Fungus Fair 2024 - Program Schedule
The Fungus Fair has two lecture venues: the big room (Room 3) is where you'll find our headliners. Entry passes to Room 3 may be purchased when you pay for your general admission or may be reserved ahead of time by purchasing an advanced ticket here. Cost is $5 Adult/Student/Senior. Children under 12 are free, but still need a pass due to limited room capacity. Fifty tickets for each talk will be reservable and the remaining 80 will be for sale first come, first served, at the event.
A smaller lecture room (Room 1) down the hall has informative and educational talks about mushrooms given by local, or not so local, knowledgeable mycologists. These talks are free but you will need a general admission hand stamp to get in and seating is limited.
The schedules for these rooms is listed below.
Friday, January 12, 2024
Big Room 3 $5 entry fee
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2:30 - 3:30 Christian Schwarz |
Mushrooms of Sea Islands, Sky Islands, & Dry Islands The theory of island biogeography serves as an ideal starting point in understanding broader patterns of dispersal, extinction, and adaptation. |
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5:30 - 9:30 |
After Hours Mushroom Dinner - separate admission Chef Chad Hyatt, presents the 10th After Hours Mushroom Dinner Wine pairings by Frank Virgil, Winemaker, De Vincenzi Cellars Live music by George Heagerty & Never the Same |
Room 1 Free Talks
| 2:15 - 3:15 | Chef Bob Wynn- Mushroom Cooking Tips and Techniques |
| 3:30 - 4:30 | Phil Carpenter- Introduction to mushroom identification |
Saturday, January 13, 2024
Big Room 3 $5 entry fee
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10:30 -12:00 Christopher Hobbs |
The Magic Mushroom Class
Discover the healing benefits of psilocybin fungi as spiritual guides, as an ego dissolver to help access traumatic events, and the roots of psychic and physical, emotional, and spiritual tension in our lives. |
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12:30 -1:30 Christian Schwarz |
Mushroom Bioregions of The United States In this talk, we'll explore broad bioregions of the United States from the perspective of mushrooms (which sometimes align with bioregions of plants and animals... but not always!). |
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2:00 - 3:00 Bill Schoenbart |
Medicinal Mushrooms - Traditional Usage and Modern Science This talk will review the traditional functions and indications of turkey tail, reishi, and lion's mane, and we will discuss clinical studies and research into these incredible gifts from nature. |
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4:00 - 5:00 Noah Siegel |
Exploring the Unknown: Cryptic Mushroom Diversity In Your Backyard California has an extremely diverse 'mycoflora', with over 4,000 species of macro fungi documented. Modern taxonomical tools have shown that this is just the tip of the iceberg. This talk will highlight some of the recent discoveries, and how you can help move mycology forward. |
Room 1 Free Talks
| 10:30 -11:30 | Melany Kahn- A Multi-Generational Hobby - An animated read aloud of Mason Goes Mushrooming by author Melany Kahn, followed by a beginner's mushroom ID session and Q and A for the entire family. |
| 1:30 - 2:30 | Melany Kahn- Family friendly Kid's Interactive Mushroom Cooking Demo: How to cook a mushroom for the non-mushroom lover in your life, with humor and a lot of butter. |
| 2:45 - 3:45 | Douglas Smith- The top ten edible and poisonous wild mushrooms. |
| 4:00 - 5:00 |
Vellany Pearce- Introduction to mushroom cultivation.
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Sunday, January 14, 2024
Big Room 3 $5 entry fee
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10:30 -12:00 Bill Schoenbart |
Medicinal Mushrooms - Traditional Usage and Modern Science This talk will review the traditional functions and indications of turkey tail, reishi, and lion's mane, and we will discuss clinical studies and research into these incredible gifts from nature. |
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12:30 -1:30 Thea Chesney |
Montane Biomes on the Brink: Exploration of various at-risk ecosystems in California's mountains from a fungal perspective, informed by the work of the California Fungal Diversity Survey and other conservation efforts. I will discuss current conditions, historical context, and future directions for research and conservation.
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2:00 - 3:30 Chad Hyatt |
Mushrooms, Not Just for Breakfast Anymore Chad will be demonstrating some of his favorite wild mushroom cooking techniques and recipes, with several samples to taste. |
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4:00 – 5:00 Noah Siegel |
California: Land of the Year Round Mushroom Forage From wet coastal forests to high mountains, California has varied habitats. Because of this, you have the ability to hunt mushrooms year round without leaving the state! We will highlight the mushrooms found throughout the year. |
Room 1 Free Talks
| 10:30 -11:30 | Phil Carpenter- Introduction to Mushroom Identification |
| 12:00 -1:00 | Phil Carpenter- Introduction to Mushroom Identification |
| 1:30 - 2:30 | Melany Kahn- A Multi-Generational Hobby - An animated read aloud of Mason Goes Mushrooming by author Melany Kahn, followed by a beginner's mushroom ID session and Q and A for the entire family. |
| 3:00 - 4:00 | Kyle Garrone- Mushroom Cultivation: Passive and active systems-Kyle will discuss different methods of using the natural environment and appropriate technologies to maximize yields and efficiencies. Applicable for growers of all sizes. |