Shelby joined the WMS Board of Directors in 2024. She is in her 5th year of learning about the wonderful world of mycology. She grew up on the Gulf Coast of Florida, always on the ocean or the beach. Moving to Wisconsin in 2003 she became captivated by the forests and rivers of this state.
Her love for all things nature blossomed in 2020. The pressure to figure out what was available in her local area for food and medicine increased. She is a self-taught herbalist, forager, gardener and obsessed with all things mushroom.
Currently, Shelby is the Operations Manager at a mushroom cultivation farm in Eau Claire, Wisconsin called Fun Guy Farm, online at funguy-farm.com. They sell gourmet and medicinal mushrooms at local farmers markets, stores and restaurants. They also make medicinal mushroom tinctures, coffee, tea, etc. Their store is located on Western Avenue in Eau Claire.
Shelby is still going all-in her second year on the WMS board of directors as co-chair of the marketing committee alongside Emilymae King as well as being on four other committees. She is looking forward especially to the Tri-County Foray (Cumberland, WI) and Hiles Foray again this summer. She hopes to continue finding her people and sharing her knowledge about medicinal mushrooms and plants throughout Wisconsin with the Society.
Her love for all things nature blossomed in 2020. The pressure to figure out what was available in her local area for food and medicine increased. She is a self-taught herbalist, forager, gardener and obsessed with all things mushroom.
Currently, Shelby is the Operations Manager at a mushroom cultivation farm in Eau Claire, Wisconsin called Fun Guy Farm, online at funguy-farm.com. They sell gourmet and medicinal mushrooms at local farmers markets, stores and restaurants. They also make medicinal mushroom tinctures, coffee, tea, etc. Their store is located on Western Avenue in Eau Claire.
Shelby is still going all-in her second year on the WMS board of directors as co-chair of the marketing committee alongside Emilymae King as well as being on four other committees. She is looking forward especially to the Tri-County Foray (Cumberland, WI) and Hiles Foray again this summer. She hopes to continue finding her people and sharing her knowledge about medicinal mushrooms and plants throughout Wisconsin with the Society.
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If You Suspect a Poisoning
If you suspect you have consumed a poisonous mushroom, contact a physician, the closest hospital ER, poison control center, or dial 911, depending on the severity of the reaction. US Poison Control: 1-800-222-1222 The North American Mycological Association (NAMA) has information that may also be of help. Click here. We do not ID mushrooms through this website.
If you are in need of an ID consider uploading quality photos with multiple views of your specimen and descriptions of your find to Mushroom Observer or iNaturalist including our projects or post in Wild Food Wisconsin or Mushroom Identification Group. If you contact us and provide a way to get back to you, we may be able to provide suggestions for more identification resources you can use. You are always responsible for your own decisions taken on the basis of identification resources. |
Wisconsin Mycological Society
Wisconsin Mycological Society (WMS) is dedicated to the study and enjoyment of mushrooms and other fungi throughout the state of Wisconsin. Education, safety, sustainability, community, and connecting with nature are our goals.
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