Hericium ramosum This “tooth fungus” is edible when young and can be easily identified by its bright white, branched fruiting body. It grows abundantly in the summer on dead deciduous trees and stumps throughout central and northern Alberta. Leccinum boreale The “northern roughstem” or “red cap” is a choice edible mushroom characterized by a massive…
Kevin O wrote: My wonderful wife surprised me with a mushroom growing kit. She found it at the Superstore at 50st and 137ave Edmonton. $10.00 and apparently organic. Howdy Folks, I made a thread some time ago about growing mushrooms. I have 15 years experience with what I would describe as mushrooms gardening. I have…
To keep a society like ours going, we rely on people like you to give as much as you take. Here are some opportunities to make our society more vibrant. If you can spare some free time, please do consider signing up as a volunteer for one, or several, of these committees. You will find…
Greetings to Alberta Mycological Society Members – Please note that this special event is coming up very soon, so forward this message, or print & post, to people you know who love mushrooms as much as you do – they won’t want to miss it! Mushrooms, mushrooms everywhere – and some are good to…
10 Auspicious Plants to Grow in Front of the House: Beautiful, Easy, and Full of Meaning In Thai culture, planting auspicious trees in front of the house is a common belief aimed at boosting prosperity, attracting wealth, and inviting good fortune. Choosing plants with positive meanings can enhance your home’s feng shui and add beauty…
I did the slurry method with some agaricus campestris. Once you have the first slurry done, you can spread some of it and add more water and sugar and salt to keep going. I got a week of watering with spore layden water on my mint garden and on a spot on the lawn. I’m…
The Alberta Mycological Society welcomes all new members. We offer annual student ($15, you will need a valid student identification card), individual ($25), family ($35), and corporate memberships ($35). Members will receive four newsletters during the year with interesting articles, mushroom recipes, program details, foray information, and maps. Please download and fill out the membership…
“EMS/NAMA foray report” by Markus Thormann, Martin Osis, and Bill Richards “Medicinal lichens” by Robert Rogers “Boletes in Alberta” by Martin Osis “Microworld” by Ming Chen AMS-developed educational materials The Alberta Mycological Society has developed an educational poster (pdf 251 k) about our provincial mushroom, Leccinum boreale, which we hope will become Alberta’s next official…
Recent activities Event Details “Foray in your Neighbourhood” is popular with those members keen to get outdoors, search for fungi and learn from others. Often long-time members attend and share their knowledge, but this is an opportunity to get together with others and learn to identify using your books. A few amateurs who each know…
Release RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT IN CONSIDERATION of being permitted to participate in forays and events sponsored by: the Alberta Mycological Society (the AMS), THE UNDERSIGNED PARTICIPANT(S) (Releasor): 1. UNDERSTANDS that there is some risk in participating in mushroom forays and events: all those risks one assumes by being away from…
