COP16: Fungi that Connect
Event type: Hybrid
COP16: Fungi that Connect
Event type: Hybrid
Date
24 October 2024
Time
05:00pm - 07:30pm
Location
The Humboldt House - Sinú Room, 3rd floor. COMFANDI Cultural Center
Calle 8 #6 -23, Valle del Cauca, Cali
Event Description

Edible fungi play a crucial role in health, gastronomy and ecosystem regeneration, connecting biodiversity with human nutrition. This event demonstrates the power of fungi in food and land use systems. 

Agenda

5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

The importance of fungi in our food systems.
Tatiana Sanjuan, Grupo Micologos Colombia, president of ASCOLMIC

5:30 p.m. – 6:25 p.m.

Conversation: Experts, community leaders, and chefs will discuss the potential of edible mushrooms and their role in nutrition, as well as the connection between terrestrial species.

Moderator: Felipe García – Humboldt Institute

Panelists:

  • Aida Vasco – ASCOLMIC Vice President
  • Jhon Herrera – Cook from Nariño
  • Luis Caballero – Scientific advisor in regenerative cooking.
  • CES University in Antioquia – Edible Mushrooms – Paola Zapata
6:25 p.m. – 7:25 p.m.

Hands-on experience – “Unconventional Edible Mushrooms“: We will explore various common species of mushrooms, learn how to identify edible mushrooms, and discover how to grow them at home.  

  • Tatiana Sanjuan, Grupo Colombia, president of ASCOLMIC
  • Jhon Herrera, Chef of La Vereda Cocina de Origen Restaurant
  • Luis Caballero, Scientific Advisor in Regenerative Cooking – Nariño.
  • Paola Zapata, CES University.
  • Sebastian Chiviri, UNAD

Producing microprotein from household waste  

  • Tatiana Sanjuan, Grupo Micologos Colombia, president of ASCOLMIC
  • Paola Zapata, CES University.
7:25 p.m. – 7:35 p.m. 

“The Mushrooms of Colombia: presentation of the Catalog and ColFundi Portal”                

Mauricio Díazgranados, Scientific Director of the New York Botanical Garden.

Event Closing. 

Claudia Martínez, Director of E3 – FOLU Colombia

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