Gary Lincoff to be at SOMA Camp Wild Mushroom Retreat


The Sonoma County Mycological Association (SOMA) invites
you to the 7th annual SOMA Camp Wild Mushroom Retreat. The
Camp will be held on Martin Luther King weekend, January
17-19, 2004. This year, SOMA is very pleased to have Gary
Lincoff, well known author of the "Audubon Field Guide to North
American Mushrooms", with us as our keynote presenter for the
three day weekend.
SOMA is also very pleased to announce that we are moving
the Camp to a beautiful new facility, located near Occidental,
Sonoma County, about one hour north of San Francisco, CA. The
spacious, modern buildings are set amongst 225 acres of oak,
madrone, tan oak, redwood, and Doug fir. The newly-built cabins
are bright, clean, and airy, with hardwood floors and stylish
bunks. There's plenty of room for all the workshops and classes
that will be offered, a great specimen room, basketball courts,
hiking trails - and it's all surrounded by great habitat!
The Camp, a benefit for the SOMA Scholarships, is full of
mushroom forays, specimen tables, slide shows, and speakers,
as well as classes & workshops on mushroom dyeing,
paper-making, cooking, medicine making, photography,
cultivation, truffle hunting, and more, and of course, great wild
mushroom cuisine from the SOMA culinary group.
Fees: $175 until Nov. 15, $195 after that. Registration closes
on Wednesday, January 7. Fee includes lodging, meals, and all
activities. Special Sunday only fee: $90, includes lunch, dinner
feast, and all the day's activities. To obtain a registration form,
you may visit the SOMA website at www.SOMAmushrooms.org,
where you can also view photos and info from past SOMA
Camps. Information and registration forms may also be
obtained from Linda Morris, the Camp registrar,
707-773-1011/<lamorr@...>, or the Camp coordinator,
Charmoon Richardson, 707-887-1888/<charmoon@...>.
Special note for food and wine fans - before and after the
Retreat, we encourage you to explore the scenic back roads and
numerous wineries, restaurants, and artisan food producers in
the area. Within a short drive of the Camp are the well-known
appellations of the Russian River Valley, Dry Creek, and
Sonoma Valley, with the Alexander Valley, Carneros region, and
the Napa Valley not much further away. In addition, the beauties
of the Pacific Ocean are also nearby.
We hope to see you at the Camp!