Foraging for Edible Mushrooms, with Greg Marley
On May 8th, 2025, the Lewiston Public Library will be hosting author Greg Marley for his presentation titled, Foraging for Edible Mushrooms: Starting with a Foolproof Few for Your Area. It will take place from 5:00 – 6:30pm in the library’s Callahan Hall.
Collecting and eating wild mushrooms is an intimidating prospect for the beginner. There are so many different mushrooms, and some of them are devilishly difficult to tell apart. Some of them are poisonous, a few dangerously toxic. But there are a number of common mushrooms that are great edibles, easily identified and without toxic look-a-likes. These foolproof mushrooms can provide you with all the mushrooms you ever want! Join mushrooming author and teacher Greg Marley for a talk devoted to some common “foolproof” mushrooms found in the Northeastern US.
Greg Marley has been collecting, studying, eating, growing, and teaching mushrooms for over 50 years. He shares his knowledge of mushrooms through walks, talks, and classes held across New England and beyond. Marley authored the award-winning book, Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares: The Love, Lore, and Mystique of Mushrooms, (Chelsea Green, 2010). As a volunteer mushroom identification consultant to Poison Centers across New England, he provides expertise in mushroom poisoning cases. He is a frequent lecturer to college groups and an occasional mushrooming foray faculty member. When not mushrooming, Marley works as a mental health clinician specializing in suicide prevention and response after a loss.
Admission is free to all. No registration is required to attend this program.
The Lewiston Public Library is located downtown at 200 Lisbon Street at the corner of Pine Street. More information on this program is available by contacting the Lewiston Public Library at 513-3135 or LPLReference@lewistonmaine.gov.
