Tours of Mushroom Mountain include an introduction to fungal ecology and life cycles, laboratory tour and research overviews, and the fruiting room. Many aspects of mushrooms, including medicinal properties, cooking, and mycoremediation to soil creation will be discussed along the way! For private group visits, please contact us for open dates and times. An experience that will last a lifetime for all ages!

Please bring your confirmation with you as your ticket. Thank you, and see you at Mushroom Mountain. 

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Tours of Mushroom Mountain include an introduction to fungal ecology and life cycles, laboratory tour and research overviews, and the fruiting room. Many aspects of mushrooms, including medicinal properties, cooking, and mycoremediation to soil creation will be discussed along the way! For private group visits, please contact us for open dates and times. An experience that will last a lifetime for all ages!

Please bring your confirmation with you as your ticket. Thank you, and see you at Mushroom Mountain. 

https://shop.mushroommountain.com/collections/tours/products/mushroom-mountain-farm-tour

This 5 year mushroom foraging permit meets the criteria required by the state health departments and formally approved for the foraging and selling of wild mushrooms in the following states: South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Rhode Island. Signups will receive a study guide and slides 1 month ahead of the class. The test will be taken on site on Sunday November 21, 2021. 

Limited to 40 people, and no refunds will be available for this event. We might be able to move you to another class in case of emergency.

SIGN UP HERE: https://shop.mushroommountain.com/collections/wild-mushroom-certification/products/wild-mushroom-food-safety-certification-new-york-nov-20-21-2021

Where: Agroforestry Resource Center 6055 NY-23, Acra, NY 12405

Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Agroforestry Resource Center is a regional center for education, demonstration and research with a focus on the benefits of woodlands to people, waterways and wildlife. Educational and experiential programs at the Agroforestry Resource Center are aimed at encouraging people to preserve and enhance the ecological, economic and human health benefits of forested land.

Please respect the space.  Students should stick to the conference, restroom and kitchen areas while in the building.  No smoking allowed on property. 

COVID safety protocols will be assessed as conditions unfold, and all students will be notified prior to class. 

You can show up 15 minutes prior to class, please no earlier, as the instructor will need time to set up for the class. 

When: NOV 20-21, 2021, 9am-5pm EST

Suggested Accommodations:

Hotel Vienna
https://www.thehotelvienna.com/
Rick and Amy Rasmussen
Phone: 518.734.5300 | email: [email protected]
107 State Route 296 | Windham, NY 12496

Captain’s Inn Point Lookout
http://captainsinnpointlookout.com/
518-750-8436
7604 State Route 23
East Windham, NY 12439-5153

Winwood Inn
https://www.windhammountain.com/lodging/rooms-rates/
5220 NY-23, Windham, NY 12496
(518) 734-3000 

Greene County Tourism (lodging)
https://www.greatnortherncatskills.com/resorts-lodging/hotels-motels

Instructor Bio: Taught personally by John Michelotti, authorized Mushroom Mountain Instructor.

John Michelotti is the founder of Catskill Fungi which empowers people with fungi through outdoor educational classes, cultivation courses, mushroom art, and mushroom health extracts.  John is a past President of the Mid-Hudson Mycological Association (MHMA) where he co-founded the Catskill Regional Mycoflora Project as well as the Gary Lincoff Memorial Scholarship. He served on the Mushroom Advisory Panel for Certified Naturally Grown to develop ecological standards in mushroom production. He was chosen by the Catskill Center as a "Steward of the Catskills" for his contribution to the environment. His goal is to educate and inspire people to pair with fungi to improve health, communities, and the environment. 

Other Info: 

This permit may be valid in other states that have adopted a Code 13 policy, your state will need to contact us to evaluate and approve this permit for your state’s food safety authority. 

According to state law, wild foraged mushrooms species must be individually inspected and found to be safe by an approved mushroom identification expert that: 

(A) Has met the requirements of knowledge and passed an exam and 

(B) Will harvest only those mushrooms species listed below (Check the Approved Species List for your state’s allowed species) : 

• Chanterelles (Cantharellus spp. Exception C. persicinus)
• Blue chanterelle (Polyozellus multiplex)
• Morels (Morchella spp.)
• Black trumpet (Craterellus fallax)
• Lobster (Hypomyces lactifluorum)
• Wood ears (Auricularia spp.)
• Chicken of the woods (Laetiporus spp. Exception L. persicinus)
• Beefsteak (Fistulina hepatica)
• Hedgehog (Hydnum repandum, H. albomagnum)
• Lions mane / Pom Pom / Bearded tooth / Bear’s head (Hericium spp.)
• Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus spp. Exception Pleurotus levis, P. dryinus)
• Cauliflower (Sparassis spp.)
• Maitake / Hen of the woods (Grifola frondosa)
• Blewit (Lepista nuda)
• Honey mushroom (Armillaria mellea, A. tabescens)
• Blue milky (Lactarius indigo)
• Golden and burgundy milkies (Lactarius corrugis, L.volemus, L. hygrophoroides)
• Pecan truffle (Tuber spp.)
• Puffballs (Lycoperdon spp., Calvatia spp.)
• Bolete species: King bolete / Cep / Porcini (Boletus edulis, B. chippewaensis)
• Chaga (Inonotus obliquus)
• Reishi mushrooms (Ganoderma curtisii, G. tsugae, G. sessile)
• Turkey tail (Trametes versicolor)
• Matsutake (Tricholoma magnivelare)
• Shaggy mane (Coprinus comatus)
• Candycap mushroom (Lactarius rubidus, L. fragilis, L. camphoratus)
• Saffron milky (Lactarius deliciosus)
• Hawk’s wing (Sarcodon imbricatus)
• Enoki (Flammulina velutipes)
• Shrimp Russula (Russula xerampelina)
• Umbrella Polypore (Cladomeris umbellata)
• Green Quilted Russula (Russula virescens, Russula parvovirescens, Russula crustosa)