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Female Mushroom Gatherers in Zambia In-Person
Join Mai Lovaas as she discusses female mushroom hunters of Zambia, their knowledge of folk taxonomy, forest ecology, and food and medicinal uses, and the environmental stressors that impact the mushroom habitats.
Mai recently completed her MSc from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, exploring the topics of ethnomycology, food security, and women's health. Her thesis is titled Experiences of Female Mushroom Hunters in Zambian Miombo Woodlands: Food, Medicine, Livelihoods and Environmental Change.
Mai was born and raised in Norway, and has lived in California since getting her BA at San Francisco State University. She's an herbalist trained at Berkeley Herbal Center, and spends her time studying mushrooms and plants in many parts of the world.
This speaker series brought to you by the Mycological Society of Marin.
- Date:
- Wednesday, April 16, 2025
- Time:
- 6:00pm - 7:30pm
- Time Zone:
- Pacific Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Creekside Room
- Audience:
- Adults
- Categories:
- Mushroom Talks