Topics covered will include the different species that grow well in our climate and woods along with a discussion of several growing media such as log, stump, and sawdust culture. Demonstrations will include how to prepare and inoculate logs as well as harvest techniques and care procedures to encourage optimum production. An introduction to fungi marketing will also be covered. All participants will take home plugs of a couple different mushroom species and complete instructions for cultivating your own mushroom logs.
Workshop instructors will be WSU Extension Forester Jim Freed and Julia Coffey from Fungi Perfecti, an Olympia-based company specializing in supplies for home and commercial mushroom growers. Coffey has taught fungi growing techniques to a wide variety of audiences and is well versed in growing mushrooms on her own forestlands.
The cost is $60 per person and includes a box lunch. Pre-registration is required and space is limited. To register, download the form at www.snohomish.wsu.edu/ag/workshops/09mushroom.pdf and mail with your check, or contact Karie Christensen at 425/338-2400 or by e-mail at klchristen@cahnrs.wsu.edu.
Contact Kate Halstead for more information.
