Mushrooms in Summer: A Cooking Demo with Darren Debergh of Border City Ferments

There are few ingredients that do more in a kitchen than a mushroom, and at our July meeting, chef and fermenter Darren Debergh is going to show us exactly why. This one is a cooking demo, so expect real food, real technique, and a lot of umami. Darren Debergh has spent more than 20 years as a professional chef, and somewhere along the way he traded the line kitchen for the fermentation…

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Mushrooms: Biology, ID & More! SDMYCO at the San Diego County Fair

SDMYCO is heading to the San Diego County Fair this Saturday! Our VP Tilly Sirota is giving a free public talk on mushroom biology and identification at the Paul Ecke Jr. Stage. If you’ve ever been curious about fungi and want a friendly, accessible introduction, this is a great place to start. Tilly Sirota, SDMYCO Vice President, will walk you through the basics of mushroom biology and…

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Upcoming Summer Events

We have a busy summer ahead. Here’s what’s coming up, from community outreach talks around San Diego to hands-on workshops at our home in Balboa Park. This summer, SDMYCO vice president Tilly Sirota is taking our introductory mushroom talk on the road. These two events are a little different from our usual programming: rather than hosting, SDMYCO is the invited guest at events put on by…

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