Looking for new ways to support your health? Join mycologist and author Greg Marley for a fascinating talk on medicinal mushrooms on Tuesday, September 16, at 10 am. Learn how common mushrooms found in your local woods or market can be integrated into your diet for better health. From traditional wisdom to modern science, you'll discover the rich history and proven benefits of these incredible fungi.

This free, in-person program is a collaboration between the Wilson Museum and the Castine Garden Club. We’ll meet in the Hutchins Education Center. No registration required.

Biography: Greg Marley has been studying, growing, collecting and cooking and eating wild mushrooms for 50 years. He is a frequent speaker and lecturer and teaches mushroom identification and ecology to hundreds of new foragers. For more than 2 decades he has consulted in cases of mushroom poisoning across New England. Greg is the author of Mushrooms for Health; Medicinal Secrets of Northeastern Fungi (2009) and Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares, The Love Lore and Mystique of Mushrooms (2010). He lives and mushrooms along the coast of Maine. When not mushrooming, he works as a mental health trainer and consultant in suicide prevention and response after a loss.

This program is part of the Wilson Museum’s program series Connecting to Collections: Curiosity, Culture, Climate made possible through the generous support of Bangor Savings Bank.