Category Archives: Classes

Educational events.

Mushroom cultivation class to be held this month

  By Christopher May | 02/13/2016 - 11:55 am |02/13/2016 Arizona, Classes, Cultivation, Oysters

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Many of our readers will be interested to learn of an instructional class in mushroom growing that will be held in Phoenix later in February. There was already a Tucson … Continue reading →

The Arizona Mushroom Society is now accepting on-line registrations

  By Christopher May | 01/23/2016 - 10:40 pm |01/25/2016 Arizona, Arizona Mushroom Club, Arizona Mushroom Society, Classes, Clubs & Organizations, Dinners, Festivals, Forays, Meetings, Mushroom Dyes & Crafts, Mushroom Photography, Mycophagy, Science & Microscopy

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As reported previously, the Arizona Mushroom Club disbanded last month upon the retirement of its longtime President, Dr. Chester Leathers. Several other leaders of the club have also decided to take a … Continue reading →

Reorganization of the Arizona Mushroom Club

  By Christopher May | 12/23/2015 - 8:08 pm |12/26/2015 Arizona, Arizona Mushroom Club, Arizona Mushroom Forum Blog, Classes, Clubs & Organizations, Cultivation, Dinners, Forays, Medicinal Mushrooms, Meetings

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Important News I have a significant announcement about the Arizona Mushroom Club that will be of interest to current, prospective, and former members. A major reorganization is now well under way. … Continue reading →

Downtown DIY: Foraging Arizona Mushrooms

  By Christopher May | 08/26/2015 - 2:35 am |08/26/2015 Arizona, Classes, Foray Prep & Technique, Mycophagy

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Mycologist Erik Nelson, of the Arizona Mushroom Primer, will be giving a talk at the Mesa Public Library on Thursday evening, Aug 27.  He will discuss the ecology and habitat … Continue reading →

Recap of the 2014 Telluride Mushroom Festival

  By Christopher May | 08/29/2014 - 10:48 pm |09/06/2014 Books & Media, Chanterelles, Classes, Colorado, Cultivation, Dinners, Festivals, Forays, Hawk-wings, King Boletes, Medicinal Mushrooms, Meetings, Mexico, Mushroom Dyes & Crafts, Mushroom Photography, Preservation, Recipes, Russula, Science & Microscopy, Trip Reports

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If you ever wanted to spend four or five days completely immersed in the Kingdom of Fungi, there’s no place on earth like the Telluride Mushroom Festival in Colorado, held at … Continue reading →

Request for mushroom expert in Tucson area

  By Christopher May | 08/25/2014 - 5:12 pm |08/25/2014 Classes, King Boletes, Mycophagy, Sky Islands

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We’ve had a request from one of our readers, “John”, for a mushroom expert who can teach him about the fungal flora of Mt. Lemmon. I don’t know if this means merely … Continue reading →

The wild food revolution in Scotland and Arizona

  By Christopher May | 08/10/2014 - 1:40 pm |08/10/2014 Classes, Dinners, Europe, Mycophagy, Restaurant Reviews, White Mountains

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  Inspired by the international success of Danish restaurant Noma, Scotland’s top chefs are sparking a culinary revolution as the country goes wild for naturally foraged wild foods harvested fresh … Continue reading →

This summer, Telluride will become a mushroom mecca once again

  By Christopher May | 08/02/2014 - 2:39 pm |08/02/2014 Arizona Mushroom Club, Classes, Colorado, Dinners, Festivals, Forays, Medicinal Mushrooms, Meetings, Mushroom Dyes & Crafts, Science & Microscopy

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A write-up of the Telluride Mushroom Festival from last week’s Telluride Journal: This summer, Telluride will become a mushroom mecca once again. For more than three decades, scientists, chefs, mystical … Continue reading →

“Fun with Fungi” lecture in Phoenix well attended

  By Christopher May | 06/06/2014 - 2:41 pm |06/06/2014 Agaricus, Amanita, Arizona, Arizona Mushroom Club, Boletes, Botany & Dendrology, Chanterelles, Classes, Clubs & Organizations, Coprinus, Lobster, Meetings, Morels, Mushroom Photography, Mycophagy, Oysters, Polypores, Puffballs, Russula

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Last night at the Arizona Herb Association meeting in Phoenix, the Arizona Mushroom Club’s Amy Eichsteadt gave an hour-long presentation about fungi that was very well-attended and well-received. She started … Continue reading →

NAMA 2014 Annual Foray registration is open (and filling fast)

  By Christopher May | 05/13/2014 - 2:52 pm |05/13/2014 Classes, Clubs & Organizations, Forays, Meetings, Mushroom Dyes & Crafts, Mushroom Photography, Mycophagy, Northwestern US

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The North American Mycological Association has opened registration for their 2014 annual foray. It will take place in Eatonville, Washington, on October 9th-12th. Registration details are at the Puget Sound Mycological Society … Continue reading →

Mushroom Dye Workshops from Mycopigments.com

  By Christopher May | 05/07/2014 - 11:09 am |05/07/2014 California, Classes, Colorado, Cortinarius, Mushroom Dyes & Crafts

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Knitters, weavers and other crafts-oriented folks, you may want to take a look at the mushroom dyes shown on the Mycopigments.com website.  It’s not widespread knowledge, but fungi and lichens can be used to … Continue reading →

The Radical Mycology project, and a word about psychoactive mushrooms

  By Christopher May | 12/31/2013 - 11:02 pm |12/14/2014 Classes, Clubs & Organizations, Cultivation, Environment, Medicinal Mushrooms, Science & Microscopy

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If you want to talk about the scientific or cultural aspects of the psychoactive mushrooms, or show a picture of one found in the wild, feel free to do so. Continue reading →