Edible Wild Mushrooms Workshop October 3, 2010

Learn how to identify a few of the most common edible wild mushrooms and get ideas on how to prepare and cook them. We'll begin indoors with an introduction to mycology, look at samples, discuss characteristics to differentiate edible mushrooms from the most poisonous ones, and then take a walk to find mushrooms. We'll return to the Barn to cook up some samples to taste. Although Mass Audubon does not permit collecting on its properties, Erika will discuss similar sites on the North Shore where one may collect. Erika is creator of the Portable Herbarium, a portfolio of herbarium specimens that she reproduces by means of high-quality laser copying. For more information on this and other projects Erika is pursuing, visit her website at www.portableherbarium.com. Registration is required. Call 978-887-9264 for details. See http://www.massaudubon.org/catalog/listing.php?program_code=962-IP10FA1 for more information.