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Morel Cultivation Workshop at UC Berkeley

? WHEN: 05-06, August 2016
? WHERE: UC Berkeley Campus
Morel mushrooms

Thought you had to go to the Sierras for morels, didn't you? Maybe not...

Dr. Mo Mei Chen will be hosting a workshop on morel mushroom cultivation at UC Berkeley on August 5 - 6, 2016. New techniques in the cultivation of morels will be taught, and participants will go home with culture for spawning. 

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McCloud Mushroom Festival

? WHEN: 28-29, May 2016
? WHERE: Main Street, McCloud, California
McCloud Morel Picture

Held every Memorial Day weekend, the mushroom festival celebrates the wild mushroom hunting that occurs every spring in and around McCloud. Event features live music, mushroom vendors, wine tasting, special mushroom delicacies, cooking demonstrations, seminars and educational booths on mushroom harvesting...

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2016 Suds & Shrooms Picnic (by )

? WHEN: 05/21/2016, 11 am - 4 pm
? WHERE: Scotts Valley - details in Members area of article

Mushroom beer mug The Central Coast Zymergeeks and the Fungus Federation are sponsoring our annual Suds and ‘Shrooms Potluck Picnic on Saturday, May 21, 2016.

This is a great time to gather, enjoy the season and the usual array of great food that our excellent FFSC cooks provide...

 

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May Monthly Meeting: Dr. Ngu Nguyen (by )

? WHEN: 05/18/2016, 7-9 pm
? WHERE: Harvey West Scout House, Harvey West Scout House
Ngu Nguyen and Leccium

Dr. Nhu Nguyen: Species Identity Crisis in the Genus Suillus 

 

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. Nhu Nguyen.   Dr. Nguyen's topic this month is: Species identity crisis in the genus Suillus: why many Californian species slip from our identification.

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Spring Foray 2016

? WHEN: 29-01, May 2016
? WHERE: Eldorado National Forest, CA
Eldorado National Forest

Every year as the snows melt and the ground warms, some very delicious mushrooms coax their way up through the ground.  One of those is the coveted morel, others include  Spring King boletes, and often Coccoras.  This year's weather and snow pack has every indication that we will have a very successful foray.  Current FFSC members who are logged in on the website can get the location and date in the Members-only information  to follow. You won't see it if you aren't logged in! Click Read More below.

 

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April Monthly Meeting: Noah Seigel - Good Morels are Hard to Find (by )

? WHEN: 04/20/2016, 7-9 pm
? WHERE: Harvey West Scout House, Harvey West Scout House
Noah Siegel and his loose morels

Good Morels are Hard to Find: Changes in America's Morel Values

 

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, Noah Siegel.  This lecture will introduce you to California's morels, give tips on when and where to look for them, and an oversight on the recent Morchella taxonomy in North America.

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