VMS Meeting Dec 12 2017 – David Fenster
The Usual: VanDusen, Floral Hall 5151 Oak St, Vancouver, BC, CanadaBite-Size Mushroom Cinema! Filmmaker David Fenster, co-founder of the Marfa (TX) Mycological Society, is in Vancouver to show his whimsical short films. Forest romps with Mr. Arora, interviews with a fly agaric, and more!
VMS Meeting Feb 13 2018 – Yonathan Uriel
The Usual: VanDusen, Floral Hall 5151 Oak St, Vancouver, BC, CanadaAnt and Fungus Symbioses February’s speaker is Yonathan Uriel, who will present "Symboioses Between Ants and Fungi". A Masters student in Biology at SFU, Yonathan focuses his studies on the evolution of insect crop pests. His background is in biochemistry, genetics, and a lifelong interest in being outside and looking at tiny things creeping in the underbrush. He looks forward to sharing his knowledge of fungi from an entomologist's perspective.
The Art and Science of Working with Fungi
Italian Cultural Centre 3075 Slocan St, Vancouver, BC, CanadaThe Art and Science of Working with Fungi: GROWING MUSHROOMS FOR FOOD, MEDICINE AND SOIL This workshop series covers the skills needed to grow spawn and mushrooms year-round. Core concepts and practical skills are covered in-depth and include the simplest and most reliable low-cost techniques to grow mushrooms and their mycelium at home, in the garden or on the farm without the need of a dedicated lab space. The class will meet weekly for seven sessions. Each session will include a lecture and a lab component. Over the duration of the course, each participant will culture and grow their own oyster mushrooms from start to finish, getting hands-on experience with each step of the process. These skills can be applied to grow many other species of mushrooms. Cost is $325 and includes materials and two mushroom cultures. Students will create and go home with multiple fruiting kits made from straw, coffee grounds, sawdust and logs. Lecture Topics Include Fungal Biology and Ecology Principles of Working with Fungi Sourcing Materials Indoor Fruiting Environments Mycoremediation Applications Principles of Mycopermaculture Off-Grid Adaptations Scaling Up Species to Know, Species to Grow Usage and Storage Strain Development and Maintenance Hands-on Lab Skills Include Cloning Mushrooms […]
Truffle Cooking Class
Cowichan Green Community Hall 360 Duncan St. Duncan, BC 360 Duncan St., Duncan, BC, Canada12pm-3pm : Truffle cooking class in Duncan B.C. at the Cowichan Green Community Hall, 360 Duncan Street Chef Robin Jackson and Toivo Heyduck will lead a truffle cooking class and tasting featuring local Vancouver Island cultivated and wild truffles.
VMS Meeting Mar 13 – Joe Dahmen and Amber Frid-Jimenez
The Usual: VanDusen, Floral Hall 5151 Oak St, Vancouver, BC, Canada"They Grow Without Us" mycelium-based benches by AJFD AFJD uses material exploration and emerging technologies to provoke fundamental questions about our relationship to architecture. This talk will look at AFJD’s recent architectural installations using mushrooms-based materials. Their practice is eclectic and multidimensional, which reflects the changing culture of design and technology. They've been working together for fifteen years, after finishing degrees at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Amber Frid-Jimenez is Associate Professor at Emily Carr University of Art and Design, where she is a Canada Research Chair in Art and Technology. Joe Dahmen is Assistant Professor of Design and Sustainability Integration at the University of British Columbia School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, and a faculty associate at the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies.