August 13th, 2024 @ 7 pm Central Time on Zoom!
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Join mycophilles Linda Conroy and Rose Tursi for a discussion about women in early Mycology.
In this conversation, we will talk about the upcoming keynote that Rose will deliver in September at the 8th Annual Mycelium Mysteries, Women's Mushroom Conference. We will focus on the importance of acknowledging our mushroom foremothers as well as the unique quality of women's connection to fungi. Registration is live! Click here to learn more and register for the women's mushroom confernece.
Those who attend the community conversation will be inspired to explore this topic further and will have the opportunity to receive the full recording package of the 8th Annual Mycelium Mysteries Conference Recording Package. Attend live to be eligible to win!
A recording of the community conversation will be sent to those who are not able to attend live.
Rose Tursi is an illustrator by profession. When she's not creating art, she loves spending time outside exploring the natural world. She's led forays and ecological walks for many organizations throughout the country and is an advocate of the community science movement. Her happy place is at the crossroads of art and mycology, and most recently has been experimenting and teaching paint making using fungi as the binder and pigment sources. She currently serves as the Visual Arts Chair for the North American Mycological Association.
Linda Conroy, MSS, MLSP is a Bioregional Herbalist, Wild/Whole Food Aficionado, Educator, and Community Organizer. Inspired by the plants and the feminine, she is the founder of Moonwise Herbs, Midwest Women’s Herbal Conference, Mycelium Mysteries: Women's Mushroom Conference, and Wild Eats: A Whole and Wild Food Dining Adventure. Linda has apprenticed with and studied with world-renowned herbalists and is a lifelong learner. She herself has offered workshops and apprenticeship programs for close to three decades. Her passion is herbal nourishment through Wild food/Wild medicine, Community, and Women’s Mysteries. Her programs bring practical information and delight to those who spend time with her.