2025 CMS Myco Mingle and Christmush Sale
It’s time for the annual CMS Myco Mingle and Christmush Sale. So, what is a Myco Mingle? It is when a bunch of mycophiles (AKA CMS members and friends and anyone...
Recent Updates from the Mushroom Belt
Sutton Campground and Suillus Mushrooms
It’s fairly common for those of us who have foraged for mushrooms for any length of time to create a list of favorite spots to hunt. Some of these spots...
2025 Mount Pisgah Arboretum Mushroom Festival
CMS and LCC put the Mushrooms in the Mushroom Festival! The Mount Pisgah Arboretum provides the venue, craft vendors, hayrides, musicians, food vendors, ticketing, parking, and general logistics for the...
2025 Mushroom Festival Mycoblitz
The mushroom festival mycoblitz is just one more way to get involved in supporting both the mushroom festival and citizen science. The mycoblitz takes place in the days leading up...
CMS Meeting Nov 2025
CMS is very happy to be hosting Chad Hyatt for an in person presentation and culinary demonstration. Join chef and mushroom enthusiast Chad Hyatt as he explores the often-overlooked nuances...
To eat or not to eat, that is the question
On the 6th of October, Sandy and I decided to try our luck finding some Amanita muscaria mushrooms around the Florence area. The highly recognizable Amanita muscaria is a mycorrhizal fungus that partners with a...
