Mushroom forays saved by last-minute rains
"To me, mushrooms are interesting because there’s always more," said Gabriel Wingard, the 12-year-old co-president of the Turnagain Arm Mycological Society. "No one knows how many there are, because there will always be places where we haven’t looked."
Kucera plans Thai-Alaskan menu for Wild Harvest Feast
“For me, more than what’s on the table, it matters to me who’s in the chairs,” chef Lindsay Kucera said. “Even if I’m making macaroni and cheese, if I’m doing it with someone interesting and vital, that’s the best experience I could have.”
Fungus Festival 2019: from foraging to feasting
Fungus Festival kicks off in Cordova this week. Below is a
complete listing of festival events. Unless otherwise noted, all events meet at
the Cordova Center....
Mushroom gourmet to lead foraging, cookery workshop
“Mushrooms are so mysterious, so ephemeral and fleeting,” Chad Hyatt said. “Even the people I know who know more about mushrooms than anybody are constantly puzzled by them."
Fungus Festival, Smoke n’ Guns, Kids’ Fishing Derby
Mark your calendar for Fungus Festival, Smoke n' Guns FNRA event, kids' fishing derby and much more with details in this week's Around Town events roundup.
11 artistic ways to explore the world of fish, forest, fungus
While Cordova’s fishing fleet is out gathering
nets full of Copper River and Prince William Sound salmon, its land-based
foragers are hunting wild berries, yellow-footed chanterelles...
Fungus among us: register for Fungus Festival now
The fireweed is bloomed out, berries crowd
bushes, salmon are spawning, and the mushrooms are popping up to say hello.
It’s August in Cordova and it’s...
Wild Harvest Feast the highlight of Fungus Festival
Each
summer month brings its own special harvest treat – June offers salmon, July is
great for berries and in August we can look forward to...
Cordova’s 2018 Fungus Festival bathed in sunshine
Beautiful weather, energetic mycologists and mouthwatering mushroom dishes created the perfect palette for the Cordova Fungus Festival this past weekend.People of all ages ventured...
Photo of the Week: Fungus among us
Rachel Hoover with her son Sulho, 2, forage for fungus along Power Creek Road on Wednesday, Aug. 29 with close friend Raven Madison. “Raven...