BOOK LAUNCH
Underground Lovers – Encounters with Fungi
Once overlooked, fungi are the exhilarating new poster organisms reconfiguring our understanding of the natural word and capturing the public imagination.
Alison’s new book, Underground Lovers presents compelling questions and insights about fungi but is also an intimate celebration of their astonishing beauty and complexity.
It melds science and personal reflection to explore overlooked themes, among them – fungi and fire, fungi and climate change, fungi and aesthetics, fungi in ecosystem restoration, and fungi and indigenous wisdom. The book explores fungi through first-hand stories – from the Australian desert to Iceland’s glaciers to America’s Cascade Mountains. We’ll dwell with fungal allies and aliens, discover how fungi hold forests together, and why humans are deeply entwined with these unruly renegades of the subterrain.
What can we learn from the lives of fungi? Underground Lovers brings us to our knees, magnifier in hand, to find out.
Join us for this launch of Underground Lovers: Encounters with Fungi to hear some stories from Alison’s adventures during the writing of the book.
Refreshments available for purchase.
This event is sponsored by Newham & District Landcare Group. Door prizes kindly donated by Curly Flat Winery.
Further workshops can be viewed at this link.
FULLY BOOKED
DATE: FRIDAY 3 MARCH 2023
TIME: 6pm–8pm
VENUE: Newham Hall, 1292 Rochford Rd, Newham
BOOKINGS: No cost to attend but please book with Joanne on 0412 903 388 or stubbs.joanne@gmail.com