About the Event
Join us for a weekend of mushroom-centric festivities at Weeks Bay Plantation in Fairhope, Alabama and explore the unique, vibrant world of fungi. Our festival celebrates sustainability, local artists and businesses, and eco-friendly practices while bringing together experts, enthusiasts, musicians, foodies, and more-all in one location.
Schedule of Events
Speaker Series in the Monet Garden
9:00 - 9:50 am
Bridgett Childers
FUNGI: The 8th Wonder of the World
10:00 - 10:50 am
Dr. Juan Luis Mata
Mushrooms from Coastal Alabama: Taxonomy and Ecology
11:00 - 11:50 am
Allen Carroll
The Fundamentals of Mushroom Cultivation, From Backyard to Farm
1:00 - 1:50 pm
Southern Chili Lab
Introduction to Lacto-fermentation
2:00 - 2:50 pm
Kitti Cooper
Organic Gardening on the Gulf Coast
3:00 - 3:50 pm
Sam Blackstone
Medicinal Mushrooms 101: Researched Benefits and Separating Quality from Snake Oil
4:00 - 4:50 pm
Mark Hainds
Outdoor Mushroom Production
5:00 pm - 5:50 pm
Natasha Freeman
Folk tinctures and medicinal herbs of the Gulf Coast
6:00 - 6:50 pm
Melissa Nichols
Let's talk herbal preparation and preservation methods
8:00 - 8:50 pm
Mushroom Cultivation Q&A Panel
Workshops and Activities
8:00 - 9:15 am
Yoga with Ashley Jones at the Main Stage
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Kid's Mushroom Craft Corner in the Vendor Village at Cooper Farm
12:00 - 3:00 pm
Daytime Foray
Meet in the Monet Garden
7:00 - 8:00 pm
Cooking Demo with Shaun Thompson in the Monet Garden
8:00 - 10:00 pm
Nighttime UV Foray
Meet in the Monet Garden
Music Lineup at the Main Stage
2:00 - 2:45 pm
Hot Lemon
3:00 - 3:45 pm
No Complications
4:00 - 4:45 pm
Cittàgazze
5:00 - 5:45 pm
Surfwax
6:00 - 6:45 pm
Goodwin Rainer
7:00 - 11:00 pm
Grits and Greens
11:00 pm - till
Walter Ego
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