Lunchtime Discovery: Crazy About Mushrooms: A Conversation with a Fungus Fanatic
Anna McHugh, Writer and Mycological Educator
North Carolina is home to over 2,000 fungal species, and the Piedmont is bursting with colorful and beautiful mushrooms. Join amateur mycologist Anna McHugh for a tour of North Carolina's fungi, from the delicious to deadly. Anna McHugh, a writer, mushroom hunter, and mycological educator, currently works in marketing and content curation in Raleigh and has also worked in government, media relations, legal advocacy and in community and public radio. A longtime “mycophile,” she was the producer of the “Crazy About Mushrooms” documentary project and now leads mushroom walks in the Triangle area and beyond.