As part of the MST's membership in the Myco-Consortium series of Zoom talks, MST members are invited to join the presentation on Sunday, May 21st at 11am ET:
Foraging Edible Wild Mushrooms for the Beginner; Develop your Foolproof Few
A talk by Björn Wergen Sunday May 21st, 11am ET
Dung-Loving Cup Fungi is an overview of the colorful and less known species of the order Pezizales growing on dung from various animals. Genera, species, morphology and recent taxonomy will be discussed.
About Björn Wergen
Björn Wergen is founder and director of Schwarzwälder Pilzlehrschau, a mushroom school in Hornberg in the Black Forest, southern Germany. The school offers mycology courses and seminars from beginner to advanced levels. He has been studying fungi since 1994 and has a focus on morphology, taxonomy and photographic documentation. Wergen is author of the monumental Handbook of Ascomycota, Volumes 1a & 1b: Pyrenomycetes s.l. (2018).
As part of the MST's membership in the Myco-Consortium series of Zoom talks, MST members are invited to join the presentation on Thursday, May 11th at 7pm ET:
Foraging Edible Wild Mushrooms for the Beginner; Develop your Foolproof Few
A talk by Greg Marley Thursday May 11th, 7pm ET
Foraging for wild mushrooms has become a favored pastime for nature-minded people of all ages. The single thing that holds a novice mycophile back is the fear of being poisoned. There are a number of toxic mushrooms that can make you sick and a small number, dangerously ill. This presentation will introduce you to the concept of "Foolproof Mushrooms", a group of mushrooms that are common, easily identifiable and without toxic look-alikes. It will also address some of the common mistakes that people later regret. Join us for an evening of learning a handful of "Foolproof" edible mushrooms and some guidance to avoid becoming a toxic mushroom statistic.
About Greg Marley
Greg Marley, LCSW has been studying, growing, collecting, cooking and eating wild mushrooms for more than 45 years. He shares his love of mushrooms through lectures, workshops and walks on mushroom identification, culture and ecology to hundreds of hopeful mycophiles as well as consulting in cases of mushroom poisoning with poison centers in New England. Greg is the author of Mushrooms for Health; Medicinal Secrets of Northeastern Fungi (2009) and Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares, The Love Lore and Mystique of Mushrooms (2010). He lives and mushrooms along the coast of Maine where he has been a Director of the Maine Mycological Association for some time, and regularly teaches mushroom identification at Eagle Hill. When not mushrooming Greg works as a mental health clinician, trainer and consultant in suicide prevention and management.
Sara Scharf's presentation History of Field Guides is now available to MST members to watch on the meetings video page.
Sara Scharf received her doctorate in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology from the University of Toronto in 2007. Her research focused on the origins and development of field guides in 18th century botany, more precisely, the coalescence of information management techniques that allow people to look things up when they do not know what those things are called. She worked in a variety of fields before landing in cybersecurity, though she also moonlights as an academic editor. Dr. Scharf lives in Toronto with a variety of plants, fish, and reptiles. She has been a member of the Mycological Society of Toronto on and off since the 1990s.
The Annual General Meeting of the Mycological Society of Toronto will be held this year on Wednesday, May 17th at 7:30pm, online via Zoom.
At the Annual Meeting the financial statements from the previous year are reviewed, resolutions for the upcoming year are decided, and MST members elect the incoming Board of Directors.
We have a fantastic AGM planned for you!
Fabulous prizes and games (trivia questions and a door prize of one $75 gift card from Mycoboutique
Participate in the board election
Efficient – we are going to keep the meeting around 45 minutes, so have your whole evening free afterwards!
Remember, this is your MST. All members have a voice and a vote - so if you have an interest in shaping the activities and the future direction of the MST, please attend! We're looking forward to seeing as many members, old and new, as possible at this year's Annual Meeting.
