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.
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11/10/2016, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm |
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Beer Thirty Bottle Shop & Pour House, Beer Thirty Bottle Shop & Pour House |
Beer 30 Potluck -
Fun, fun, fun! We will have a table reserved. If you haven't been here before, check out their FB page or website. Casual, have a million beers on tap; you can also pick up food from next door Carpo's or The Fish Lady.
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02-04, December 2016 |
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Albion Field Station, Albion Field Station, 34100 Albion Street Albion, CA 95410 |
Reservations for the Albion Retreat for December - almost sold out only dorms and RV sites available.
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. 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 and offers an ideal base from which to foray in the nearby Jackson Demonstration Forest. The Mendocino Coast is a bountiful haven for fungal species in any season. The Albion foray focuses on a wide range of fungi, with edibles including boletes, chanterelles, candy caps, matsutake and hedgehogs. Go here to get your Jackson Demostration Permit.
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.
Our very own members, Phil Carpenter and Susan Labiste will be on the KKUP radio “Old Time Farm & Garden Show” with Jim Maley. They will be talking about forging from both the Plant and Fungi Kingdoms. The program will be aired on KKUP FM 91.5 on Thursday, October 27th from 10 AM to 1PM Pacific time. The programs title is “West Coast Foraging/ Walk on the Wild Side".
Please tune in and tell your friends...
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, Rick Kerrigan.
Join us for his talk on Agaricus of North America.
Representatives from the Soquel State Demonstration Forest will be on hand from 7:00 to 7:30 to issue free collecting permits before the meeting and provide an update on Forest activities.
Being retired, I like to travel to other parts of the country or world to pursue my interest in mushrooms. This year, I considered two choices: the annual foray to Alaska in August hosted by long-term FFSC member, Bill White, or the national NAMA (North American Mycological Society) foray to Virginia, set for September 8-11. For a variety of reasons, I opted to go to Virginia. Oops, not the best choice as it turns out - Alaska had primo pickin’ while Virginia didn’t...
Phil Carpenter will be leading a series of Fall Mushroom Identification classes. Starting October a series of 4 classes. Classes will be held in Santa Cruz from 7-9 pm. Participants must be active current club members and be able to attend all 4 sessions but since the class is free, the membership dues are the only fee for nonmembers. If your membership has lapsed, it is important to renew it! There is no charge for the class for members and it is not open to non-members. Come with fresh mushrooms from field or lawn, forest or mountains
First of all, before going Noah Seigel was saying it was going to be a banner year for mushrooms in Alaska. They had been gettting plenty of rain this year. Last year, it was a drought year and the rivers were low. I was getting excited and checking the weather of Soldotna months before the trip. My palms were sweating.
This will be my fourth consecutive trip now and I am an Alaskan fixture at Bill Whites Sports Lodge...
2016 Alaska Foray again provided fun adventures for all of us who were lucky enough to go. Bill and Jerry White were gracious hosts and the Alaskan weather gods smiled favorably upon us. Mushroom and adventures abound. Wish you were there to enjoy them with us.
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