Adelaide Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms Workshop May 2018

By Slapes Mushroom House

King Storpharia bed installed by Slapes Mushroom House at
Glenelg North CommunityGarden

Tickets at Eventbrite
Limited to 10 Tickets

Date: May 5th, 2018
Time: 9:30am - 5:00pm
Where: 20 Lincoln Avenue,
#Warradale, South #Australia

Learn about the world of #fungi cultivation at #Slapes Mushroom House.
In  this workshop you will learn about various ways to grow your own   #gourmet and #medicinal mushrooms at home; providing you with #fresh,  nutrient rich and great tasting mushrooms.

#Mushrooms can be used in various applications and are great for turning materials from #waste streams into #food and #soil.

During this workshop you will develop sound skills and knowledge that  you can apply in #residential #backyards, #hobby #farms, #schools and   #community #gardens.

You  will also learn about the powerful ways in which mushrooms can help our   #environment through relationships and #bioremediation.

With  a high focus on practical application, each student will undertake  hands on experience using specialised tools, materials and products and  put mushroom #cultivation methods into practice. You will also take home  some products of the practical activities made on the day and additional  supplies to take home and apply your new skills in your own garden.  Supplies provided for home use are valued at approximately $110.

This unique workshop only has room for 10 participants, so if you’re interested, be sure to reserve your place right away!  

About Me
Wayne Slape is the owner and operator of Slapes Mushrooms House. He has over 10 years experience  growing and experimenting with mushrooms. Having experience in   #landscaping, #permaculture design and #horticulture. Wayne integrates these  skills and knowledge with mushroom cultivation to make useful  landscapes.
About the Venue
This   #workshop will take place at the private residence of Slapes Mushroom  House, a #suburban property not far from Marion shopping centre. The  presentation and theory elements of the workshop will be held under  shelter and most practical activities will be held outdoors.

A Seaford line train station and the Marion bus terminal is close by for convenience.

What to Bring  

• Please bring your own lunch.
• We  will be doing gardening activities and may get dirty and wet. Please  bring #gardening gloves to protect your hands and wear appropriate  clothes and foot wear.
• You will receive course notes but please also bring a notebook and pen. 

Tea, Coffee, Cool drinks and snacks will be provided.

Course Schedule

What is a Mushroom:  

1. #Biology and life cycle of the mushroom
2. #Ecology of fungi.
3. #Edible Mushroom Varieties and ways to grow them.

Introduction to #Myco-remediation:  

1. Ways we can use fungi to clean our waste and repair the environment.
2. Activity: Making fermented #woodchip #bunker #spawn.

Gardening with Fungi Activities:  

1. Activity: Cultivation of mushrooms on #Logs, #Stumps and #Totem Poles,
2. Activity: Inoculate #garden #patches for #vegetable gardens and #mulched beds,
3. Activity: Cold #pasteurise #straw and make mushroom holey buckets.

Fungi in the home.  

1. Activity: Learn my new method on how to cold pasteurise sawdust for use in #recycled containers.
   Watch the #mycelium grow through the sawdust on your #desk. Great learning experience for #children too.
2. How to make mushroom kit fruiting chambers.

Take Home 

Mushroom Log Inoculator kit:

Includes:  

• 50 #Shiitake Dowels
• 50 #Pioppino Dowels
• Special mushroom #dowel drill bit
• #Beeswax
• Wool Wax Dauber

Blue #Oyster Mushroom Holey Bucket:  

This bucket will be made in the course
Made from cold pasteurised straw and inoculated with 250 grams of elm oyster grain spawn. 

DIY Elm Oyster Mushroom Supplemented Sawdust kit:

This will be made in the course
We will be using empty containers like #plastic #bottles, plastic bags or  cups to make small mushroom farms. We will be making cold pasteurised  supplemented sawdust inoculated with 250g of #Elm Oyster Mushroom. Sawdust spawn for inoculating the garden:  

King #Stropharia #sawdust spawn for mulched garden beds or mulched vegetable gardens.
Please note: We  are trying to get our King Stropharia strain on sawdust ready in time  but if we fail we will use Elm Oyster Sawdust spawn described below.
Elm Oyster mushroom sawdust spawn for use on mulched garden beds, mulched vegetable gardens or to make woodchip bunker spawn.

In  the event that there are insufficient bookings to or an unforeseen  event, this workshop will be rescheduled with option for a full refund. 
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