February 2024 Wild Mushroom Fair
Sunday, February 11th from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
MAP & DETAILS
Schedule:
9:00 a.m.
Fair Begins
Art and Photo Contest Voting Begins
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Mushroom Walk with Olga Tzogas
Meet at Ayres Hall patio
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Wild Mushtoom Cooking Demonstration
with Jess Starwood and Gordon Walker
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Keynote Speaker Dr. Cornelia Cho "Mushrooms as Food and Medicine"
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Art and Photo Contest Voting Ends Winners are announced
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
"Overview of the Fungal Kingdom: Mushrooms, Molds, and More"
with Dr. Gordon Walker
4:00 p.m.
Fair closes
Workshop Schedule
Saturday, the day before the Fair
10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
"Molecular Mycology - Crash Course in Modern Techniques"
with Harte Singer
Learn techniques for DNA extraction and generating DNA barcode sequences of fungi.
Los Angeles County Arboretum - Arcadia, CA
Tickets and Details
10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
"Koji and Chanterelle Mushroom Fermentation Class"
with Shared Cultures
Learn about fungal fermentation with koji and the process of fermenting miso with wild mushrooms.
Los Angeles County Arboretum - Arcadia, CA
Tickets and Details
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
"Grow Wine Cap Mushrooms for Soil Health and Food"
with Olga Tzogas of Smugtown Mushrooms
Learn how to grow wine cap mushrooms with Olga Tzogas of Smugtown Mushrooms and take home spawn for your own bed.
Private Residence - North Hollywood, CA 91601
Tickets and Details
1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
"Sculpting with Mushroom Mycelium"
with Sam Shoemaker
Los Angeles County Arboretum - Arcadia, CA
Tickets and Details
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
"Making Inks and Pigments from CA Fungi"
with Elissa Callen
Learn about making inks, pigments and watercolors with California fungi.
Private Residence - North Hollywood, CA 91601
Tickets and Details
Sunday, at the Fair
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
"Data is not the Destination"
discussion with Christian Schwarz
A group discussion about our role in conservation, facilitated by naturalist Christian Schwarz.
in the Bamboo Room
Los Angeles County Arboretum - Arcadia, CA
Tickets and Details
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
"Intro to Mushroom ID"
with Sam Landes
(Free - no ticket required)
in the Bamboo Room
All Day Activities
  • Food Concessions
  • Kid’s Craft Table
  • Scavenger Hunt
  • Vendors
  • LAMS Member Exhibit
  • Mushroom Identification Table
  • Mushroom Display Tables
  • LAMS Merchandise
Poster Design: Carly Lake
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Event Archive
2023-2024 Season
Events List
May 2024
Arik Joukhajian
April 2024
Marcus Roper
March 2024
Rudy Diaz
February 2024
Wild Mushroom Fair
January 2024
Mushroom Identification
December 2023
Harte Singer
November 2023
Daniel Winkler
October 2023
David Bermudes