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Intro to Medicinal Mushrooms and Simple Preparations

Friday, May 9, 2025
5:00 PM 6:45 PM 17:00 18:45

3401 Reservoir Dr, Philadelphia, PA 19121 United States (map)

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Join us for an evening of learning about the glory of Fungi and their medicinal properties!

Our instructor Olga Tzogas will -lead us through various methods by which we can access the profound ways mushrooms can help us build immunity and strengthen ourselves and our communities

-go over several species of mushrooms that are known for their beneficial properties -teach techniques and recipes to take home with you

-help participants get creative with recipes, and treating mushrooms like Turkey Tail, Lions Mane + Reishi as the ingredient to inspire a DIY, intuitive approach to making extracts, like vinegars, tinctures + oxymels Together we will explore and open your palate by mixing the gastronomic + functionality of fungi and their allies.

-Make and take home a 4oz extract starter of a Lions Mane medicinal mushroom extract that is alcohol free!

*** PS - If you have time to come early, check out Audubon's new seed library and plant guide in the visitor center! Or walk the trails before the event

*** This event is free and open to everyone. The PMC is funded entirely through donations. If you are able, please consider giving an amount of your choice at checkout.

By registering for this event you grant the Philadelphia Mycology Club to use photographs and/or video of you taken at the event in publications, online, and in other communications related to the Philadelphia Mycology Club.

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