Saturday, October 5th
8am: Registration opens - Town Hall
Breakfast featuring Smoked Mushroom Gravy and Biscuits
9am: MUSHROOM PARADE- Prizes for Best Costumes & Floats
10:30am: Choose one:
Field Guides - Recommendations & Comparison -
Learning to Spore Print & Take Notes for Accurate ID
Forestry & Mycological Interdependence;
Permaculture with a Mycological Twist
Selection, Prep & Techniques for Fungus Art - Hands On
12:30pm: Lunch featuring everything Mushroom: Soups, Breads, Fries....
1:30pm: Choose one:
From Forest to Table - Demos and Recipes
Permaculture with a Mycological Twist;
Mushrooms and the Religions of the World;
Paper & Dye Making with Mushrooms - Hands On
3:30pm: Choose one:
Preservation Techniques - Dehydration Tips and Plans
Tales of Mushrooms and Their People -
Tales of folks who gather fungi and other wild edibles
Selection, Prep & Techniques for Fungus Art - Hands On
5pm: Meet the Speakers - Question & Answer Period
7pm: THE MUSHROOM BALL -
Dance featuring our local band the "Breakaways" - Admission Fee
FIRST ANNUAL VERMONT MUSHROOM FESTIVAL
October 4th, 5th, 6th, 2002
Albany, Vermont 05820
Festival Schedule