located just one mile from the seashore, eight miles south of Mendocino, and 28 miles from the Jackson Demonstration Forest, and 60 miles from Salt Point in the valley of an old lumber camp on the Albion River, it has welcomed students and visitors with its rustic charm since 1947. The Albion Retreat and Learning Center is owned and operated by Pacific Union College. The Albion foray focuses on a wide range of fungi, with edibles including boletes, chanterelles, candy caps, matsutake and hedgehogs.
The Albion Retreat and Learning Center features heated private cabins with private baths and a lovely dining hall with a commercial kitchen. The center serves as our foray base and we utilize the kitchen for meals and our famous Saturday night potluck. Additional information regarding the Albion Retreat and Learning Center can be found at http://www.puc.edu/puc-life/albion/home.
2017 January General Meeting: Langdon Cook (by )
Please join us for our General Meeting at the Harvey West Scout House. Doors open at 7, with refreshments and informal mushroom ID from 7:00 - 7:30. A discussion of upcoming events will precede our speaker, Langdon Cook, our featured speaker at our Annual Fungus Fair.
2017 Fungus Fair After-Hours Dinner (by )
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01/13/2017, 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm |
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Louden Nelson Community Center (Room #3), 301 Center St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 |
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Sample appetizers and enjoy an amazing multi-course mushroom and wine feast with a group of like-minded fungiphiles.
Any inquires about openings or wait list should go directly to Rene ( http://ffsc.us/e?q=XQVNcFZIO1VzTUNNdmcVTnJlVWFAdRcvc2FiZFdDdg-3D-3D_596 )
Napa Truffle Festival
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13-16, January 2017 |
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Westin Verasa Napa |
The annual Napa Truffle Festival will celebrate the European truffle with culinary and scientific events and seminars from Friday through Monday,
The festival, held at the Westin Verasa Napa, will also host tastings, truffle and wine pairings and meals.
The festival will conclude on Monday with a free truffle marketplace at popular Oxbow Market in downtown Napa, offering truffle menus, local wines and cooking demonstrations...
Big Sur Forager Festival (by )
Big Sur area restaurants will host the culinary expertise of notable chefs preparing unique fare from rustic to elegant, paired with the region's amazing selection of wines and beers.
The event also servers as a fundraiser for the Big Sur Health Center. The community's non-profit health center will receive the proceeds fro mthe foraging events to support the continued presence of local health care services...
43rd Annual Santa Cruz Fungus Fair
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13-15, January 2017 |
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Louden Nelson Community Center, 301 Center Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 |
January 13-15, 2017 (ffsc.us/fair)
Theme
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 43 years of keeping the "fun" in fungi. Join the fun!
Holiday Potluck 2016
