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"On the Mushrooms of Mexico" with Zachary and Kimberly Hunter

Since 2019, Zachary and Kimberly Hunter aka The Fungivore  https://thefungivore.com/index.html,  have been learning and exploring Mexican mycology and ethnomycology  under the guidance of the indigenous communities and their preserved  forests. This presentation details the mushrooms we've found, spanning  Central to Southern Mexico, and more importantly the community groups  and individuals leading Mexico to become a forerunner in the new  paradigm. In this paradigm, indigenous knowledge is seen as a leading  edge that Western science is only just beginning to fully understand,  rather than as secondary to scientific discovery. Whatever you think you  know about Mexico, this talk seeks to illuminate a wider appreciation  of our neighbor to the South, and hopefully will spurn your curiosity to  imagine a different kind of mushroom knowledge.

When: Monday, May 4. Join any time after 6:00 pm, meeting starts at 6:30 pm.

Where: We will meet on the Clemson University campus (The Easley Library has been reserved for internal use):

Biosystems Research Complex | 105 Collings Street Clemson University Clemson, SC 29634-0310. Map is here. We are meeting in G-100, which is directly in front of you when you enter through the doors indicated on the map.

Parking: As a visitor, you must park and pay in a metered space (unless you have a pass, those are $8 from Parking Services.  A map to the metered spaces (Parking E-1) is here. Meters take credit cards, cash, etc. Yes, you do have to pay in the evening/night. You can find more information with details here.  The metered spaces are not far from the meeting spot, if you look at  the map you can see they are in the parking lot adjacent to the  Biosystems Research Complex.

Please  give yourselves more time to find us! Campuses are not arranged  conveniently like the library, Cheezam Center, and most businesses. And  the signage is not as clear -  so give yourself extra time. We have a  nice meeting space in this building, and appropriately a lot of great  research dealing with fungi and plants is conducted in the labs  upstairs. We have access to the break room and food and drinks are  allowed. As always, we need to clean up after ourselves and leave the  room as we found it.

Volunteers: I  need 1-2 people to tend to the front doors, since they require a card  key 24/7. If you are available to arrive by 6:00 and stand by the doors  to let others in, please let me know (jkerrig@clemson.edu). We always  need help breaking things down and cleaning up after the meeting.
Feel free to call me (864-650-1529) if you need assistance finding us! 

These events are free for NAMA members or often $5 for non-members. 

SCUMS is a NAMA affiliate, so if you choose to join NAMA (wise choice!) you get a discount on your annual membership.

You can check out upcoming webinars and past recordings here: https://namyco.org/events/webinars/