Welcome to the largest wild mushroom happening in North America, the 46th Annual Telluride Mushroom Festival! This program of the Telluride Institute, a 501c3 non-profit, offers a plethora of events ranging from foray and mushroom ID sessions, to hands-on demonstrations and lectures—all led by regionally, nationally, and internationally-known experts, (and we cannot forget the wide variety of social and cultural events offered, along with the famous Mushroom Parade!) there is plenty for everyone, every day.
On this website, you can filter your search by events, venues, presenters, etc. Each year the Mushroom Festival features many wonderful presentations on “all things fungi.” Presentations on similar topics are grouped together at the same venue so that attendees interested will be able to spend more time learning and interacting, and less time walking between venues. See who else is interested in each event and interact with our extended Mushroom Family.
This hands-on workshop takes participants on a practical journey through the science and craft of functional mushroom extraction - from the compounds worth extracting, to the solvents that reach them, to the techniques used at every scale from home kitchen to commercial lab.
Led by Shane of Mycolove, the session covers dual-solvent extraction methodology, the chemistry of beta-glucans and triterpenes, how to evaluate product quality, and what separates a meaningful extract from a marketing claim. Participants will build their own functional tincture during the workshop - one functional mushroom and one functional herb - leaving with both a finished product and the understanding to make it again at home.
This is not a recipe class. It's a science class that ends with something you take home and use.
