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What are you finding in the SF Bay Area

2007-12-30T22:59:56Z

Hey, its 'showtime' at last - we've had the rain and the mushrooms are poppin.

I've seen some boletes in the oakland hills, found three porcini in Marin, seen some amanita pantherina, friend found some amanita laneii in contra costa.

where are you looking, what are you finding???

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Bay Area Mycological Society

2007-12-30T22:50:55Z

Here is the link ;

http://www.bayareamushrooms.org/index.html

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Psilocybe cyanofriscosa - Oakland, CA

2007-12-30T22:47:15Z

Psilocybe cyanofriscosa, east bay 11/17/07. Growing in irrigated landscaped areas.

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Is it possible to include pictures in my post?

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mold funghi: toxic or beneficial?

2007-12-29T05:54:22Z

Sometimes you see a sort of blue-grey furry little colony of what they call "mold" growing on foods. In the lore of mother's kitchen, these are to be thrown out... they've "gone bad". But now I wonder.
Some specialty cheeses, like gorgonzola, seem to be prized Because of the mold, not in spite of it.
There seem to be other foods as well that require mold, or at least yeast, to develop full flavor:

The other day some berries went a bit moldy, with a kind of white furry growth. I took the easy way and dumped them...but I wonder!

Question is: what food molds are toxic and bad and sickening... and then what molds are good for you... either as food value , or medicine.... and then how can one identify the difference between nutritious or else inedible molds?
b!

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finding funghi in Utah...advice?

2007-10-28T09:22:10Z

Autumn is prime season for the wild stuff. I've been in Europe all summer where climate permits plenty of wild mushrooming. But now, here in Utah, semi-arid, I wonder where? Has anyone found any mushrooms at all in this state?

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Yipee! Morels are flushing in my back yard!!!

2007-03-28T17:14:20Z

Hey folks,

I'm so excited. I just gotta gloat for a second. The first time I was introduced to morels was in college fifteen years ago. My best buddy was a grad student in mycology and we'd go out collecting various mushrooms for his research as well as for eating. One year, the grounds keepers laid woodchips on all the landscape beds across campus...and lo and behold, morels popped up everywhere! No students except the itty bitty mycology dept. realized that the mushroom fairies blessed us that spring. We literally filled at least ten paper grocery bags with the blissful morel mushroom. I have collected morels in the wild, but never in such quantity as that time on campus.

Last week, the mushroom fairies have visited me again. Morels are popping up all over my back yard! This past fall and winter I re-landscaped my yard, and brought in redwood mulch. I'm convinced that they didn't hitch a ride on the mulch this time, but were latent in the soil. I've read that this variety of morel is called "landscape morel," and that they typically flush the first year that the soil is disturbed, and don't fruit thereafter. The only drawback to my morel discovery, is that they aren't fruiting all at once, so I'm trying to collect them as they mature and saving them so that I have enough to make at least one meal. I just can't bring myself to cook up two mushrooms, ya know? I've posted two pictures of one specimen, and will post more soon.

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A warning to all of you beautiful souls

2007-01-18T14:42:38Z

TRIBE AND THE DEA ARE MONITORING ALL OF THE DRUG RELATED POST, A FRIEND OF MINE JUST GOT HIS HOUSE RAIDED BECAUSE A TRIBE MEMBER POSTED HIS NAME AND ADDRESS WHICH TRIBE GAVE THE INFO TO THE DEA AND THEY RAIDED HIS HOUSE.
THANK GOD HE WASNT DOING WHAT THE GIRL HAD SAID BUT JUST GOES TO SHOW THAT THEY ARE EYEING EVERYTHING
AND WILL NOT HESITATE TO SEND THE AUTHORITIES YOUR WAY PLEASE BE ADVISED.....IM LOOKING OUT FOR YOU.... IF YOU WANT I HAVE OBTAINED A COPY OF THE PDF OF THE POST..AND THE COOL PEOPLE WHO TAGED HIM BECAUSE THE DIDNT LIKE HIM FOR NOT AGREEING ON SOMETHING, HATERS LOOKING TO HURT, THEY ARE.. THEY DEFAMED HIM YET TRIBE KICKED HIM OFF AND NOT THEM, JUST TOOK DOWN THE POST.. SO IF ANY ONE WANTS THE PDF TRUTH JUST WRITE TO

me at quetzalbird@hotmail.com and I will have someone e-mail you the pdf copy with the truth. if tribe tosses me please spread the message around so everyone can take action against the truth of the 2 who still remain here and are trouble. thank you. please be advised this is not a joke.....

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From FunGuy 2 Fungirl

2006-11-25T10:36:18Z

From FunGuy 2 Fungirl

Why is the FunGuy in love with the Reign?
Is he of Earth, or Heaven's domain?
Why does he frolic so wild in the field?
Is it the rush of a flush of bountiful yield?
Why do little mushrooms call out his name?
Is there something about them that is just the same?
In the greenest of pasture
The finest of pleasure
A saucer filled with elixir
A pileus ripe with its mixture
Rich beyond measure
A Son-Showery-Rainbow
leads to such treasure.
Divine challis, royal palace
Purple Spored, shining blue phallus
Reaching up from the dew
Oh Holy Grail of royal Hugh.
© J. Dure

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37th Annual Fungus Fair!!

2006-11-21T17:13:04Z

Come to the 37th Annual Fungus Fair: A Celebration of Wild Mushrooms, hosted by the Mycological Society of San Francisco and the Oakland Museum of California.

December 2-3, 2006 Saturday: 10 am to 5 pm , and Sunday: 12 pm to 5 pm

http://www.mssf.org/FungusFair/index.html

I have gone to this wonderful event for years, and it is always a treat. The identification tables are packed with beautiful fresh samples of local species brought in by the hard-working MSSF volunteers in the days before the fair, and the cooking demonstrations are informative and tasty. Come down and celebrate wild mushrooms in the bay area!!!

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mycology job search

2006-10-12T17:48:12Z

I have a degree in mycology and am shopping for a new job (I work in indoor air quality right now). Sadly, it seems my job search skills have become rusty and I keep coming up empty. Any ideas of where to start looking for work as a mycologist?

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We need an active moderator!

2006-04-16T19:52:23Z

Hi there...just now re-joining this tribe after many months away. Has anyone else noticed that our fearless leader hasn't posted anything in well over two years? Jason, are you still out there? It would be so nice to have a tribe photo that isn't a question mark! I'd love to see this tribe infused with some new vitality. I'd be happy to carry that torch, unless someone else here is also eager. I think all we'd have to do is notify Tribe.net, then have a little democratic action. I'm gearing up for a new season of mushroom photography here in New Hampshire, and would love to upload some photos here, get some thoughts on identification, and share my two cents on your photos and forays as well! Any thoughts? Volunteers? Nominees? :) Jeau ۞

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ergot beer?

2006-03-15T01:26:21Z

If you made beer from infected rye would the brewing process destroy the Hallucinogenic Alkaloids?

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Santa Cruz/Aptos

2006-03-09T22:10:35Z

I know people guard there haunts by tooth and nail around here but if anyone has any general sites where mushrooms are both abundant and collecting is legal I'd appreciate it.

I'll be visiting this weekend mushroom stick in tow.

Email me if you are uncomfortable with a public post. I'll gladly trade info about good spots in Monterey/Big Sur.

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candida

2005-12-29T07:30:59Z

the candida that causes yeast infection, is it the same one that is used to make the outer edge of brie? i was reading that Penicillium candida is what is used for brie. are they the same species?

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Mushroom Cultivation Class at Merritt College

2005-12-09T08:13:36Z

New class starts in January

Check out peralta.edu to enroll.

*048OL MUSHROOM CULTIVATION - 2 UNITS

Study of mushrooms in the landscape and garden for
food, medicine, aesthetics, soil building, com-
posting, and bioremediation.

Sec L/L Hours Days Instructor Room Code

1 Lec 0900-1000 T LITCHFIELD K H 101 M1356
Lab 1000-0100PM T H 101

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mycological society meeting and slide show

2005-11-15T06:52:04Z

Tuesday, November 15: NAMA Photo Slide Show for Beginners at 6:45 p.m. in the main auditorium of the Randall Jr. Museum before the main program. The program will feature The Best Edible Non-gilled Mushrooms and Poisonous Look- Alikes and include Boletes, Polypores, Hydnums and Chanterelles. The program is geared toward the beginning mushroomer but all are welcome.

Ill be there hope to see some tribers too!

Cheers,
Robin

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if it had been a long time...

2005-11-09T04:38:50Z

since one had found fungi of the magical kind in ones possession and without making friends with the high school kids bragging about their weekend spent with said fungi in loud voices in public places, or the local law enforcement folks...

how would one find persons of like mind?

Is there a particular place such people tend to hang out?

Someplace lacking crack heads and tweakers and other types I personally prefer to avoid.

I know stupid idea to post publically, but after looking around tribe.net for a week or two it seems reasonably safe to take a few small risks??

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Live to ya FUNGUS BASED beings GreenFestival 05 SF

2005-11-06T03:50:51Z

Paul is super on as always in this REALLY inspired crowd here at Mezzanine stage...
AMAZING lil buzz to really stir things up is his super long awaited book
Mycellial Running (or something like that...he is speaking shhh).
BioRemediation!!!! let's do it folks...what about innoculating New Orleans with their chip wood to reinnoculate life? "huge wasted opportunity over there"
Awhhh must concentrate...thank you technology! we are live and video broadcasting soon ppl...fungusppl that is!

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Question

2005-09-09T00:02:23Z

Are shrooms still good when they go through a wash in a baggy and are all wet??

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Paul Stamets

2005-07-05T20:35:28Z

Paul Stamets is the mushroom Guru, on the Northwest coast. I have wanted to go to one of his workshops, but they run a bit high. Has anyone gone to a workshop, or to the Fungi Perfecti basecamp?

happy harvesting

A

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pictures

2005-06-09T18:04:14Z

I added 3 pictures, what are they?

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Mycology in Belize - NY Times Science article.

2005-06-09T01:49:05Z

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/07/science/07mush.html?ex=1252296000&en=2f41503b7b27cd4c&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt

The Fungi Hunt: So Many Species, Ripe for Finding

Here is a fun article about the search for new species in the rain forest. The article is free, you may have to register with the ny times to read it - you can always use www.bugmenot.com

and to give credit where due, Findory (www.findory.com) found this article for me.

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Preparing Sulius Mushrooms

2005-04-11T18:53:42Z

I tired asking this question on Mycology but couldn't get an answer.

The other day I came across some Chicken Fat Sulius mushrooms while out riding. I gathered some and brought them home to identify. I did a spore print overnight and then I was busy the next. So I picked the mushrooms on Sunday, and on Tuesday I had the time to prepare them. I had stored them in the Fridge in a paper bag and, following what I had read, attempted to remove the upper slimy cuticle layer and the tubes (both reported to cause mild intestinal upset in some people). What a complete nightmare! It took me about 15 minutes just to do one and by that time, what was left was small and quite bruised.

So, what I want to know is, does anyone know of an easier way to clean them? Should I have done it right after picking? Is there some process that simplifies it? Or is it just a complete P in the A and I should plan enough time for the preparation? In this instance, I said screw it and decided to string them up to dry since then I wouldn't have to scrape off the top and tubes.

I've been picking and eating wild mushrooms for many years but somehow this is the first time I've picked a Slippery Jack ally. Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated.

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Verpa Bohemica

2005-03-17T20:25:09Z

Tis the season for these yummy morels.....anyone going hunting in the Seattle area?

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chantarelles

2005-03-16T06:41:33Z

any recipes?

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hey did you know?

2004-10-18T09:26:53Z

If you put a certian kindofmushroom on a patch of land where there's been a diesel spill ---the mushroom will eat up the fuel --grow huge and thendecompose and reintegrate into the surroundings --having broken down the diesel to it's non toxic components?

I LOVE MUSHROOMS! They may be here to save us --they may even be sentient!

wackadoo wackadoo!

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RAIN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2004-10-14T10:36:01Z

It just poured cats n dogs this morning! The children of the rain are waking up and I'm so very excited!!!! Chicken of the Woods will be poppin up in the next couple of weeks, those are great and quite plentiful here in the East Bay, I usually find about 20 lbs of them in one afternoon. Also known as Sulfur shelf because of its bright sulfur yellow pores, the top being a bright orange, hard to miss in the woods! There are about 4 different varieties of this mushroom. Most are edible and incredible though some people occasionally get sick or have allergic reactions ( lips swell up ). It's best to thoroughly cook this mushroom. Some mycologists such specimens that grow on Eucalyptus are most likely to make you sick but so far, for me at least, that is the host tree I usually pick them from and I've yet to get sick . The same dead Eucalyptus stumps each year ( for the past 3 ) and always score big. They can have impressive clusters of rosets that can be 10 lbs or more.
After the first rain is when they start fruiting. It's definetly an early season variety. Amanita coccora will be the next num num in a month or so....

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death cap

2004-08-26T21:33:06Z

i've been very intrigued on death caps since my first foray with mushroom education. I was told thatmost people just die of course but some people have lived and this one person that lived when asked how it tasted (i this it was a woman) said it was the tastiest mushroom she ever had. i was also told there is no real symptons under a certain amount of the mushroom. So I was wondering if anyone has tried just a tiny bite of it just to see what it's like. I would assume most people wouldn't since it's highly dangerous but in very small quantities i hear it reletively has no side effects. Well anyhow I love this mushrooms mysteriousiness so much i wanted to start a thread on it so anything about death caps please. also if anyone has done any kind of magic working with them and various other experiences with them.
xo

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bay area forays?

2004-08-26T11:44:45Z

just moved here to the bay, and would love to go out a-huntin for edibles....

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PICTURE

2004-08-21T21:07:11Z

How about a picture insted of that grey head with a question mark! There are mushrooms in the tribe photo album, hello?????

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what's growing in your back yard?

2004-08-01T07:42:05Z

I just heard an interesting story of a friend that I wanted to share.
Back in Canada my friend Lana's parents have morels that grow in their backyard (they live by a cliff). What's more interesting is that they are ukrainian and she tells me that their culture has traditional dishes made out of it so her dad knew them right off the bat. They also collect them and sell them to restaurants for $50 bucks for a bucket. Ojne year they collected 250! 2 ways of cooking them she told me was:
1. corn meal porridge with steamed sliced morels boiled in cream and then mixed....she says this is the best....yum!
2. (deep or pan) fried without batter
My mouth has been watering all night since she told me.
i thought i heard that morels grow in disturbed land i.e. burnt forest
or was i mistaken?

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forage report

2004-07-30T15:15:13Z

Monday I went with some friends to Tilden Park for a little foray. It was a little bleak. Our first find were some Laughing Gyms and thoses are just too bitter to grub. As we got further down the trail I spotted a saucer cap and stem poppin out of the ground by an Oak. I ran over to it with glee, a Spring Amanita ! At last we hit the jack pot ! Being one of my favs I had to get on knees and pay homage to this specimen that would later become dinner. We found more up the hill from this first find. These were big Amanitas, I had a perma grin that could to seen for miles ! Spring Amanitas ( Amanita velosa )like open areas around Oaks, and where they can get direct sunlight. As we continued down the path we would find more Amanitas but not in large groups, usually single or in pairs. When young the stems appear almost solid but you can see a kind of pith in the center, mature specimen had hallow stem. If the cap is turned up, it's probably past its time and it will smell really nasty. The Candy caps were around too but we only found a few. Hevella mushrooms such as Black Elfin Saddles were also quite abundant under Oaks. I usually find Hevellas under Pines, so finding them under Oak was an interesting find. More rain this week, lots like more hiking trips will be in order.

Cooking Amanitas:

When we got home, I started cleaning the mushrooms right away, cutting them lenth wise to check for maggots. We had only one bad Spring Amanita out of all the ones that filled my basket. After cleaning, chop em up in inch long chunks. Take some Bok Choy ( 1 or two heads ) and a bunch of Green Onions and chop those up they way ya like them. In a skillet, add some Olive or Sesame Oil ( about a couple of table spoons ) and a small handful of chopped up Pecans or Walnuts and lightly cook the nuts in the oil til they are slightly brown, then add the Spring Amanitas. Let the Amanitas release their excess water with a few pinches of Sea Salt. When the pan fills up with bubbling juice ( about 2-4 min )add the Green Onions and Bok Choy, still in and cook for about another 5 min or so. Heap that onto some wild rice or eat by itself YUM !

Happy Mardi Gras by the way.

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Coming back to the Bay

2004-07-30T03:11:17Z

Hey Mushroomers,

A few months ago I started this tribe and haven't had much to say because i've been living through the winter in vt. There isn't much for winter mushrooms around here except for birch polypores and fomes fomentarious (sp?) to make broth out of.

Anyway, I can't take it anymore and am returning to my old stomping ground of oakland for half of march and half of April.

It looks like it is a nice wet season there. Does anyone want to give me a guided mushroom tour? for the two years that i lived there it was very dry in the winter and i've never really experienced one of those east bay chanterelle flushes everyone keeps telling me about....

Any takers? I'll buy dinner.

Jason

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sad desert mushroomer

2004-07-30T02:54:50Z

I really doubt it and it saddens me but does anyone know of any desert mushrooms namely in las vegas? even if they are non edible i'd like to collect some just to get me started on mushroom identification and everything really has some purpose or another.
xo

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natural mushrooms

2004-06-29T21:12:05Z

i've been checking out the mushrooms when i go on hikes in various places, but i never seem to find any to observe on a daily basis.

what would be things i could around the yard to cause some to grow for closer observations?

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Online resources - mykoweb

2004-06-18T19:11:04Z

http://www.mykoweb.com/

The best pages of links I've found, plus

They have ~1500 pictures of CA fungus

some online keys

links to Mycological societys across America

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great site

2004-06-18T19:10:27Z

fungiperfecti.com

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New species

2004-06-03T08:37:59Z

I have apparently discovered a yet to be identified Psilocybe mushroom. I have posted photos on my tribe called TEO-NANCATL. Check it out, it's very unique and beautiful.

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The Mushroom Journal

2004-05-15T08:38:20Z

I came across this journal recently at a new newstand in town. Its a nice, informative full color journal on all aspects of mycology, for the professional to the lay person.

See: http://www.mushroomthejournal.com/index.html

Also waiting for Paul Stamets latest:
Mycelium Running: A Guide to Healing the Planet Through Gardening

Amazon says June. After hearing his last talk at Bioneers last year, be prepared for a mind blowing book.

See: http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/11/25/mushrooms/?x

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morel season coming upon us

2004-04-25T03:24:45Z

Hey all,

I reside in Portland Oregon. Does anyone know of a good place, and time to start looking for morels in this area?

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L.A. Foray?

2004-02-26T08:57:43Z

When all the recent rain subsides I'll be heading out on a few hikes and hunts. I know that people hold their haunts sacred but I am new to the area and could use hints to head in the right direction.

I am thinking of both the San Gabriels and the Santa Monicas. Any advice will fall on open ears.

I am partial to the edible Boletes (especially Porcinis/Ceps) and Chantrelles.

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Hello fellow mycophiles

2004-02-24T06:28:17Z

I am a Canadian expat from the Maritimes living in San Francisco. I have fond memories of picking Boletus and Chanterelles with my family back home - we're of Czech descent and mushrooms are an important part of Czech culture and cooking. I assumed that the long periods of rain here in Cali would garner some excellent picking adventures.

Looking forward to any local tips, tricks and hunting spots... oh, and recipes too!

... like boletus bacon for instance MMMmmMmm.

1 egg scrambled
1/2 cup flour
2 tbsp cornmeal
1 tsp oregano
salt & pepper

Cut boletus into 1/4 inch thick strips. Dip in eggwash and then in dry mixture. Fry in olive oil until sweated and crisp.

yum!

Anyway - hats off to the fungus hunters!

Miro

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Mushrooms in Texas?

2004-02-23T06:53:18Z

I grew up in ID picking lovely morels (my fav) & boletes (which I'm not sure I like, not the mom prepared them anyway)...then lived in CA where we found oysters & other great stuff. But now I'm in Austin Texas, the rainy season is starting, but I don't know what to look for around here. Any suggestions?

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Asheville, NC NAMA MSA conference

2004-01-26T22:40:46Z

Anyone here planning to attend the July North American Mycological Association www.namyco.org, Mycological Society of America http://www.msafungi.org conference in Asheville, NC?

Of interest is a planned foray to catalog cordyceps species for the Smoky Mountain biodiversity project.

Anyone here members of those groups?
I am not but may show up anyway.

Also I wonder if anyone here has any experience with cordyceps.

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edibles on pf

2004-01-26T07:11:33Z

anyone have any success with any edibles on pf? i'd like to know which, if any, work, and if it was hard, etc, and how it was done. i saw a post somewhere on a guy doing some edibles with dowels, but i dont know how easy that would be.

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LA Mycological Society Mushroom Fair

2004-01-26T00:04:22Z

Sunday, February 15, 2004 10am - 4pm at

The Culver City Veterans' Memorial Center
4117 Overland, Culver City

Wild Mushroom Display

* Mushroom Identification
* Talks and Slide Shows
* Children's Activities
* Raffle
* Mushroom Cooking Demos
* Vendors with:
o Gourmet Foods, Cookbooks
o Guides, Growing Kits
o Art, Collectibles

$5 General Admission, $4 Seniors 60 and over, 12 and under free
LAMS Members Free

We will have experts on hand to identify any mushrooms you bring in Forays for the fair will be happening the day before.

Call the LAMS Message Machine - (323) 292-1900 for complete details.

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SF Bay area - its happening

2004-01-09T00:06:36Z

Went up in the east bay hills today, found my first chanterelle
http://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/species/Cantharellus_cibarius.html
- the chanterelles around here are almost entirely submerged in the duff (typically oak leaves) - look for that yellow/gold 'glow'.
also candy caps
http://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/species/Lactarius_rubidus.html

lactarius deliciousa, some other lactarius, as yet unidentified agaricus, a bunch of russula, pleurotis, many boletes.

Its happening!

Its happening, can't wait to see what the next rain will bring!

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SF Bay area - anyone finding anything yet? Not me!

2004-01-08T06:42:10Z

I was at the Lafayette reservoir Wednesday, there is some fungus growing but virtually all of the 'little brown mushroom' (LBM) variety. We found two edible boletes - Boletus Citrinoporous, very little else. I was in the Oakland hills yesterday, didn't see much.

Seems like we have a really slow start to mushroom season. Friends in Humboldt are reporting chanterelles, amanitas, gomphus - so any day now it ought to start here.

I bet its rocking at Pt. Reyes ...

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Forays with MSSF - Mycological Society of SF

2003-12-21T16:16:07Z

http://www.mssf.org/about.html
At the heart of MSSF activities are forays for identification and collection of mushrooms. Throughout the year we offer numerous camping forays and single-day mushroom walks. On occasion we conduct weekend mycological retreats with forays, culinary fare, identification, workshops, talks and slide presentations.
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MSSF members are invited to join our lively and informative members-only email discussion group, where organizational announcements and events are posted, and where much information on mycological topics is exchanged.

Its $25/year

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millenium restaurant - booze + fungus

2003-12-11T02:28:16Z

I was at the Mycological Society of SF Fungus fair this weekend, and the chef from Millenium did a cooking demo, which included chanterelle infused tequila! He mentioned the also serve Maitake infused Sake at the restaurant.

Now I gotta find me some Chanterelles ....

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Maitake Madness

2003-10-17T20:51:29Z

Yea so yesterday I found 10 beaaaauuuttiiifuuull Maitake under a single old butternut here in NH. Go getttem.

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