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Mushroom Fair 2019

Sun, Sep 15

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Frances Slocum State Park

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Mushroom Fair 2019
Mushroom Fair 2019

Time & Location

Sep 15, 2019, 12:00 PM

Frances Slocum State Park, 567 Mt Olivet Rd, Wyoming, PA 18644, USA

About the event

Come Join us this year for our annual mushroom fair! Topics this year include

  • Taxonomy & ID (Group leader – Dave Wasilewski)- This booth will display freshly harvested local wild mushrooms, and have a section where visitors canhave their mushrooms they brought in identified.
  • Culinary (Group leader – Shannon Brown)- This booth will address recipes, techniques (preservation & preparation), and safety aspect when usingwild mushrooms (Possibly incorporate HACCP)
  • Medicinal (Group leader – Rosemary Vargo)- This booth will address how mushrooms have/are used for medicinal properties.
  • Kids Corner (Group leader – Jean Whitesell)- This booth will have activities for kids to keep them busy and not handling the mushroom species- This booth will have a table for hand outs (trinkets from Phillips) for visitors
  • Poisons (Group leader – Tom Jasonis)- This booth will address poisons that are associated with wild mushrooms- (possibly this will be set up as a floor display)

And more!

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