Home Cultivation 101: Cultivating Culinary Mushrooms

Step into the enchanting world of mushrooms with our hands-on Home Cultivation 101 class, designed for beginners ready to embark on their mushroom-growing journey. Learn how to cultivate gourmet mushrooms like Lion’s Mane, Blue Oyster, and Chestnut in your own home, guided by expert cultivators. This 2-hour session takes you through the complete mushroom life cycle, from working with agar plates and liquid cultures to creating grain spawn and activating fruiting flushes. Whether you’re a hobbyist or a foodie, this class will equip you with everything needed to harvest fungi in your kitchen.

Topics Covered:

• Introduction to the mushroom life cycle and gourmet varieties
• Hands-on guidance for working with liquid culture and mushroom grow bags
• How to create grain spawn and fruiting substrates
• Activating mushroom flushes and troubleshooting cultivation issues

Included Materials:

• Gourmet mushroom liquid culture syringe
• Forest’s Bounty All-in-One grow bag

What to Bring:

• A love of or interest in all things fungi
• Something you like to use to take notes
• Any coffee, tea, or water in a sealed or lidded container
• Please note: no video recording will be allowed in class sessions

Meet the Instructor:Bri is a mycophile based in the Pacific Northwest dedicated to myco-education. She has passionate obsession with learning about different mushroom species and their unique way of surviving in their ecosystem.

You can find her in the woods, in the lab, at the dinner table; studying fungi. She has participated in mushroom forays across the United States, and leads guided fungi walks close to home in Washington.

Class Size: 20 participants

Duration: 2 hours