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| NJMA is offering classes in mushroom identification and other topics in 2008. The classes will be offered on weekends at various times and places – see list below. For all-day sessions, please plan to bring your own lunch. Coffee and tea will be provided. Pre-registration is required. Fees are listed with the courses. Classes are limited to 25 people unless otherwise noted. Directions are located here. |
| Click here to download the course list and a registration form in PDF format. |
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| Saturday, April 5 (Two separate classes are being held on this day at the same location) 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM FREE BEGINNER CLASS I (for NJMA members only) at the Great Swamp Bookstore and Gift Shop Dorothy Smullen will introduce fungi groups, terms used in mycology, and use of identification keys. Handouts will include information about foray gear and procedures. Please register for this class even though it is free. 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM GILLED MUSHROOM FIELD IDENTIFICATION at the Great Swamp Bookstore and Gift Shop Bob Peabody will present an intermediate course based on the Largent book for macroscopic features. Excellent handouts are included. $10.00 fee |
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| Sunday, April 6 – 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM FREE BEGINNER CLASS II (for NJMA members only) at the Unitarian Society, Tices Lane, East Brunswick (just before our April meeting) Bob Hosh will talk on the preserving and cooking of mushrooms. Please register for this class even though it is free. |
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| Saturday, May 17 – 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM COOKING WITH FUNGI (New class!) at the home of Bob Hosh in Somerset (directions will be sent or emailed to registrants) Bob Hosh will conduct a hands-on cooking workshop using different mushrooms. Participants will enjoy eating their results. This class is limited to 10 people. Be sure to register early. $20.00 fee |
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| Saturday, May 31 – 10:00 AM to 12:00 NOON CULTIVATION WORKSHOP at the home of Gene Varney, Somerset, NJ (directions will be sent or emailed to registrants) Gene Varney will discuss and provide materials for oyster mushroom cultivation. Enoki and shiitake cultivation will be discussed. Shiitake logs may be available for purchase from Alex Adams. This class is limited to 15 people. $15.00 fee |
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| Saturday, June 14 – 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM WORKING WITH DIGITAL PHOTOS (New class!) at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum, Morristown, NJ Do you know the difference between JPEG and TIFF? Do you understand the relationship between resolution and print quality? Want to learn how to clean up your digital photos? Jim Barg will help and take your questions. A “must” for anyone wishing to enter our annual photo contest! This class is limited to 12 people. $10.00 fee |
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| Sunday, June 22 – 1:00pm to 4:00pm FUNGI CRAFT WORKSHOP (New class!) at the Great Swamp NWR Bookstore and Gift Shop Join Susan Hopkins and Dorothy Smullen in this hands-on workshop to create felted bowls made from wool fleece (some mushroom dyed) and hand-crafted paper beads made from polypore fungi. This class is limited to 12 people. $20.00 fee |
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| Saturday, June 28 (Two separate classes are being held this day at the same location) 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM ASCOMYCETES at Rutgers University, Foran Hall (Cook College campus) Gene Varney will present the basics of this fascinating group that includes morels, truffles, cup fungi, earth tongues, carbon fungi, and others by illustrated lecture and use of microscopes. Limited to 15 participants. $10.00 fee 12:30 PM to 3:00 PM KEYING WITH MICROSCOPY (New class!) at Rutgers University, Foran Hall (Cook College campus) Glenn Boyd will lead us through a Power Point presentation using keys and micro-photos to teach us how to identify genera, sections, and species. Provisional notes on Amanitas, Russulas, LBMs and other mushrooms will be provided. Limited to 15 participants. $10.00 fee |
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| To register for these classes, see the registration form in the March-April issue of the NJMA News or click here to download a PDF copy of the course list and registration form. |