Hemp, Hops and Shrooms

due to Likely bad weather, the city sent out the following press release tomorrow's Hemp Hops an Shrooms Festiva.

 Due to the forecast of inclement weather, Hemp, Hop & Shrooms Festival & Groundbreaking Ceremony, will now take place Saturday, September 28, at the Varsity Center with events starting at 3:00 p.m. and the concert starting at 7:00 p.m. 

While we’re saddened that we won’t be able to accommodate our beloved arts and crafts vendors at this time, our food trucks, Taste & Liv, Sidney & Solmon, and Taqueria Jimenez will still join in on the fun. Please support your local artists by shopping these folks' online stores, or coming out to our next event. 

All of our incredible presenters and demos will still take place, and we’ll wrap up the evening with the “Off the Rails” concert, featuring the amazing performances of Off the Rails and UNCHAiNED. We look forward to sharing this special day with you!

The schedule will proceed as follows:

Presentations

3-3:45PM Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Downtown Entertainment and Events Plaza with City of Carbondale

4-4:45PM Cooking with Mushrooms & Mushroom Extracts with Jessica Hatfield of Flyway Family Farm

5-5:25PM Terpene Aromas with Susie Lighty with Southern Illinois University Fermentation Science Institute (FSI)

5:30-5:55PM Using Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) technology to grow cannabis with Dr. Jose Leme, Gorman Saunders (Master's degree) and Lindsay Shupert (Ph.D.). SIU Cannabis Science Center

6-6:45PM Fun and Freaky Fungi with Mike Hatfield of Flyway Family Farm

Demonstrations 3-7PM

at the FSI & SIU Cannabis Science Center Event Tables

The Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) with Dr. Jose Leme, Assistant Professor of Cannabis Biology & Cultivation Systems College of Agricultural, Life, and Physical Sciences at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Gorman Saunders (Master's degree) and Lindsay Shupert (Ph.D.)

Growing Hemp for Fiber with Karla Gage Associate Professor of Weed Science and Plant Biology, School of Agricultural Sciences / School of Biological Sciences

Making Hop Infused Pours of the FSI’s King Ale, showcasing the various terpenes of the hop plant with Dr. Matt McCarroll, Director of the Fermentation Science Institute

Live Music 7-10PM

7-8:20PM UNCHAINED

8:30-10PM Off the Rails