Membership in the Sonoma County Mycological Association (SOMA) is a great way to meet and interact with other mushroom enthusiasts, learn more about identifying fungi, and share interests such as cooking and cultivating mushrooms. Sure, most of what SOMA does is open to the public, but wouldn't you rather join SOMA and get all the goodies?
Membership has moved to the new website!
Please join or renew your membership using our new website:
SonomaMycology.org/
What do I get?
All kinds of stuff!
- Volunteering at SOMA Camp: Volunteers make Camp work. As with the Early Bird discount, this benefit is only available to members in good standing (i.e. paid up) on September 1st and whose membership will still be in good standing on Jan 31st. This means that if your membership expires between now and the end of camp, renew early -- your renewal anniversary won't change, you'll just be paying forward to be eligible to volunteer.
- Meetings: Each month during Sonoma County's mushroom season (September to May), SOMA members meet to identify mushrooms, associate with other mycophiles, and hear a guest speaker. Speakers are often nationally-acclaimed mycologists, and have included university professors, authors, and experts on cultivation, taxonomy, and identification.
- SOMA Groups: Join the Cultivation Group or the Culinary Group to share and learn more about these great activities. Heck, if you join both, you can learn how to grow and cook your own mushrooms. How great is that?
- Discounts: Everyone likes discounts: save on membership in the North American Mycological Association.
- Events: Even though events such as monthly forays and SOMA Camp are open to the public, you'll be the first to know about them! But some events, such as the annual potluck dinner in December, are open only to members. And you don't want to miss that.
