Introductory Series Workshop: Growing Edible Mushrooms in Your Home
When: April 14, 2019, 1-4PM
Where: 3402 8 Street SE, Calgary AB (Calgary – Classroom)
Cost: $50 for the day
Register: Pre-registration is required, tickets available through Fungi Akuafo
About the Workshop
This event takes place in the traditional territories of the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta and the City of Calgary is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III.
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Are you a small farmer? DIY grower? Landscape designer? Fungi fanatic, or local eater? Then this workshop might be for you! This Introductory Series Workshop will introduce you to the world of cultivating your own edible mushrooms at home.
In this workshop, you will learn:
- The life cycle & ecology of common edible fungi species to grow in your home
- An overview of the cultivation process
- How to decide which species to grow
- The equipment and techniques to create the right conditions to grow mushrooms:
Your course fee includes:
- 3 hour lecture on growing mushrooms in your home
- A 20% Off Coupon for a sawdust spawn order
- A link to course material and instructions
Facilitator Bio
Meghan and Tara are co-owners of Fungi Akuafo and active participators in Young Agrarians. Together, these two amazing women use their unique skills and knowledge, plus a keen interest in permaculture to help develop local food systems and ecosystems, to make fungi cultivation more accessible to the rest of us, and to share their knowledge and experience to help make that possible. They look forward to the possibility of meeting new faces and to get you just as interested in mushrooms as they are! You can find more information about Meghan and Tara, and Fungi Akuafo at https://www.fungiakuafo.com/
Hello, I am looking to purchase a mushroom growing kit. Would you be able to point me in the right direction? In Calgary?
Thank you!
Hi Michele,
Check out the website of the events hosts here: https://shop.fungiakuafo.com/
Cheers,
Michi
I’m not in that seminar. But I grow mushroom last month as my hobby. I may extend it to selling depending on the success.
I wanna learn how to grow mushroom
Afternoon. I was wondering if you will be having another workshop ( growing mushrooms) in the future. I would be interested in attending on how to grow mushroom at home. Thanks
Hi Bonnie,
Fungi Akuafo sometimes does zoom workshops. Check out their website or contact them for updates: https://shop.fungiakuafo.com/collections/workshops They’re wonderful teachers!
Take care,
Michi
Looking to get equipment to grow mushrooms where can I get it
Hi Shelley, thanks for reaching out! You can check the Young Agrarians UMap for suppliers, or check out the workshop host’s website, Fungi Akuafo, as I think they offer supplies to grow at home.