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Loyal to the Soil: Oklahoma Mushroom Festival 2024 Recap

Loyal to the Soil: Oklahoma Mushroom Festival 2024 Recap

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Oklahoma Mushroom Festival – October 12–13, 2024

The 2nd Annual Oklahoma Mushroom Festival was everything we hoped for and more—bigger, better, and buzzing with mushroom energy from start to finish. Hosted at the OKC Fairgrounds, Jacob Devecchio truly outdid himself in creating an unforgettable weekend packed with education, community, and celebration. This year’s theme, “Loyal to the Soil,” shined a spotlight on the critical role healthy soil plays in sustaining fungi and our food systems, setting the tone for a festival deeply rooted in both fun and purpose.

The weekend featured over 20 mushroom education classes, more than 10 hands-on workshops, live music, mushroom-based food, and an incredible variety of vendors. From cultivation demos and medicinal mushroom talks to arts, culinary showcases, and foraging tips, there was something for everyone—whether you were a first-time fungi enthusiast or a seasoned grower. Keynote speakers brought an impressive range of expertise: Angel Schatz (Central Texas Mycological Society) on community mycology and foraging, Matt Powers on regenerative practices, Joey Santore on native mushrooms and ecosystems, Andrew Reed (Mossy Creek Mushrooms) on sustainable agriculture, and Mandie Quark on medicinal mushroom cultivation.

Beyond the workshops and talks, the energy was electric thanks to pre-parties, after parties, and even a Beetlejuice-themed bash that had everyone laughing, dancing, and connecting late into the night. For us, it was also an amazing bonding experience. Me, Myceliumatters, and Omar from Culture Shrooms shared an Airbnb and got to spend quality time with friends and collaborators like Warren from Washington Mushrooms, OHMS Collective, Poo God, Boomer Shroomer, Basidium Equilibrium, Lady Hyphae, David Poplin, and many more.

It’s hard to capture just how much the Oklahoma Mushroom Festival has grown in only its second year. It was more than just a celebration of fungi—it was a celebration of the people, passion, and shared vision that make this community so special. We left inspired, connected, and already counting down the days until next year.

Sponsors, Speakers & Vendors:
Inoculate The World, Bonsai Filtration, Midwest Grow Kits, Lady Hyphae, Twisted Tree Nursery, Voodoo Hydro Supply, Basiduim Equilibrium, Humble Bruise, One Up, Yak Snacks, Stay Shroomed, The Good Ones Collective, Frequency Caps, Kanna Extract Co., Mushvroom, Wombat Labs, Papa G's Organic, Poo God Colorado, Olympus Myco, Red Dirt Rooster Mushrooms, Pacific Substrates, Oklahoma Mushroom Company, Golden Coast Mushrooms, Mr. Poopy Substrates, Boomer Mycology, Captain Tripps, MyCo Love Farms, Renewal By Andersen OKC, Shroomski Magazine, Mycelium Gallery

Market Vendors:
Advbelle Arts, Agar Boi, Amber Andersen Art, Art In Fiber, Black Sage Botanicals, Bokashi Earthworks, Brown Treasure Substrates, Central Texas Mycology Society, Chelsea Nicole Creations, Clevyr Creatures Fox Sanctuary, Community Farmz, Cosmic Curiosities, Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't, Dab Towels, Desert Alchemist, Dreaming Jaguar Creations, Dyeing 2 Survive, Easy Peazy, Ecologica Projects, Fungus Family Farms, Flora Bodega, FlowHoods, Freedom Woodworks, Fungi Florist, Glass Bunker OKC, GMayGlass, Goat Guru Soap Co., Gregg Standridge Art, Growcast, Guild of Calamity, Hamiltons Mushrooms, Henosis Drink Co., Highly Observant Art, Limited Live Cultures, Lucky Ranch Foraging, Luna with Love, Magic Myco, Maine Cap N Stem, Micro Life Fungi, Mossy Creek Mushrooms, Mrs. Vicius, MultiSpore, Mushie Love Shop, Myco Men Farms, MycoProcess, Natural Grocers, Nerdilicious, NW Forager, Ohms Collective, OKC Mycology Supply, OkCalyxx, PBS Industries, Performance Fungi, Plant People, Rainbow Forager, Red Dirt Solutions, Riverbottom Mycological Network, Sacred Earth and Fire, Sage Valley Herbs, Sonoran Spores, Sophisticated Mud Ceramics, Sporenity, Studio 825, Sugar Skull Creations, The Crump Effect, The Honeyed Cactus, The Painted Mushroom, Third Eye Fungi, Tryptomics Labs, Two Twisted Dragons, Vulgar Display of Crafting, Washington Mushrooms, Wumbo Genetics

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