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Tag: Susan Goldhor

  • Wednesday, May 11, 9:30 am – The Hidden Forest

    The Lexington Field and Garden Club will present Dr. Susan Goldhor on Wednesday, May 11 beginning at 9:30 am at the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum, 33 Marrett Road in Lexington, on the topic of The Hidden Forest.  Few of us know about the hidden organisms that nourish, protect, infect, and destroy the visible portions of our ecosystems.  More than 90% of the world’s plants have fungal partners, without which the world would be a vastly different place.  Fungi depend on plants for oxygen and carbohydrates.  Like us, they have a complicated relationship with the plant kingdom, acting sometimes as good gardeners and sometimes as destroyers.  Photo from www.mushroomthejournal.com.

  • Monday, October 28, 6:00 pm – Mushrooms, Safe Foraging, Delicious Cooking

    Have you ever wondered about safe ways to hunt for wild and exotic mushrooms, or wanted to spice up supermarket varieties like crimini or portabello? If so, join president of the Boston Mycological Club Susan Goldhor, expert forager Ben Maleson, and renowned chef Chris Douglass to explore fascinating fungi at this Boston University Food and Wine course to be held Monday, October 28 beginning at 6 pm at 808 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston. Goldhor has been collecting and eating wild mushrooms—without a single stomach ache—for more than 25 years, and writes a regular column for the magazine Mushroom, the Journal of Wild Mushrooming. Chris Douglass is chef/owner of Dorchester’s beloved Tavolo and Ashmont Grill, and an active proponent and patron of local food producers. Please your palate with mushroom dishes paired with wine while expanding your mushroom knowledge.  $80.  Image below from www.cookingontheweekends.com. Register on line at http://www.bu.edu/foodandwine/registration-manager/catalog.php?action=section&course_section_id=808. 

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  • Saturday, June 29, 2:30 – 4:00 pm – Reveal the Hidden Forest: Fungi at the Arboretum

    Susan Goldhor, Biologist and President of the Boston Mycological Club, along with Joel Kershner, Arboretum Field Studies Guide and BMC member, will lead an Arnold Arboretum walk on Saturday, June 29, from 2:30 – 4 (rain date June 30), meeting at the Bussey Street Gate.  Turn your attention to the fascinating world of fungi at the Arboretum.  Discover and identify some of the fungi that interact in complex ways with other organisms under the soil, within leaves, on bark and rocks.  In case of inclement weather contact 617-384-5209.  Reserve on line at www.my.arboretum.harvard.edu.

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  • Monday, March 5, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Mushrooms: Safe Foraging, Delicious Cooking

    Have you ever wondered about safe ways to hunt for wild and exotic mushrooms, or wanted to spice up supermarket varieties like crimini or portabello? If so, join president of the Boston Mycological Club, Susan Goldhor, and renowned Boston-area chef Chris Douglass, on Monday, March 5, from 6 – 8 at the Boston University Demonstration Room, 808 Commonwealth Avenue,  to explore fascinating fungi. Goldhor has been collecting and eating wild mushrooms—without a single stomach ache—for more than 25 years, and she writes a regular column for the magazine Mushroom, the Journal of Wild Mushrooming. Chef Douglass is chef-owner of Dorchester’s beloved Tavolo and Ashmont Grill, as well as leading member of Chefs Collaborative and an active proponent and patron of local food producers. Together, Goldhor and Douglass will expand your knowledge of mushrooms and please your palate with mushroom dishes paired with wine. Cost $60.00.  Register online at www.bu.edu/foodandwine, or telephone 617-353-9852.