Community Mushroom Farming with Mario
Join Mario and MycoBee Team for Community Mushroom Farming.
2 hours workshops to show you easy and sustainable techniques how to grow mushrooms at home and in the garden.
Each workshop is featuring different growing techniques, please see DETAILS below.
This event is donation based, we kindly ask for minimum £1 donation to help us continue our classes at Granton Castle Walled Garden.
To book your child place, choose the date you want to attend and next choose donation amount between £1 - £25.
At the checkout choose delivery method: FREE PICK UP, Granton Castle Walled Garden, EH5.
If you are not able to book online or donate any of the amounts, please contact us on info@mycobee.org, we are happy to help.
TIME: 1pm- 3pm
PLACE:
GRANTON CASTLE WALLED GARDEN
If you never visited Walled Garden before, please see HOW TO FIND US below.
An introduction to fascinating world of fungi and the art of mushroom farming- fungiculture. You will discover what mushrooms are, the importance of mushrooms for us and our planet, how important mushrooms are in restoration of our soil. Mario will share with you how community mushroom farming can shift from sustainable to regenerative, restorative agriculture rejuvenating the soil and all ecosystems that rely on it.
Types of fungi in cultivation and cultivating techniques.
We have 9 community mushroom growing classes this year, each workshop is teaching different growing techniques.
Please see what's on each day:
- Saturday, 4th April, Inoculating bags and buckets with Oyster Mushroom mycelium, cloning with cardboard tech.
- Monday, 20th April, Making outdoor mushroom beds with Wine Caps mushrooms, discussing other fungi species suitable for growing outdoor on beds.
- Wednesday, 6th May, Inoculating logs with Shiitake & Reishi mushroom mycelium
- Saturday, 30th May, Inoculating bags and buckets with Oyster Mushroom mycelium, cloning with cardboard tech.
- Tuesday, 23rd June, Mycoremediation & Mycovermicomposting
- Tuesday, 18th August, Inoculating logs with Turkey Tail mushroom mycelium
- Friday, 11th September, Inoculating bags and buckets with Oyster Mushroom mycelium, cloning with cardboard tech.
- Tuesday, 13th October, Making Morel Mushroom outdoor beds
- Saturday, 14th November, Mycoremediation & Mycovermicomposting
We also have 2 events where you can volunteer and help us make Mushroom corner at Granton Castle Walled Garden more magical than is now:
- Friday, 27th March, PREPARATION FOR NEW SEASON
- Wednesday, 16th December, CLEARING & PREPARING FOR WINTER