On the third Tuesday of each month from September thru May, the Mycological Society of San Francisco hosts a General Meeting open to Members and the public. The Society has maintained our schedule of events using electronic media, Zoom, to meet and share our mission to educate about the kingdom of Fungi.
In-person meeting at the Randall Museum
Doors open at 6:30pm
Hospitality hour and ID of mushroom specimens in the Buckley Room.
At 7:20pm everyone moves to the Theater. General meeting and Zoom session start at 7:30pm.
First Announcements are made followed by the featured presentation of the evening and attendee questions.
We wind up at 8:30pm, people are able-bodied help stack chairs;
the room needs to be cleared by 9:00.
General meetings are open to the public.
Mushrooms + Culture of Greece
Talk Title: Mushrooms + Culture of Greece
Description:
Olga Tzogas of Smugtown Mushrooms, based in Rochester, NY returns to her ancestral home to interact, learn and connect deeper to the mycelial communities, and the people still practicing traditional ways of life or those creating a new. Greece is typically pictured by blue bird skies and matching crystalline seascapes, but Greece is home to lush dense forests of several Oak species, Chestnut, Beech, Fir, Sycamores and Pine to name a few. The life they harbor is exquisite. See the similarities of fungal life that are shared on both continents. Together we see a visual depiction of the funga, flora + fauna of this diverse ecological haven of the country of Greece. Experience the diverse and lush natural world of Greece is its ancient forests, traditional land based living still exist, providing a rich culture weaved within nature itself. Connections to fungi are ever present and it’s only gaining more attention. Take a look into the relationships the locals have with certain species of mushrooms, plants, & their recipes for use.
Bio:
Olga Tzogas was born + raised into a Greek diner family, surrounded by multi-generational chefs, homemade food + incredible flavors. She started her love affair with Fungi and plants over 20 years ago, with the help & guidance of family, teachers and community.
In 2011, Smugtown Mushrooms started and still offer fresh mushrooms, extracts, dried medicinal mushrooms & cultivation supplies to grow mushrooms, indoors or outdoors, for food or for medicine. Olga has taught hundreds of folks how to grow mushrooms, make medicine and learn about the glory of Fungi and the natural world.
Annually, Olga returns to her ancestral homeland of Greece to guide small groups to immerse in land based + traditional knowledge sharing, highlighting the fungi and plants there.
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