Instructor: John Michelotti

John Michelotti
 John Michelotti is the owner of Catskill Fungi. which empowers people with fungi through outdoor educational classes, cultivation courses, mushroom art, and mushroom health extracts. John is a former President of the Mid-Hudson Mycological Association (MHMA). He serves as Medicinal Mushroom Committee Chair and is a Poison Control Consultant for the North American Mycological Association. He was chosen by the Catskill Center as a "Steward of the Catskills" for his contribution to the environment. John has had the pleasure to engage students from Elementary Schools to Colleges and Universities. He has taught at the New York Botanical Gardens for the past 8 years and regularly presents to Mycological Associations across the country. He served on the Mushroom Advisory Panel for Certified Naturally Grown to develop ecological standards in mushroom production across North America and has taught the Wild Mushroom Food Safety Certification Course to certify foragers to sell wild mushrooms to restaurants and supermarkets in 13 states. His goal is to educate and inspire people to pair with fungi to improve the environment, their health, and communities.

Classes by this instructor


Growing Mushrooms In Your Garden

Learn how to incorporate mushrooms into mulch, compost, and logs to maximize plant and fungi health. In this class, you'll uncover the many interactions between fungi and plants and review the ways in which fungi are beneficial to ecosystems as more...
253BOT214O 03/27 Th 6:00pm-7:30pm Michelotti
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Medicinal Mushrooms: Fungi for a Healthy Body, Mind, and Planet

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...
253WEL181O 03/12 We 6:30pm-8:00pm Michelotti
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The Many Uses of Mycelium

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...
253BOT349O 02/27 Th 6:00pm-7:30pm Michelotti
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