Registration for Vending and the Foray and Culinary Contests at the 2024 NEW Mushroom Festival is available on this page.
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The 2nd annual Northeast Washington Mushroom Festival is a free family-friendly event hosted by the Inland Northwest Permaculture Guild at the Happy Dell Park in Kettle Falls from 9:00am to 8:00pm on Saturday May 11, 2024. This event includes a mushroom foray hunt and contest, mushroom culinary contest, mushroom and fungi identification table, presentations, demonstrations, children's activities, live music, art and costume contests and much more! Contest Registration is open the day of the event from 9:00am – 9:30am or you can pre-register at http://www.childrenofearthcoalition.com/mushroom-festival.html#/
VENDING/TRADING AVAILABLE FROM 10AM – 8PM:
$25 for 12x12’ space if you register before 4/20/24 when online vending registration closes or $30 at the time of the event on 5/11. Limited to 50 vendors. Food and drink vendors spots have been filled. Food vendors are responsible for meeting all required food safety requirements. Please pack in and pack out all your personal property and keep products and space family friendly.
CONTEST ENTRY FEES:
The Mushroom Foray and Mushroom Culinary Contest entry fees are both $10 per adult and $5 per child if you register before 5/10/24 or $20 per adult and $10 per child at the time of the event on 5/11.
CONTESTS:
There are 2 competitions for the Mushroom Foray Contest: Mushroom Variety and Morel Mushroom contest which judges in 3 categories: Men, Women, and Children 13 and under. The Grand Prize winner for largest morel wins $100.
Age 14+ Foray contest winners receive: $50 (1st), $30 (2nd) & $20 (3rd). Children's prizes TBA
PLEASE NOTE: Anyone (whether in a contest or not) can bring previously harvested mushrooms from near or afar to put on the identification table but they are not added into the contest. We want to see and discuss as many types of fungi as possible. Thank you for making this possible.
SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES ON 5/11/2024:
9:00am - 9:30am - Check-in and Register
9:30 - 10:00am - Mushroom Foray Contest Briefing & Map Hand-out
10:00am – Vending/Trading in Park & Mushroom Foray Hunting Begins
10:30am – 1:30pm – Mushroom Presentations and Children’s Activities (TBA)
2:00 – 4:00pm - Mushroom Identification Table and Discussion, Mushroom Culinary Taste-Testing, Vending/Trading
4:20pm - Contest Winners Announced followed by Mushroom Facts and Information
4:45 - 5:45 - Tyler Hacking Presentation on "Mysteries of the Morchella & Industrial Mycology"
6:00 – 8:00pm - Music, Dancing, Trading/Vending, and Fun for the whole family
Vendors may arrive to set up from 7:30am - 8:30am.
At 9:00am, registration opens for the the contests. At 9:30am, there will be a contest debriefing and review of guidelines for the Mushroom Foray contestants. Maps for the foray hunt will be issued at this time. There are options of walking to places around town or driving to further locations. Mycologists Tyler Hacking and Jason P. Smith will also be leading foray groups if you choose to join either of them. Contestants are encouraged to carpool and can self-assemble this at this time.
At 10:00am, contest participants leave for the mushroom foray hunt and return to the park by 2:00pm to enter their mushrooms into the contest; no exceptions. Any foul play like bringing in mushrooms not picked that day will result in immediate disqualification.
From 10:30am through 1:30pm, there will be three 45-minute presentations from speakers on mushroom topics such as medicinal uses, wild crafting, growing & cultivating from speakers such as Elliot Phillips (Fire & Fungus), Cendy Ortiz (Missy Myco) and Gabriel Gaul (FungiPermastead).
Children’s Activities will also be available for free such as art and games. Volunteers appreciated for activities, face paint & fun. Parents are responsible for children throughout the event and activities.
From 2pm – 4pm, the Mushroom ID Table will be open for public display and discussion with mycologists. Mushroom taste testing will also be open from 2pm – 4pm. Taste testing participation is $10 per person (only 40 tickets available at the time of the event).
At 4:20pm, all contest winners will be announced on the stage followed by mushroom facts and information.
From 4:45pm – 5:45pm, Tyler Hacking with Dr. Gaia will present on his research and experiment with Alan Rockafellar on the "Mysteries of the Morchella & Industrial Mycology" and industrial mycology.
At 6:00pm until the end of the event, Fungilion will be playing live reggae music on stage. Dancing, vending and trading open, and lots of family fun activities are open until 8:00pm.
All participants need to have their items and trash picked up and packed up by 8:30pm.
Please bring your own chairs/blankets, water bottles, umbrellas, and mushrooms. Vendors, please consider a donation for the raffle to raise funds for future events. Drugs and alcohol prohibited.
Pre-register for Vending, Foray and Culinary Contests, Sponsorship and Volunteering using the web form below
This event is hosted by the Inland Northwest Permaculture Guild (INPG) and the Northeast Washington Permaculture Guild (NEWPG) in partnership with FungiPermastead, Fungilion, and the Children of Earth Coalition (COEC), BZ Farms, and Boundary Conditions. For questions, call Gabe at (509)738-2087 or email Kelly at [email protected].
More info at http://www.childrenofearthcoalition.com/mushroom-festival.html#/
and www.inlandnorthwestpermaculture.com
VENDING/TRADING AVAILABLE FROM 10AM – 8PM:
$25 for 12x12’ space if you register before 4/20/24 when online vending registration closes or $30 at the time of the event on 5/11. Limited to 50 vendors. Food and drink vendors spots have been filled. Food vendors are responsible for meeting all required food safety requirements. Please pack in and pack out all your personal property and keep products and space family friendly.
CONTEST ENTRY FEES:
The Mushroom Foray and Mushroom Culinary Contest entry fees are both $10 per adult and $5 per child if you register before 5/10/24 or $20 per adult and $10 per child at the time of the event on 5/11.
CONTESTS:
There are 2 competitions for the Mushroom Foray Contest: Mushroom Variety and Morel Mushroom contest which judges in 3 categories: Men, Women, and Children 13 and under. The Grand Prize winner for largest morel wins $100.
Age 14+ Foray contest winners receive: $50 (1st), $30 (2nd) & $20 (3rd). Children's prizes TBA
- The Morel Mushroom contest will judge Height + Width = winner (ie: 4” tall + 3” wide = 7”). Stem is counted but only with no mycelium or roots connected; they must be cut clean. Use ONLY baskets and bags that let spores back into environment.
- The Mushroom Variety contest gives a prize to the person who finds the largest quantity of different types of mushrooms during the mushroom foray. Mushrooms in this contest will be displayed for identification during the festival. If the mushrooms cannot be identified, they cannot be entered in the contest. We suggest keeping your mushrooms in a container that will keep them intact during transportation for best identification.
PLEASE NOTE: Anyone (whether in a contest or not) can bring previously harvested mushrooms from near or afar to put on the identification table but they are not added into the contest. We want to see and discuss as many types of fungi as possible. Thank you for making this possible.
- The Mushroom Culinary Contest is open for taste-testing from 2:00pm – 4:00pm. (Entry fee $10/$20) Chefs can bring ready dishes or prepare them anytime after 10:00am. All culinary entries must list ingredients for tasters. Please use organic/non-gmo ingredients to accommodate most diets. If you wish to be in both the foray and the culinary contest, please have your dish available for the taste-testing by 2:00pm. Please make small portions for 50+ people to sample and supply your own cups/utensils for taste-testing. Winner receives $100, a culinary basket and free entry for next year’s culinary contest. Participants may bring a helper and is responsible for meeting food safety requirements.
40 taste tester positions are open to the public for $10 per person the day of the event.
- Mushroom Art Contest is open to all ages and is open for judging from 2– 4pm. No entry fee. Bring your mushroom art, drawing, photograph, painting, project, etc. Our judges will choose one person to win $20 and free entry to a contest at next year’s mushroom festival.
- Mushroom Costume Contest is open to all ages and is open for judging from 2p – 4pm. No entry fee. Dress up as your favorite fungi and our judges will choose one person to win $20 and free entry to a contest at next year’s mushroom festival.
SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES ON 5/11/2024:
9:00am - 9:30am - Check-in and Register
9:30 - 10:00am - Mushroom Foray Contest Briefing & Map Hand-out
10:00am – Vending/Trading in Park & Mushroom Foray Hunting Begins
10:30am – 1:30pm – Mushroom Presentations and Children’s Activities (TBA)
2:00 – 4:00pm - Mushroom Identification Table and Discussion, Mushroom Culinary Taste-Testing, Vending/Trading
4:20pm - Contest Winners Announced followed by Mushroom Facts and Information
4:45 - 5:45 - Tyler Hacking Presentation on "Mysteries of the Morchella & Industrial Mycology"
6:00 – 8:00pm - Music, Dancing, Trading/Vending, and Fun for the whole family
Vendors may arrive to set up from 7:30am - 8:30am.
At 9:00am, registration opens for the the contests. At 9:30am, there will be a contest debriefing and review of guidelines for the Mushroom Foray contestants. Maps for the foray hunt will be issued at this time. There are options of walking to places around town or driving to further locations. Mycologists Tyler Hacking and Jason P. Smith will also be leading foray groups if you choose to join either of them. Contestants are encouraged to carpool and can self-assemble this at this time.
At 10:00am, contest participants leave for the mushroom foray hunt and return to the park by 2:00pm to enter their mushrooms into the contest; no exceptions. Any foul play like bringing in mushrooms not picked that day will result in immediate disqualification.
From 10:30am through 1:30pm, there will be three 45-minute presentations from speakers on mushroom topics such as medicinal uses, wild crafting, growing & cultivating from speakers such as Elliot Phillips (Fire & Fungus), Cendy Ortiz (Missy Myco) and Gabriel Gaul (FungiPermastead).
Children’s Activities will also be available for free such as art and games. Volunteers appreciated for activities, face paint & fun. Parents are responsible for children throughout the event and activities.
From 2pm – 4pm, the Mushroom ID Table will be open for public display and discussion with mycologists. Mushroom taste testing will also be open from 2pm – 4pm. Taste testing participation is $10 per person (only 40 tickets available at the time of the event).
At 4:20pm, all contest winners will be announced on the stage followed by mushroom facts and information.
From 4:45pm – 5:45pm, Tyler Hacking with Dr. Gaia will present on his research and experiment with Alan Rockafellar on the "Mysteries of the Morchella & Industrial Mycology" and industrial mycology.
At 6:00pm until the end of the event, Fungilion will be playing live reggae music on stage. Dancing, vending and trading open, and lots of family fun activities are open until 8:00pm.
All participants need to have their items and trash picked up and packed up by 8:30pm.
Please bring your own chairs/blankets, water bottles, umbrellas, and mushrooms. Vendors, please consider a donation for the raffle to raise funds for future events. Drugs and alcohol prohibited.
Pre-register for Vending, Foray and Culinary Contests, Sponsorship and Volunteering using the web form below
This event is hosted by the Inland Northwest Permaculture Guild (INPG) and the Northeast Washington Permaculture Guild (NEWPG) in partnership with FungiPermastead, Fungilion, and the Children of Earth Coalition (COEC), BZ Farms, and Boundary Conditions. For questions, call Gabe at (509)738-2087 or email Kelly at [email protected].
More info at http://www.childrenofearthcoalition.com/mushroom-festival.html#/
and www.inlandnorthwestpermaculture.com
Mushroom Festival Volunteer and Sponsorship Details
VOLUNTEERING AND SPONSORSHIP:
Thank you for your support and help making the first Northeast Washington Mushroom Festival in 2023 a great success! If you or someone you know would like to volunteer for future events, please contact Kelly at c[email protected]. We are looking for sponsors and donations for the raffle as well as help in areas of mushroom expertise, photography/film, children's activities, setup & cleanup, and many other areas.
If you would like to sponsor this event, please send your logo or name as you would like it to appear. Please also send an overview of what you want us to say about you or business. Sponsorship closes April 20, 2024.
SPONSORSHIP LEVELS:
In Kind Sponsorship – Your name or logo appears on advertising materials
$100 Sponsorship - Your logo or your name appears on advertising materials and is mentioned at least once during the event. One person from your business gets a pass for either the mushroom foray or the culinary contest.
$200 Sponsorship - Your logo will be larger on advertising materials and you receive two passes for mushroom foray and/or culinary contest. We will also mention your business at least twice during the event and give an overview of where to find your business and a few sentences on what you do. We post your logo on the Inland Northwest Permaculture Guild’s website for one year.
$400 Sponsorship -Your logo will appear at the top of advertising materials and you receive two passes for the mushroom foray and/or culinary contest, a free vending pass and two event t-shirts, your choice of size. You will be mentioned four times throughout the event and give an overview of where to find your business and a few sentences on what you do. We post your logo on the Inland Northwest Permaculture Guild’s website for one year as a top sponsor.
Thank you for your support and help making the first Northeast Washington Mushroom Festival in 2023 a great success! If you or someone you know would like to volunteer for future events, please contact Kelly at c[email protected]. We are looking for sponsors and donations for the raffle as well as help in areas of mushroom expertise, photography/film, children's activities, setup & cleanup, and many other areas.
If you would like to sponsor this event, please send your logo or name as you would like it to appear. Please also send an overview of what you want us to say about you or business. Sponsorship closes April 20, 2024.
SPONSORSHIP LEVELS:
In Kind Sponsorship – Your name or logo appears on advertising materials
$100 Sponsorship - Your logo or your name appears on advertising materials and is mentioned at least once during the event. One person from your business gets a pass for either the mushroom foray or the culinary contest.
$200 Sponsorship - Your logo will be larger on advertising materials and you receive two passes for mushroom foray and/or culinary contest. We will also mention your business at least twice during the event and give an overview of where to find your business and a few sentences on what you do. We post your logo on the Inland Northwest Permaculture Guild’s website for one year.
$400 Sponsorship -Your logo will appear at the top of advertising materials and you receive two passes for the mushroom foray and/or culinary contest, a free vending pass and two event t-shirts, your choice of size. You will be mentioned four times throughout the event and give an overview of where to find your business and a few sentences on what you do. We post your logo on the Inland Northwest Permaculture Guild’s website for one year as a top sponsor.
NEW Mushroom Festival Donation/Sponsorship
$10.00 - $1,000.00
If you would like to volunteer for the Northeast Washington Mushroom Festival, please contact Kelly at [email protected]. We are looking for donations for the raffle as well as help in areas of mushroom expertise, photography/film, children's activities, setup & cleanup, and many other areas.
If you would like to sponsor this event, please send your logo or name as you would like it to appear. Please also send an overview of what you want us to say about you or business. Sponsorship closes April 20, 2024.
SPONSORSHIP LEVELS:
In Kind Sponsorship – Your name or logo appears on advertising materials
$100 Sponsorship - Your logo or your name appears on advertising materials and is mentioned at least once during the event. One person from your business gets a pass for either the mushroom foray or the culinary contest.
$200 Sponsorship - Your logo will be larger on advertising materials and you receive two passes for mushroom foray and/or culinary contest. We will also mention your business at least twice during the event and give an overview of where to find your business and a few sentences on what you do. We post your logo on the Inland Northwest Permaculture Guild’s website for one year.
$400 Sponsorship -Your logo will appear at the top of advertising materials and you receive two passes for the mushroom foray and/or culinary contest, a free vending pass and two event t-shirts, your choice of size. You will be mentioned four times throughout the event and give an overview of where to find your business and a few sentences on what you do. We post your logo on the Inland Northwest Permaculture Guild’s website for one year as a top sponsor.
Foray and Culinary Contest Registration
$6.50 - $11.50
Sold out
ONLINE PRE-REGISTRATION FOR CONTESTS ENDED AT 11:59 ON 5/9/24. REGISTER FOR THE CONTESTS AT THE GATE ON 5/11/24.
The Mushroom Foray and Mushroom Culinary Contest entry fees are both $10* per adult and $5* per child if you register before 5/10/24 or $20 per adult and $10 per child at the time of the event on 5/11.
*Online registration includes a $1.50 processing fee.
There are 2 competitions for the Mushroom Foray Contest: Mushroom Variety and Morel Mushroom contest which judges in 4 categories: Men, Women, Youth 3-11, Youth 12-17. Foray Contestants
Age 18+ Foray and Variety contest winners receive: $50 (1st), $30 (2nd) & $20 (3rd). Youth prizes TBA
- The Morel Mushroom contest will judge Height + Width = winner (ie: 4” tall + 3” wide = 7”). Stem is counted but only with no mycelium or roots connected; they must be cut clean. Use ONLY baskets and bags that let spores back into environment.
- The Mushroom Variety contest gives a prize to the person who finds the largest quantity of different types of mushrooms during the mushroom foray. Mushrooms in this contest will be displayed for identification during the festival. If the mushrooms cannot be identified, they cannot be entered in the contest. We suggest keeping your mushrooms in a container that will keep them intact during transportation for best identification.
At 9:30am, all mushroom contest participants will get a Mushroom Foray contest debriefing and review of guidelines. Maps for the mushroom foray hunt will be issued at this time. There are options of walking to places around town or driving to further locations. Contestants are encouraged to carpool and can self-assemble this at this time.
At 10:00am, contest participants leave for the mushroom foray hunt and return to the park by 2:00pm to enter their mushrooms into the contest; no exceptions. Any foul play like bringing in mushrooms not picked that day will result in immediate disqualification.
- The Mushroom Culinary Contest is open for taste-testing from 2:00pm – 4:00pm. (Entry fee $10 online/$20 door) Chefs can bring ready dishes or prepare them anytime after 10:00am. All culinary entries must list ingredients for tasters. Please use organic/non-gmo ingredients to accommodate most diets. If you wish to be in both the foray and the culinary contest, please have your dish available for the taste-testing by 2:00pm. Please make small portions for 50+ people to sample and supply your own cups/utensils for taste-testing. Winner receives $50, a culinary basket and free entry for next year’s culinary contest. Participants may bring a helper and is responsible for meeting food safety requirements.
- 40 taste tester positions are open to the public for $10 per person the day of the event.
NEW Mushroom Festival Vendors Pass
$30.00
$31.50
Sold out
Online Vending registration is now closed. There will be a limited number of vending spots available the day of the festival. Spaces are $30 at the gate.
VENDING/TRADING AVAILABLE FROM 10AM – 8PM:
Vendors may arrive between 7:30am - 8:30am to set up. Festival kicks off at 9:00 with contest registration and foray briefing and the festival begins at 10am.
Vending is $25* for a 12x12’ space if you register before 4/20 or $30* after 4/20/24.
*Online registration includes a $1.50 processing fee.
Food and drink vendors spots have been filled. Food vendors are welcome and are responsible for meeting all required food safety requirements.
Please pack in and pack out all your personal property and keep products and space family friendly.
Please fill out a vendor registration form on the NEW Mushroom Festival event page: https://www.sasquatchfamilyreunion.com/new-mushroom-festival.html#/
Thank you for your support of this great community event and celebration of fungi!
2023 - The first annual Northeast Washington Mushroom Festival
The Northeast Washington Mushroom Festival on May 27th was a great success! I received so much great feedback from the attendees and community. There was about 50 people participating in the mushroom foray contest and roughly 300 people throughout the day. Several people participated in the costume and art contests and the raffle had exciting items that people were excited to win such as giant jars of dried morel mushrooms. It was so great to see so many people in our community come out and Rosemary Gladstar, herbalist and author, really enjoyed the festival as well and mentioned it in her Mushroom 101 class at the Thrivalist Fair on 5/29/23.
Photos from the 2023 Northeast Washington Mushroom Festival are below
Photos from the 2023 Northeast Washington Mushroom Festival are below
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