Fungi-Related Classes

August

Mushrooms have been utilized for thousands of years for medicinal and edible purposes. John Michelotti, owner of Catskill Fungi, will show you how to cultivate gourmet mushrooms at home using safe and simple techniques. Using cardboard and coffee grounds, create more...
271CKG207O 08/20 Th 6:00pm-8:00pm Michelotti
ONLINE

September

In NYC, fall is the best time to hunt for edible fungi. Paul Sadowski, 25-year veteran of the NY Mycological Society, will lead a mushroom hunt, and show you how to identify many species and their look-alikes, where to find more...
271BOT368 09/18 Fr 10:00am-1:00pm Sadowski
NYBG

October

Among Earth's most amazing and oldest living organisms, lichens grow on bark, rock, and barren soil. They thrive in rain forests, deserts, the arctic -- even environments simulating Mars! Lichens are sensitive environmental indicators, yet scientists are only just beginning more...
272BOT313 10/21 We 10:00am-1:00pm Howland
NYBG

December

Discover the power, the allure, and the science of psychedelic mushrooms. This lecture focuses on the mycology of psychedelic mushrooms, focusing on Psilocybe species, Amanita muscaria, and Claviceps purpurea (from which LSD is synthesized), and how they are used in more...
272BOT302O 12/02 We 6:00pm-8:00pm Bone
ONLINE

January

Nourishing broths are one of the foundational foods of any nutritional healing regime. Learn the basics of making vegan and bone-based broths, and how to enhance them with medicinal herbs. We'll discuss medicinal mushrooms, seaweeds, mineral-rich herbs and other tasty more...
273CKG237 01/31 Su 1:00pm-3:00pm Petter
NYBG

February

Scientists have engineered so many new products from mycelium that Scientific American heralds the dawn of the "Mycelium Revolution" and Harper's Bazaar dubs fungi "The Future of Fashion." Explore how scientists have harnessed mycelium's ability to create complex structures that more...
273BOT349O 02/23 Tu 6:00pm-7:30pm Michelotti
ONLINE

March

Lichens are among the most unique, resilient organisms on Earth -- and among the least understood. In this class, you'll explore the identification, natural history, and ecology of lichens of the Northeast, especially those in the NYC area.
273BOT365 03/14 Su 11:00am-2:00pm Rao
NYBG