Michael Weese
Cultivator • Mycological educator • Forager • Fungal diversity advocate
Explore a wide-ranging mycological perspective connecting cultivation, extraction, fungal diversity, ecology and the human relationships that grow around fungi.
Ethno-alchemy 333
Michael Weese brings a deep background in cultivation, extraction, fungal diversity and ecology to Southwest Funga Fest. His work connects practical mycology with field knowledge and the expansive cultural worlds that form around fungi.
Lecture • 120 minutes
“Ethno-alchemy 333.”
— Michael Weese, Southwest Funga Fest speaker submission, August 9, 2026
Cultivation, Ecology & Fungal Diversity
Michael Weese works across cultivation, extraction, fungal diversity and ecology. He is associated with Mushroomlife, Maryland Mushrooms and Mycology, Forage Maryland and Boletes of North America.
Based in eastern West Virginia, he brings a broad and field-informed perspective to fungi, foraging and the many practical pathways through mycology.
See Michael Weese at Southwest Funga Fest 2026
Join us for two days of fungi, science, guided forays, hands-on workshops, citizen science, art, education, community and live programming in Northern New Mexico.