ADK FUNGI FEST
October 5, 2019
The Adirondack region of New York State is home to one of the most bountiful, beautiful and beneficial fungi ecozones on the planet. The Adirondack Mycology Club was formed in 2011 at Paul Smith’s College to explore, educate, investigate and celebrate the diverse fungi of the Adirondacks. Club activities have included mushroom identification, forays and an annual Art of Fungi show at the college.
Since 2012 the club has also hosted workshops on shiitake log cultivation and growing oyster mushrooms on a variety of materials (kitty litter, hemp hurds, etc.). Members of the club have also explored the human health benefits of mushrooms (whole food; mushroom teas, tinctures & tonics, myco-brews) as well as the role fungi play in restoring damaged and polluted ecosystems. It is this area of research that inspired the club to organize an annual fungi festival to celebrate the healing nature of the 5th Kingdom!
Expert-led mushroom forays
Talks & presentations
Species identification & displays
Cultivation workshops
Schedule
Registration Form
2019 ADK Fungi Fest (Saturday, October 5th)
Fall festival celebrating the 5th Kingdom the first weekend in October.
Forays, talks and workshops running concurrently in AM & PM; keynote address before lunch
9 – 5pm
Mushroom Display Tables in Heron Marsh Gallery.
9-10am
The Art & Science of Mushroom Cultivation (Nick Sciolino) Auditorium
9:15-10:30am
Mushroom Foray A with Rick Van de Poll and Foray B with Sue Van Hook ($15/foray) – 2
separate forays. There is a maximum of 15 participants in each foray. Register early.
9:30-11am
Mushroom Cultivation (Lion’s Mane/Blue Oyster spawn provided to participants. Workshop (Olga Tzogas) Ed Classroom ($20). Class limit
= 20
10-11am
Likable Lichens (Dorothy Smullen) Auditorium.
11am
Mushroom cooking demo*
11:15-12:15
Keynote: Fascinating Fungi of the Great North Woods (Rick Van de Poll) Auditorium
11:30-1:30pm
Lunch available (Outside vendor, FarmstrEats; wild mushroom tamales)
1pm
Mushroom cooking demo*
1:15-2:45pm
Mushroom Foray C with Rick Van de Poll and Foray D with Susan Hopkins ($15/foray), 2
separate forays
1 – 2pm
Antioxidant Properties of Medicinal Mushrooms (Erica Sharpe) Auditorium
1 – 2pm
Polypore Tour (Garrett Kopp) Classroom (limited seating, call to reserve)
2:30
Mushroom cooking demo*
2-3pm
Capturing Carbon in the Soil—the Importance of Mycorrhizal Fungi in Reversing
Warming (Sue Van Hook) Auditorium.
3-4pm
Mycelium Running & 4
th
Phase of Water (Bill MacKentley) Auditorium
3:15-5pm
Mushroom Tincture-Making Workshop (John Michelotti) Classroom ($25). Class limit =
20
Register here: Fungi Fest 2019 Registration
20 September 2019
