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SCIENCE

Keynote speakers

Fungi - the Web of Life 
Coming to a cinema near you as part of the Fungi Feastival

All life on Earth is connected by a great mystery we are only just beginning to unravel. Hidden between the world of plants and animals, another world exists…Fungi: Web of Life. We’ll begin in the mysterious world of the forest floor, where fungi are the central players in nature’s story of birth, death, and rebirth to discover that life as we know it simply would not exist without them.

 

Join acclaimed British biologist, Dr. Merlin Sheldrake, on a quest to find an incredibly precious blue mushroom, against the backdrop of Tasmania’s ancient Tarkine rainforest. Merlin will show us some the grandest and strangest organisms ever discovered, showcased through jaw-dropping time-lapse cinematography, in a landscape largely unchanged from the time of the dinosaurs. Fungi have important lessons to teach humanity about survival through cooperation. Indeed, these incredible lifeforms may hold the key to solving some of humanity’s most urgent problems. With millions more species to discover, our journey into the secret world of fungi has only just begun.

Bookings coming soon

Medicinal mushrooms

Grow Your Own Mushrooms & Truffles

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Introduction to Home Mushroom Growing Saturday 28 June 10.00am to 11.30am
At Wandella Hall, 1002 Wandella Road, Wandella Cost: $85 Click here for booking and more information

Lion's Mane Unlocked Workshop Saturday 28 June 2.00pm to 3.30pm
At  Wandella Hall, 1002 Wandella Road, Wandella Cost: $85 Click here for booking and more information

Fungi Fundamentals Masterclass Sunday 29 June 9.30am to 3.30pm
At Kyla Park Hall, Hector McWilliam Drive, Tuross Head
Cost: $275 Click here for booking and more information

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Truffle Hunts

Dates

Saturday, 21 June -  1 pm

Saturday, 28 June - 1 pm

Wednesday, 2 July - 9.30 am

Saturday, 5 July - 9 am (you can book a truffle lunch at Mimosa following this)

Wednesday, 9 July - 9:30 am

Saturday, 12 July - 1 pm

Saturday, 19th July - 1 pm

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Fungi Foray with Marita Smith

Join local fungi enthusiast Marita Smith for a walk to learn about the fantastic world of fungi and the basics of mushroom identification. Learn about the diversity and ecology of fungi growing on the NSW south coast, from hardy polypores to groovy ghost fungi. 

This fungi foray is at Surf Beach on 12 July 10 - 11 am. Cost: $25 per adult, $10 per child (5-16 years). Children under 16 years must be accompanied by a supervising adult. 

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Special thanks to our sponsors for supporting this year's Fungi Feastival

Mumbulla Community Foundation, Eurobodalla Shire Council, Whale Coast Realty Narooma, Marshall & Tacheci Bermagui, Elders Realty Tathra, Far South Coast Landcare, Regional Circularity Cooperative, the Bega Group, LawrieCo, Aussie Mushroom Supplies, Catfish Creative, Collective Cultures, Gulaga Gold Truffles and Sugar Bush Creative. 

We would also like to thank Alison Pouliot, Stephen Axford, Sonia Grothe, Jeanette Robben, Allison Aitken, Andrew Larkin, Annette Kennewell, Ashley Smart, Ben Smyth, Cat Leach, Elisabeth Newfield, Fiona Kotvojs, Helen Lumb, Joanna Love, Josh Whitworth, Julie Marten, Neill Ross, Sadie O'Bryan, Chris Westoll, Mr Bold and Sapphire Graphics for the use of their beautiful photographs on our site and social media.

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