October finally saw some rain in the Capital Region of New York and with the rain, the Mushrooms showed up in Force! Read on to see all the mushrooms we identified on the Indian Ladder Farms’ campus during the month. Our October dinner was a trip through the spices of southeast Asia! Ruchi served up a series of courses inspired by cuisines across India. It was such a delight!
We served up some crispy fried mushroom and onion bites during Indian Ladder Farms’ Oyster Festival. Chef Dave is the culinary wizard behind our gluten and dairy free dishes! You can find this at many of our food vending pop ups.
The Wild Mushrooms of Indian Ladder Farms
All of these fungi were foraged right on the farm campus during the month of October.
Bree with a Giant Puffball (Calvatia gigantea)
A Horse Mushroom (Agaricus arvensis)
Jeff holds a Bolete (Boletus chippewaensis)
Amy holds a Bolete
Alex examines an Amanita muscaria var guessowii
A mixed bag of boletes
A trunk full of Boletes (We estimate we pulled 120 pounds out in one afternoon)
Stuart fills a bucket o boletes
Boletus chippewaensis
Dieter and Boletes
Arms filled with Boletes (it was at this point we realized we needed reinforcements)
Olivia and Avery harvesting boletes
Andrew and friends help on Bolete day!
Jess and Kris discover various fungi (puffballs, Amanita buttons, and boletes)
Larch Suillus (Suillus grevillei)
A White Dapperling (Leucoagaricus leucothites)
Saffron Milkies, Indigo Milkies, mixed Boletes, and a Slippery Jack
Beautiful Amanita specimen
Amy found an absolute wonderland of Amanitas
Our salts have made a come back with the approach of the holiday season! We have several varieties in small batches available at the Corner Spore and our Market Stand at the Troy Waterfront Market (now inside the Atrium between 3rd and 4th streets.)
The Eagle has landed! It took us nearly a year (Thank you for your patience Unity House) to figure out how to affordably and safely move our Eagle Sterilizer. Thanks to Elijah Davis with Davis Roadside Services it is now parked at our new home. We won’t be able to use this in our current layout, but we are planning a future stage when we can fire this effective sterilizing workhorse back up!
The Rustic Barn did a mushroom pizza popup as a special request for chef Dave’s birthday party! Capital Region news personality Lydia Kulbida heard about it and had to come try it herself!
The Berne Public Library held an adult craft night where they created acorn mushroom dioramas. They came out so cute! We may be doing a workshop to make these in the near future!
Amy and Avery visited the AHA Mushrooms Market Stand at the Saranac Lake Farmers Market
Check them out if you are up in the Adirondacks! Here’s their website: AHAMushrooms
We made a new batch of triple extract lions’ mane tincture (cold water, hot water, alcohol). This new batch will hit shelves in November (it takes a while to extract all the active components)
PSILOCYBIN CORNER
October continued to yield many ways our psilocybin advocacy has reached new ears. From our monthly meetings to radio and social media spots, we continued to get the word out.
We had to shuffle our guest speakers a bit for our monthly meeting, and Bianca Schnarr provided an incredible presentation about what happens inside the brain after consuming psilocybin-containing mushrooms. You can watch our October meeting here:
Bianca Schnarr at NYMHA October
Senator Julla Salazar will be our November guest on Tuesday 11/11.
Zoom link here:
Several excellent interviews with our inner core team members and friends happened in October. Check them out here:
Corinne Carey and Dr Kristel Carrington on Talk! 100.7FM
Avery Stempel on WEQX with Jeff Mo’Rad
Avery on WAMC Capitol Connection with David Gustina
Avery, Allison, Joe on Psychedelics today Psychedelic States of America program with Christine Divine (presented in collaboration with Psychedelics Today, Lucid News, and High Times):
Some articles about our efforts:
Psychedelic Psychotherapy Resources for Queer & Trans Folx, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color seeking legal psychedelic therapies by Queer and BIPOC psychedelic providers.
COMING SOON
New Yorkers for Mental Health Alternatives Monthly Meeting, Tuesday, November 11th 7pm – 8pm. This monthly meeting will feature NYS Senator Julia Salazar (D, 18th District) sponsor of S5303. We’ll also discuss some resources for veterans, and talk about the upcoming fundraising dinner with the Microdosing Collective. The meeting will be in person at Indian Ladder Farms in the Yellow Rock Cafe or online via zoom from anywhere.
Join remotely via zoom here:
Mushroom Experience Dinner featuring Chef Dave Chaiken, Saturday, November 22nd, 6pm – 8pm. Fully Vegan, and Fully Gluten Free (with cider pairings).
Graze: Indian Ladder Warm Cider Cheese Fondue with Morels and Collar City Beech Mushroom, Garlic Crusts, Grilled and Fresh Apple, Crispy Fingerlings, Broccoli, Roast Harvest Peppers and Sweet Grilled Onion.
I. Collar City Forest Floor Soup with Leeks and Dill
II. King Trumpet Millet Cake with Beet, Butternut and ILF Apple Chutney
III. Collar City Hunter’s Stew with Mixed Mushrooms, Roast Roma’s & Gremolata
IV. Flammerie with Candy Cap Mushroom, Indian Ladder Apple, Cranberry Ginger Jam and White Chocolate & Chaga Dust
$125 per person includes beverage pairing for all 4 courses.
Tickets available here
Meet the Mycologists, Saturday, December 6th 12-2. We’ll be preparing our mushroom gravy and cooking some mushroom samples. Come chat with our team about different ways to cook mushrooms!
Meet the Mycologists, Saturday, December 13th 10-12. We’ll be preparing our mushroom gravy and cooking some mushroom samples. Come chat with our team about different ways to cook mushrooms!
Mushroom Experience Dinner Featuring Chef Jake Robins and Paula Patterson of 1st and Adams, Saturday, December 13th, 5:30pm – 7:30pm. Tickets and menu coming soon.
Meet the Mycologists, Sunday, December 21st 12-2. We’ll be preparing our mushroom gravy and cooking some mushroom samples. Come chat with our team about different ways to cook mushrooms!
Mushroom Experience Dinner Featuring Chef Kate Ray, Saturday, January 17th, 5:30pm – 7:30pm. Tickets and menu coming soon. DINNER WILL BE AT THE HELDERBERG MOUNTAIN BREWING COMPANY TASTING ROOM IN EAST BERNE.
Collar City Mushrooms 