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THE MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN FRANCISCO ANNOUNCES THE 51st ANNUAL FUNGUS FAIR

December 16, 2023 @ 10:30 am - 5:30 pm

$5 – $20

In the San Francisco Bay Area, when the first rains tease up the chanterelles and porcini, fungus lovers head to the Fungus Fair! The Fair features:

• Creative hands-on activities (all ages)
• Lectures & workshops by renowned experts
• Displays of 300+ species of locally collected fungi
• ID table – bring your own specimens.
• Educational – subjects include medicinal, myco-remediation, cultivation, ecology, dyes, toxicology, psychedelic fungi and more
• Microscopes & spore prints
• Vendors with mushroom products
• Delicious mushroom soups to buy

The Mycological Society of San Francisco Fungus Fair includes the latest collection of expertly identified fungi collected in various locations in the Bay Area. These annual collections constitute a 50-year record of the early winter fungal diversity in our area. This historical information may become an important contribution to science as climate change affects our local ecosystems.

LECTURERS:
David Arora, Alan Rockefeller, Christian Schwarz, Roberto Flores Arzu, Elsa Vellinga, Cat Adams, Dr. Kathryn Meier

WORKSHOPS: (requires additional ticket)
Christian Schwarz, JR Blair, Jack Laws, Eleana Hsu, Wilder Herbertson

Details

Date:
December 16, 2023
Time:
10:30 am - 5:30 pm
Cost:
$5 – $20
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Website:
https://www.mssf.org/fungus-fairs/

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Stephanie A. Clarke

Venue

El Camino High School
1320 Mission Rd
South San Francisco, 94080
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Phone
415-305-3316
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