About this Event
This is a hands-on workshop that will teach you how to cultivate your own delicious oyster mushrooms at home! This workshop will guide you through the process of inoculating a log with oyster mushroom spawn.
What to Expect:
- Introduction to Oyster Mushrooms: Learn about the culinary uses and fascinating biology of oyster mushrooms, one of nature’s most incredible fungi.
- Log Inoculation: You'll be taught how to inoculate a log with oyster mushroom spawn, using simple, effective techniques to ensure a successful harvest.
- Growing & Care Tips: Understand how to properly care for your log, including optimal environmental conditions, watering techniques, and when to expect your first harvest.
- Take Home Your Log: At the end of the workshop, you’ll leave with your very own inoculated log, ready to fruit in your backyard, garden, or porch.
Whether you’re a seasoned forager, a mushroom enthusiast, or simply curious about growing your own food, this workshop is perfect for anyone interested in the fascinating world of fungi.
Where we will meet: We will meet behind the Ag Services Building. Feel free to park in the front or back of the building.
Dress for the Weather: It will likely be cold and we will be outside the entire workshop. Wear whatever you will be comforable in outside.
What to Bring: If you have access to a coredless drill please bring it with a 12 mm or 1/2 inch drill bit. Drills will be provided if you do not have one. All other marerials will be provided.
Space is limited, so be sure to register early! If there is enough interest another class will be offered. If there is no seats available and you would like another class offered, please contact Kinsey Watkins at (910) 334-4596
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
N.C. Cooperative Extension - Richmond County Center, 123 Caroline Street, Rockingham, United States
USD 20.00
