Date and time:
Friday, April 4, 2025, 4:00 - 6:00 pm.
Mushrooms are fascinating and beautiful organisms that also offer opportunities for substantial food production and economic value in Maine. This workshop, a collaboration between Nick Rowley from UMaine Cooperative Extension and MLLS, will focus on shiitake and oyster mushroom production on log and wood-chip substrates. The class offers a nod to the complexity of the mycosphere, information on common terminology and production, when and how to harvest woody substrates, and plenty of hands-on experience with inoculation. Participants will take home a freshly inoculated shiitake log.
Please be aware that these activities involve risks as we will be utilizing power tools and hot wax. Wear appropriate clothing, footwear and personal safety gear as you see fit. We will have some gloves, glasses and ear protection available.
Cost: $10-40 sliding scale. Please pay here: https://square.link/u/fMJHezX5