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Santa Cruz Mountain Mushroom Festival
May 4 @ 10:00 am - May 5 @ 7:00 pm
At Roaring Camp in Felton, California
May 4 – 5, 2024
10am – 7pm
https://scmmfest.com
Discover the wonders of mushrooms! Through wild mushroom exploration, cooking and cultivation demos, functional mushroom talks, and DIY workshops, the Santa Cruz Mountain Mushroom Festival offers an incredible opportunity to connect to the mycological network.
Presentations
Alan Rockefeller • Dr. Christopher Hobbs • Dr. Gordon Walker • Erik Lomen • Indy Srinath • Jasper Degenaars • William Padilla-Brown • Dr. Guilietta Octavio • Amanda Janney • Wilder Herbertson • Britt A Bunyard • Taye Bright • Jess Starwood • Sarah-Kate Boylan and many more
Live Music
Alison Steele • The Apricots • Crate Diggers • Papiba & Friends • Mokili Wa
Cooking Demos (with taste testing)
Chad Hyatt, Author: The Mushroom Hunter’s Kitchen • Vegan Hood Chef • Brad Briske, HOME • Maria Finn, Author: Forage. Gather. Feast • Eric Tucker, Millennium.
Hands-on Workshops
Fabric dyeing • painting with mushroom pigment • fermenting with fungi • log cultivation demonstration • straw pasteurization • tissue cultures • microscopy tent • spore prints and more.
Kid zone
Face painting • henna • mushroom cornhole • archery range • rock painting • bubbles • Giant Bamboo Hoops • bounce house