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25th Annual Los Angeles Wild Mushroom Fair


 
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Sunday, February 8, 2009

10 PM - 4 PM

at

Ayres Hall

The Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden in Arcadia*
(301 North Baldwin Ave., Arcadia)


 Arboretum vicinity map is here.

 

Wild Mushrooms in natural habitat settings

Children's Activities
 

Events:

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Robert Cummings, Santa Barbara City College

Fair Schedule (subject to revision)

11: 30 Oyster Mushroom Growing Demonstration

12 Noon Cooking Demonstration

1:00 Oyster Mushroom Growing Demonstration

1:30 Cooking Demonstration

2:30 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Robert Cummings, “Mushrooms of Southern California

 

 Two mushroom walks or "forays" will be held on Saturday, February 7 to collect Wild Mushrooms for display at the fair.  The public will be welcome to participate in the forays.

Foray information is here.

Mushroom Fair Poster is here

Please volunteer to help on either Saturday, February 7 or Sunday, February 8.  If you would like to be a volunteer please contact Ryoko Okamoto <riyoko725 "at" hotmail.com >  (please replace (at) with "@")  You may view a volunteer schedule in Microsoft Excel® format here.  Fill out, save and email back to Ryoko Okamoto at the address above or if you don't have Excel you can also view the schedule as an Adobe PDF file here.   Requires free Adobe Acrobat Reader.

 

*Admission to the Arboretum is $7 for adults, $5 for seniors (62 and over), $5 for students with ID, and $2.50 for children 5- 12. Children under 5 are admitted free.  Arboretum members are admitted free. Parking is free.

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