VIRTUAL EVENTS
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For members only: Taxonomy Tuesday, a local virtual foray EVERY WEEK, on Tuesday evenings, and other club virtual learning opportunities. Members will be sent an email for virtual events with their Zoom link to join the meeting. This is an all year-round event. Basic Instructions can be found here. |
Online LECTURE SERIES for 2026
Lecture recordings, when available, are available only to NJMA Members.
More 2026 lectures, and more details, will be added when there become available.
Only NJMA Members are sent a link to attend these live online lectures. Members should renew their annual NJMA membership in January and not June to avoid missing lectures.
Only NJMA Members are sent a link to attend these live online lectures. Members should renew their annual NJMA membership in January and not June to avoid missing lectures.
Thursday January 22, 2026 7:30pm
The Mushroom Hunter's Kitchen In this talk, Chad Hyatt explores the often-overlooked nuances behind mushroom edibility and culinary use. From challenging conventional wisdom to rethinking flavor pairings, Chad will share insights into the art of cooking with mushrooms. Expect a fresh take. |
Speaker: Chad Hyatt has cooked in kitchens ranging from Michelin-starred fine dining to BBQ, from country club to gastropub. He is passionate about approachable comfort food, local, seasonal ingredients, and, of course, wild mushrooms. Chad dove into mushroom hunting shortly after beginning his cooking career, and quickly gained a local reputation for eating the “weird mushrooms” that nobody else collected. As his mushroom hunting knowledge improved, his kitchen skills began to open up doors to cooking and teaching. His new cookbook “The Mushroom Hunter’s Kitchen”, which includes non-weird species (thanks, Chad!) along with weird ones, allows us to share the experience in our own kitchens. What makes a mushroom "good" to eat—and who gets to decide?
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Thursday February 5, 2026 7:30pm
Surveying Black Mycologies
Surveying Black Mycologies
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Speaker Maria Pinto has a new book “Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless: What Fungi Taught Me About Nourishment, Poison, Ecology, Hidden Histories, Zombies, and Black Survival”.
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(Non-NJMA event - InPerson) Thursday February 19, 2026 6:00pm
Maria Pinto will be at Labyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street, Princeton NJ in Mercer County. This book event is free & open to the public so spread the word to non-NJMA members and on social media. This is a chance to meet Maria Pinto in-person and, perhaps buy her book and support retail booksellers. For more on that bookseller event go here.
Maria Pinto will be at Labyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street, Princeton NJ in Mercer County. This book event is free & open to the public so spread the word to non-NJMA members and on social media. This is a chance to meet Maria Pinto in-person and, perhaps buy her book and support retail booksellers. For more on that bookseller event go here.
Sunday, February 22nd 11:00 am
Dung Fungi
There will be three experts from both sides of the Atlantic to discuss this varied group. Sigrid Jacob from the NYMS will join two Scottish colleagues, Alfred Drummond-Herdman and Darren Gordon, for what should be a lively talk.
Dung Fungi
There will be three experts from both sides of the Atlantic to discuss this varied group. Sigrid Jacob from the NYMS will join two Scottish colleagues, Alfred Drummond-Herdman and Darren Gordon, for what should be a lively talk.
Last Updated: 2026-01-11
