Mushroom Cultivation: Make your own Grow Kit

This hands-on class is for those that are curious about or have dabbled in mushroom cultivation and are interested in picking up DIY skills for cultivating mushrooms indoors on their own.

Participants will clone mushrooms to make starter cultures, receive an overview of the entire cultivation process, and then inoculate their grow kits.

Participants will take away:

• 1 Lion's Mane grow kit
• 1 agar plate with cloned mushroom of their choice
• A suggested parts list to get started growing their own mushrooms at home

Notes:

-BWOB prides itself on democratizing biotechnology for all. If you need financial assistance in attending, please contact [email protected]

-This class is appropriate for young adults if accompanied by a guardian. Before signing up with minors, please contact [email protected]

Louis Vassar Semanchik (@lou.vase) has been cultivating mushrooms for over a decade, starting Southern Tier Mushrooms in Binghamton, NY and eventually managing cultivation for Smallhold’s farms in Brooklyn, Austin, and Los Angeles. He now manages Smallhold’s national network of independent mushroom farms to supply local mushrooms to retailers in each region of the country. He’s grown mushrooms inside restaurants, grocery stores, basements, backyards, and huge warehouses. Louis is always looking for the next opportunity to teach others how they can grow mushrooms with whatever resources they have.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Biotech Without Borders, 43-01 21St, Long Island City, United States