Georgia Mushroom Festival
September 29, 2018

Alan is a computer security expert and remarkably dedicated volunteer, a CITIZEN SCIENTIST in the field of mycology — the study of fungi. 

Bill is the CITIZEN SCIENTIST leading the MycoFlora Project in the Southeast and is working with a dedicated team of volunteers.

Tradd is a mushroom scientist and farmer with a successful mushroom business near Clemson,SC. He is the licensed instructor for mushroom certifications in several states.

Tug is a mushroom forager, mushroom business owner and identification expert from Pennsylvania.

John interviews mushroom experts all over the world and has dedicated his current efforts to study psilocybin mushrooms in Georgia and surrounding states.

David is a dedicated CITIZEN SCIENTIST who is documenting mushrooms by scientific classification standards.

Shaun is a supervisory chef at the Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh International Airport and is also a member of the Board of Directors for the AACA ( American Academy of Culinary Arts). He will be the organizer of the Mushroom Cooking Competition. Shaun will also enter one of his mushroom creations.

Joel's special interest is the medicinal use of reishi mushrooms (ganoderma species); he will speak about medicinal research and his work at the Mushroom Mountain lab.

Christian studies the impact of industrial or agricultural pollution on the environment and how mushrooms and fungi can help remedie it.  she is in the CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECT.

 

William is an autodidact and has become an expert in mushroom cultivation and has his own company, Mycosymbiotics in Asheville, NC. He teaches growing and cultivation workshops all over the country. He's a teacher who's making learning fun.

Darryl Patton has been hunting, gathering and working with medicinal plants for the past 31 years on Lookout Mountain in the Southern Appalachians. Darryl is an ND as well as a Master Herbalist and brings many years of experience to the field of alternative medicine. Known for his easy going approach towards teaching the identification and uses of medicinal plants, Darryl has been called a walking encyclopedia of herbal folklore. 

The club will be represented by Dr. Cornelia Cho. President, and Sam Landes, Treasurer. They will be available to answer questions about our club and why it is worthwhile to join. They will bring mushroom information and books to display and review.

Django is a volunteer CITIZEN SCIENTIST and gathers data for the MycoFlora Project in Ohio where he lives.

Josh will speak about his experience as a mushroom grower and lead a workshop on how to grow mushrooms at home.

Jacob travels the country on a secret mission from his alma mater (lol). He will help with our ID table.