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FoF 2023

Friends of the Farlow Lecture and Open House, December 9, 2023

November 28, 2023

Please join us for an open house and special lecture sponsored by the Friends of the Farlow on December 9, 2023. Rachel Swenie, Harvard Herbaria Fellow, will present a special lecture, entitled Diversity and evolution of chanterelles and allies. The event will take place at the Harvard University Herbaria, 22 Divinity Ave Cambridge MA 02138. Parking available at the Oxford Street Garage, 52 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA (mention "Friends of the Farlow" as you go in.) Schedule...

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World Fungus Day

October 7, 2023

October 7th is world fungus day. This was instigated in the UK and is coming to be recognized across the globe. This day provides a special opportunity to consider the importance of fungi in ecosystems, crop and human health. Harvard houses a large and important collection of fungi in the fungarium at the Farlow Library and Herbarium. This collection is worldwide in scope and supports research on fungi both locally and internationally. Over several years the the Farlow has sponsored lectures and activities. In recognition of the day, we have made these lectures available...

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Clara Cummings Walk - May 20, 2023

May 1, 2023

The Friends of the Farlow will host the annual Clara Cummungs Walk on Saturday May 20th at the Farandnear Reservation (https://thetrustees.org/place/farandnear/) in Shirley, MA from 10:00 am to 3:00pm. Farandnear Reservation is part of the Trustees of the Reservations.

About the Clara Cummings Walk

Each spring, the Friends of the Farlow sponsors an annual spring foray named for Clara Eaton Cummings, a professor of cryptogamic botany at Wellesley College. In 1876 Clara Eaton Cummings (13 July 1855 – 28 December 1906) began her undergraduate work at Wellesley...

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Friends of the Farlow Annual Lecture, Saturday November 5, 2022 at 4:00 pm

October 24, 2022

We are offering a hybrid annual lecture on Saturday November 5, 2022, at 4:00pm at the Harvard University Herbaria, 22 Divinity Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138. The lecture"Adventures with Psilocybin-Producing Mushrooms: New Insights on Their Evolution and Diversity.”  will be given by Bryn Dentinger from the University of Utah.

Free event parking is available at the 52 Oxford Street parking garage .Please mention "Friends of the Farlow" as you go...

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