Fungi-Related Classes

June

Emerging research suggests that mushrooms may be beneficial for brain and nerve health. Discover the properties of different species and learn where medicinal mushrooms occur locally. Study how select types such as Maitake, Reishi, and Lion's Mane can help strengthen more...
234WEL181O 06/28 We 6:00pm-8:00pm Michelotti
ONLINE

August

Use bracket fungi to create beautiful, earth-toned sheets of paper under the expert guidance of mycologist Dorothy Smullen. This hands-on class will walk you through the papermaking process, and introduce you to the many different mushrooms you can use for more...
241CRF130 08/12 Sa 11:00am-2:30pm Smullen
NYBG

Chanterelles, Milk Caps, Black Trumpets, Boletes of all kinds, and many other choice edibles make their appearance in the steamy summer months. Learn how to sort through this abundance with hands-on techniques and observations.
241BOT356 08/17 Th 10:00am-1:00pm Sadowski
NYBG

Bring the texture and tones of a mushroom to life on paper using specific watercolor techniques. This workshop will impart the instructor's method of using dry brush watercolor to replicate the colors, form, and texture of this subject. Please note more...
241BIL159O 08/26 Sa 11:00am-4:30pm Saylor
ONLINE

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...
241CKG207O 08/30 We 6:00pm-8:00pm Michelotti
ONLINE

September

Explore sterile vs. non-sterile mushroom production techniques. Hodgins Harvest Founder & "Chief Fungi Enthusiast" Aaron Hodgins Davis will demonstrate how to build a Still Air Box (SAB), which is a compact device that helps maintain a clean environment, and review more...
241CKG238 09/09 Sa 11:00am-2:00pm Hodgins Davis
NYBG

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...
241BOT368 09/13 We 10:00am-1:00pm Sadowski
NYBG

Discover the power, the allure, and the science of psychedelic mushrooms, in particular the genus Psilocybe. Food journalist and former president of the New York Mycological Society, Eugenia Bone, author of Mycophilia, will discuss the biology of these potent fungi, more...
241BOT302BO 09/14 Th 6:00pm-8:00pm Bone
ONLINE