2019 Speaker Schedule

Our 2019 Fungus Fair was graced by a great lineup of speakers and fascinating talks!

You can also browse the list of speakers for the Fair, and visit their bios for more info about them.

California, Land of the Year Around Mushroom Forage

Noah Siegel

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Friday, January 11, 2019

2:15 PM

3:15 PM

Room 1

Friday

Best of mush-roaming's eco-adventures

Daniel Winkler

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Exploring the world's exotic destinations for medicinal, edible, bizarre and colorful fungi.

Friday, January 11, 2019

2:30 PM

4:00 PM

Room 3

Friday

An Introduction To Mushroom identification (Friday)

Phil Carpenter

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Friday, January 11, 2019

3:30 PM

4:30 PM

Room 1

Friday

An Introduction into Mushroom Cultivation

Vellany Pierce

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Friday, January 11, 2019

4:45 PM

5:45 PM

Room 1

Friday

Mushrooms of the Sierra Nevada Mountains

Thea Chesney

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Saturday, January 12, 2019

1:30 AM

2:30 AM

Room 1

Saturday

The Top Ten Edible and Poisonous Wild Mushrooms

Douglas Smith

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Saturday, January 12, 2019

2:45 AM

3:45 AM

Room 1

Saturday

An Introduction To Mushroom Identification

Phil Carpenter

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Saturday, January 12, 2019

10:30 AM

11:30 AM

Room 1

Saturday

Herbal Spirit Medicine (Saturday)

Dr. Christopher Hobbs, Ph.D., L.Ac

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The ancient use and modern scientific research of the benefits of psilocybin and an overview of the genus of Psilocybe mushrooms f…

Saturday, January 12, 2019

10:30 AM

12:00 PM

Room 3

Saturday

Hallucinogens as Entheogens (Saturday)

Michael Beug

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How hallucinogens have the potential to make the world a better place.

Saturday, January 12, 2019

12:30 PM

2:00 PM

Room 3

Saturday

Medicinal Mushrooms of North America

Daniel Winkler

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Theories of why mushrooms hold great medicinal promise for practical uses.

Saturday, January 12, 2019

2:30 PM

4:00 PM

Room 3

Saturday

Civilizations' Ten Most Dangerous Fungi

Christian Schwarz

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Saturday, January 12, 2019

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

Room 1

Saturday

Cooking Demonstration and Wine Pairing

Jeff Emery

Chef Chad Hyatt

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Chef Chad Hyatt pairing with owner and winemaker, Jeff Emery of Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyards.

Saturday, January 12, 2019

4:30 PM

Room 3

Saturday

Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast

Noah Siegel

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Sunday, January 13, 2019

10:30 AM

11:30 AM

Room 1

Sunday

Hallucinogens as Entheogens (Sunday)

Michael Beug

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How hallucinogens have the potential to make the world a better place.

Sunday, January 13, 2019

11:00 AM

12:30 PM

Room 3

Sunday

Flavorful, Fancy, and Foul Fungi from Far Flung Forests

Daniel Winkler

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Sunday, January 13, 2019

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

Room 1

Sunday

Longevity

Christian Schwarz

Noah Siegel

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The life history of Medicinal Polypores

Sunday, January 13, 2019

1:00 PM

2:30 PM

Room 3

Sunday

All you wanted to know about mushrooms and how to cook with them

Chef Chad Hyatt

Phil Carpenter

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A question and answer session.

Sunday, January 13, 2019

1:30 PM

2:30 PM

Room 1

Sunday

Mushrooms of Mexico

Alan Rockefeller

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Sunday, January 13, 2019

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

Room 1

Sunday

Herbal Spirit Medicine (Sunday)

Dr. Christopher Hobbs, Ph.D., L.Ac

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The ancient use and modern scientific research of the benefits of psilocybin and an overview of the genus of Psilocybe mushrooms f…

Sunday, January 13, 2019

4:00 PM

4:30 PM

Room 3

Sunday