FUNGUS FEST
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Fungus Fest, is NJMA's biggest in-person learning event. It is open to the general public and is held in September.
The year 2020 would have been Fungus Fest's 40th year. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, Fungus Fest is cancelled for 2020, 2021 and 2022. Our venue for this event, Frelinghuysen Arboretum, continues to be closed to the public as of May 2022. Hundreds of people attend this event. They come to get their fungi identified, to buy from the event vendors, to eat the results of the mushroom cooking demonstration, to learn about medicinal mushrooms, poisonous mushrooms, paper making and mushroom dyes. Additional Fungus Fest features include an onsite outdoor Mushroom Walk, and a children's corner with activities. |
Fungus Fest requires about 30-50 NJMA members to put on this general public event. Be sure to volunteer to help if you can by filling out the Contact Us form. There are tasks to do that do not require mushroom knowledge.
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Fungus Fest 2015
Herb Pohl, Terry Layton, Phillip Pohl, Ursula Pohl
MycoCraft - Papermaking demonstration
Mushroom warning lesson
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Fungus Fest 2018
Artie and Luke ready for the Mushroom Cooking Demo
Expect to see some large mushrooms!
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Fungus Fest without food tastings wouldn't be Fungus Fest
Membership Info table
The Official Welcome
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One of Two Floors utilized by Fungus Fest
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Vendor with edibles
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Vendor with artwork
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