Beautiful encounters have marked and enriched my life, sometimes leading me down unexpected paths, and given me the desire to share my passion.

Sometimes, just one person is enough to transmit a passion to you, and this person is the famous Savoyard mycologist, author of many books, Roger Girel . He taught me mycology, but also the pleasure of sharing knowledge. In his basket there were not only mushrooms, but quantities of wonderful stories. And it is in the company of his two other talented students, Gérard Mottet and Serge Michelland , driven by the need to always know more, that we animated the botany and mycology section of the Foyer Rural de Montmélian (Savoie), for many years.

I was entrusted with the organization of many exhibitions, but deep down, I was convinced that I was missing the essential, that the study of mushrooms was not limited to putting Latin names on specimens and I crossed paths with Jérôme Legros , with whom I created the association Mycorium Sauvage and the Forum Mycélium of Saint André en Vivarais (Ardèche), which allowed me to meet Marc André Selosse (Museum of Natural History of Paris) and Hervé Coves (famous agricultural engineer), they convinced me that despite the enormous damage caused by man, "life is beautiful".

I also had the chance to meet Régis and Jacques Marcon , these two three-star chefs, specialists and lovers of mushrooms. I try to put my knowledge at the service of these two culinary artists, and when I can introduce them to a new species and I see their eyes shine, I am proud and happy to make my small contribution to so many talents.

It is in the image of all these people I met and of my personal experience that I lead my outings, I talk about mushrooms with love, passion and sensitivity.