Mushroom Cultivation
This three day course will provide you with a background in fungal biology and the basic practice of mushroom cultivation. By the end of course you will have everything you need to start growing your own mushrooms at home, including the mushroom spawn to get you started!
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FEE |
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| September 9th-11th, 2016 | Red Pig Farm |
Fee covers tuition, materials, food & lodging
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Who is this course for?
This course is for anyone with a growing interest in fungi and mushroom cultivation. If you would like to learn to learn how to grow a variety of mushrooms on a small scale then this course is for you.
What will the Mushroom Cultivation course cover?
- fungal biology
- mushroom identification
- bulk spawn production
- processing growing mediums and substrates
- low-tech fruiting methods
- log cultivation
- outdoor woodchip bed cultivation
- compost cultivation
- application of fungi with integrated agro-ecosystems
- introduction to sterile culture techniques
Learning methods and outcomes
The course will involve group activities and individual practice as well as some theoretical study of fungal biology. Participants will get first hand experience of the materials, tools and techniques involved in the processes of mushroom cultivation that we use here at Red Pig Farm, both in the lab and in the field.
Course Instructor
James Skrivez: Founder of Mycogeneration, James is the head mushroom grower at Red Pig Farm.
Venue/Accommodation
Red Pig Farm is a 70 acre woodland on the western edge of the Brecon Beacons. Nestled below the iron age hill fort of Garn Goch in the foothills of the Black Mountain it offers a secluded and peaceful location for our course participants to learn and explore the potential of applying agroecology within a co-sufficient community settlement.
Accommodation is available for camping around our guest lodge, an A-frame wooden cabin with kitchen and dining/living space. We have running filtered spring water throughout the site, compost toilets and wash facilities.
Fees
Fees include tuition, handouts and refreshments.
- £170 – Sponsored/organisation rate
- £140 – Individual
- £90 – concessions
We endeavour to make our courses and events affordable to all. Unfortunately, we do not receive any external funding and rely on large amounts of voluntary input. Concessions are available for pensioners, unemployed and full-time students
See the cancellations and refunds policy.
Booking and Paying for your place
To book a place on the course contact us by phone or e-mail and we’ll send you a booking form. Please note that we ask that you pay a 25% non refundable deposit to secure a place on the course.
