NYMS X JAMES BALDWIN OUTDOOR LEARNING CENTER (JBOLC) June 18, 10am – 3pm
NYMS’ Community Outreach team will have a table at the grand reopening of the James Baldwin Outdoor Learning Center’s Farmers’ Market and Juneteenth celebration on Saturday June 18th 10-3, at the corner of Goulden, Sedgwick and Mosholu Parkway, Bronx. Come for the poetry, live music and pizza and check out our display of Black pioneers in mycology. Find out more about JBOLC and the event here (edited)

BLACK PIONEERS IN MYCOLOGY

William Padilla-Brown

Mycologist based in PA, social entrepreneur, community scientist, educator, amateur phycologist, and a certified permaculture designer; popularized Cordyceps cultivation in United States

Soul Fire Farm

BIPOC Farm School with Shiitake log yard and mushroom programs

Alexis Nikole

AKA Black Forager – wild foods social media influencer

Indy Srinath

Black multi-racial mushroom farmer and personality

George Washington Carver

American agricultural scientist, mycologists and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. He was the most prominent Black scientist of the early 20th century.

Leslie Holland

Plant pathology researcher with a focus on fungi

Kai Wingo

Founder of Kultured Mushrooms

Daron Le Baron

Mushroom advocate and spokesperson

Anthony Basil Rodriguez

Filmmaker with a focus on the relationship between humans and nature

Micro Alliance

Myco community organization in CT

Maria Pinto

Writer, educator and mushroom enthusiast

@blackmycologists

Fushcia-Ann Hoover

Hydrologist who published “A Black Girl’s Guide to Foraging,”

Lady Danni Morinich

Herbalist and forager

Justin Robinson

Grammy award-winning musician and vocalist, cultural preservationist, and historic foodways expert

Jasmine Richardson

Pioneering truffle farmer and renowned microscopist

BLACK-OWNED MYCO-BUSINESSES

Mycosymbiotics

Myco business founded by William Padilla-Brown

Zoomout Mycology

Herbal Mushroom teamakers in Mycology in Eugene OR

Temptress Truffles

Wild edible business in Oregon by Elan Hagens

Southwest Mushrooms

Specialty Mushroom business in Phoenix, Arizona

Oakland Hyphae

Psilocybin Cup and potency testing business

MUSHROOM CULTURE IN AMERICA AND AFRICA

Djon djon rice
Yoruba

Ancient Egypt / Kemet deity

Ethiopian groups: Amhara, Agew, and Sidama

Cameroon

Benin

Termite Mushroom Farms

DR Congo