2016 Fall Wild Mushroom
ID Course & Foray
Sponsored by:
Maitake(Hen of the Woods), Porcini,
Lobster and Cloud Mushrooms
In accordance with the Minnesota Food Code, this
certification will be accepted by the state of
Minnesota to fulfill requirements set forth by the
Minnesota Food Code (Minnesota Rules, Chapter
4626) and Minnesota Administrative Rule
4626.0155 3-201.16. Mushroom Foragers wishing
to sell their wild mushrooms to commercial
establishments in Minnesota must have taken a
course in “Mushroom Identification, Traceability
and Safe Food Handling” and provide
documentation (letter) of course completion from
an academic institute to the Minnesota
Department of Agriculture (MDA).
The following mushrooms will be included for this
identification certification:
Maitake
(Hen-of-the-Woods)
Grifola frondosa
Porcini
Boletus edulis
Lobster
Hypomyces lactifluorum
Cloud
Entoloma arbortivum
Add’l Topics Covered: When and where to find these
mushrooms, how to positively identify them, how to
confidently recognize toxic look-alikes and best
transporting, cleaning, preparation and preservation.
practices for these mushrooms.
The University of Wisconsin-Extension provides Title IX
requirements which include affirmative action and
equal opportunity in education, programming, and
employment for all qualified persons regardless of race,
color, gender, creed, disability, religion, national origin,
ancestry, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital or
parental status, arrest or conviction record or veteran
status. Requests for reasonable accommodations for
disabilities or limitations should be made prior to the
date of the program or activity for which it is needed.
Please do so as early as possible prior to the program or
activity so that proper arrangements can be made.
Requests are confidential (ADA requirements). Contact
the St. Croix County Extension office at 715-531-1930 or
WI Relay 711.
Mike Kempenich has been a
past instructor for the State
of Minnesota’s Wild
Mushroom Identification
Certification course, a
contributing content writer/
photographer for The
Minnesota Harvester
Handbook, and was a
member of Minnesota’s Wild Mushroom Advisory
Committee. Mike has also been a commercial cultivator of
exotic mushrooms and is currently the owner of
Gentleman Forager, a company that provides a wide
variety of wild mushrooms and other products of the forest
for commercial sale, sponsors educational classes on fungi,
and organizes many mushroom related public events
throughout the year, including the Minnesota Morel Fest.
You can learn more, either at his website
www.gentlemanforager.com, the Gentleman Forager
FaceBook Page www.facebook.com/gentlemanforager.com
or Mikes Minnesota Mushroom Forum found at https://
www.facebook.com/MikeologyStore
Directions to Baldwin Ag Service Center
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From the North, Take US-63 South
into Baldwin. You will stay on US-63
through the city and turn left on to
Fern Drive.
From the West/East: Take I-94 to the
US-63 Exit 19. Turn north onto US63 towards Baldwin. Take a right on
Fern Dr.
Turn right on 8th Avenue. Parking
lot will be on your right.
2016 Fall Wild Mushroom ID
Certification Course & Foray
Saturday, August 6, 2016
(8:30 am Registration)
9 am -- 3:00 pm
Baldwin Ag Service Center
1960 8th Ave Ste 140
Baldwin, WI 54002
Registration Fee
(On your own lunch)
$125 Per Person
REGISTER ONLINE NOW!
http://2016wildmushroomclasses.zapevent.com
Or make checks payable to:
UW Extension
Pre-Registration and Pre-Payment
By August 1 Required
Certification & Course Content Questions?
Mike Kempenich
mike@gentlemanforager.com
Registration Questions?
St. Croix County UW-Extension
715-531-1930
2016 Fall Wild Mushroom ID
Certification Course
& Foray
Saturday August 6, 2016
ST. CROIX COUNTY
8:30 am registration
9 am to 3:00 pm
2016 Fall Wild Mushroom Identification
Baldwin Ag Service Center
1960 8th Ave., Suite 140
Baldwin, WI 54002
Certification Course and Foray
Saturday August 6, 2016
(8:30 am Registration)
9 am -- 3:00 pm
Baldwin Ag Service Center
1960 8th Ave, Suite 140, Baldwin, WI 54002
8:30-9:00 am
Registration, Hot & cold beverages, fruit & granola bars
_____________________________________
Name
_____________________________________
Address
_____________________________________
City, State and Zip
9:00-10:20 am
10:30 am-11:00 am
State laws concerning the commercial gathering and sales of wild mushrooms,
edibility issues, safe handling practices and good land stewardship.
_____________________________________
Phone
Basic biology and identification of edible and toxic fungi
_____________________________________
E-mail
11:10-12:00 pm
Accurately identifying Hen-of-the-Woods (Maitake—Grifola frondas) and look-alikes
12:00-12:45 pm
Lunch
12:45-1:15 pm
Accurately identifying Porcini (Boletus edulis) and look-a-likes
1:15-2:05 pm
Accurately identifying Lobster (Hypomyces lactifluorum) and look-a-likes
Pre-Registration by:
August 1, 2016 Required
2:15-3:00 pm
Accurately identifying Cloud (Entoloma arbortivum) and look-a-likes
REGISTER ONLINE NOW!
3:00-3:30 pm
Questions/Discussion and Wrap– Up
Or make checks payable to: UW-Extension
Mushroom Foray to test knowledge — ‘Into the Woods’
Mail registration form and payment to:
UW Extension St. Croix County
1960 8th Ave., Suite 140, Baldwin, WI 54002
3:30-5:00 pm
www.gentlemanforager.com
Registration fee:
www.stcroix.uwex.edu
$125.00 Per Person
(online processing fees apply)