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[Steve Gabriel - FLPCI <steve AT fingerlakespermaculture.org>]

Farm Scale Mushroom Cultivation (BF 150)
Growing Shiitake and Other Mushrooms for Fun and Profit

The production mushrooms on a small scale mushrooms an emerging niche crop with many benefits, including improving farmer stewardship of forested lands, utilization of old buildings and barn space, and the ability to offer a unique and highly desired product. With a bit of practice, mushrooms can be easily grown almost anywhere (woods, old buildings, gardens) and on many different materials (logs, woodchips, straw, shredded paper)

This six-week course trains new and experienced farmers in the background, techniques, and economics of farm scale commercial mushroom production. Students will learn the basic biology of mushrooms, cultivation techniques for shiitake, oyster, lions mane, and stropharia mushrooms, proper conditions for fruiting, management needs, and harvesting and marketing mushrooms.


The course is taught by Steve Gabriel, Agroforestry Specialist for Cornell Small Farms Program, co-owner of Wellspring Forest Farm (www.WellspringForestFarm.com), and co-author of Farming the Woods (www.FarmingTheWoods.com). Other guest farmers and mycologists will offer expertise during webinars.



Two offerings: 


Tues. Sept 29 – Nov 3, 2015. Webinars will be on Tuesday evenings from 6:30-8pm Eastern time, and will be recorded for later viewing.

Tues Feb 23 – March 29, 2016. Webinars will be on Tuesday evenings from 6:30-8pm Eastern time, and will be recorded for later viewing.




Course fee is $200, plus $30 for a table-top mushroom spawn kit that will be sent directly to you for the hands-on portion of the course, so $230 total.

Read more about the course, and register at:
http://www.nebeginningfarmers.org/online-courses/all-courses/woodland-mushroom-cultivation-bf-150/



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