MSSF General Meeting - Melany Kahn: Mushroom Foraging with Children and Families
Date/Time
4/16/2024
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM Pacific
Event Type(s)
MSSF General Meeting
Event Description
 

 

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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. 
Meetings are hybrid - available by Zoom for those who cannot attend in person.

Each general meeting begins with mushroom identification, appetizers & wine tasting, then features a guest speaker on a selected mycological topic.

6:30 pm: Social time, meet & greet, downstairs in the Buckley Room
7:30 pm: Announcements, followed by the evening's presentation

General meetings are open to the public.
Zoom meeting ID: 891 8438 9640   Passcode: 608192

 
Location
Setting: Hybrid
Randall Museum
199 Museum Way, San Francisco
Zoom ID: 891 8438 9640 Passcode 608192
San Francisco, 94114

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Details
Melany KahnMelany Kahn will be joining
the meeting from New Hampshire

Curious about the best ways to introduce children to the benefits of mushroom hunting? Melany Kahn quells common fears and puts the “us” in mushrooms, by weaving simple education through playful, fungi-finding adventures.
It’s never too early to learn, and never too late to start a family interest in mycology.

Melany will discuss simple ‘beginner’ mushrooms showing which ones to tackle and how the many fungal treasures that are not necessarily edible but are fascinating to children. These range from the beauty of turkey tails to the magic of blue-staining boletes, to stinkhorns (eeew!), to making spore art with gilled mushrooms.

The possibilities that the mushroom kingdom offer our kids are endless.
The program will be interactive with plenty of room for Q and A through the chat.  
 
Biography:
Author Melany Kahn started hunting for mushrooms in Vermont in 1968 when her family settled on a farm in West Brattleboro. She attended Wesleyan University, (BA, English/Creative Writing). She holds a Masters in Social Work from Boston College and MFA in Film from The Tisch School at NYU. Melany lives in New Hampshire with her husband and children, and you can find her leading mushroom walks or foraging at every opportunity. 
Mason Goes Mushrooming is her first book.

 
Mason Goes Mushrooming Foray with Children
 
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