2017 Fair Speakers

We had a great lineup of speakers for the 2017 Fair. For the list of talks, check out the 2017 Speaker Schedule.

Talks:

Friday: Amazing Mushrooms
Saturday: Edible Mushrooms of California and Their Lookalikes

Britt Bunyard

Publisher of Fungi Magazine

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Friday: Cooking and Foraging

Chef Bob Wynn

FFSC Minister of Culinary and Sustenance

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Saturday: Cooking Demonstration

Chef Wall

Heartical Foods, Santa Cruz

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Friday: Meet the authors of "Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast"
Saturday: Slaying the dragon for the love of the forest

Christian Schwarz

Research Associate | UCSC

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Saturday: Introduction to Wild and Edible Mushrooms

David Rust

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Saturday: Amanita Toxins: Deep Analysis and Mythbusting
Sunday: Amanitarita’s Freaky and Fabulous Fungi

Debbie Viess

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Saturday: The Mushrooms Of Los Trancos, A Local Open Space Area

Douglas Smith

Photographer, Educator, and FFSC Science Advisor

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Saturday: Mushroom Medicine: Foraging for the best and most potent local California species

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

Faculty, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Friday: Mushroom Toxicity (Saturday)
Saturday: Mushroom Toxicity (Sunday)

Henry Young

FFSC Science Advisor, Foray & ID Specialist, Willamette Valley Mushroom Society

Talks:

Friday: Cooking and Foraging
Saturday: Wild Mushroom Cookery: A primer on fungi from patch to plate.

Langdon Cook

Writer - Instructor - Lecturer

Talks:

Friday: Meet the authors of "Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast"
Saturday: California: Land of the year round mushroom forage.

Noah Siegel

Speaker, Author, Mycologist

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Friday: An Introduction to Mushroom Identification (Friday)
Saturday: An Introduction to Mushroom Identification (Saturday)

Phil Carpenter

FFSC Science Advisor, NAMA Representative, and past CEO

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Saturday: Cooking Demonstration & Wine Pairing

Todd Spanier

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Saturday: An Introduction to Mushroom Cultivation

Vellany Pierce

FFSC Prime Minister