Mushroom Cultivation Workshop

Mushroom Cultivation Workshop

Join us on Friday, June 13th, for an introductory workshop on Mushroom Cultivation. In this workshop you will learn the fundamentals of mushroom production. In-person participants will conduct a hands-on activity and take their own oyster mushroom starter bag to fruit at home. This workshop is available both in-person at the UA Controlled Environment Agriculture Center and online via Zoom Meeting. In-person attendance includes 3 hours of lecture plus a one-hour hands-on workshop, while online participation includes only the lecture. If you have any questions, please reach out to Aaron Tevik at atevik@arizona.edu.

Course Location: Controlled Environment Agriculture Center - 1951 E Roger Rd, Tucson, AZ 85719 (Map)

To register please visit: Eventbrite Registration Page

 

COURSE AGENDA

8:30 – 8:40 am            Greetings and Course Overview

8:40 – 9:20 am             Edible Mushroom Production

      - An introduction to Fungi

      - The benefits of mushroom cultivation 

      - The growing industry of fungal products                             

      - Mushrooms currently in cultivation

9:20 – 9:30 am            Questions/Break

9:30 – 10:20 am          Growing mushrooms; a process overview

  • Maintaining mushroom cultures
  • Spawn production
  • Substrates (Composition, Moisture, Sources)
  • Sterilization vs. Pasteurization
  • Equipment

10:20 – 10:30 am        Questions/Break

10:30 – 11:20 am        The Fruiting Process 

  • Environmental conditions for production
    • COventing requirements
    • Humidity requirements
    • Temperature requirements
    • Lighting requirements
  • Fruiting chamber
  • Fruiting chamber upkeep
  • Equipment

11:20 – 11:30 am        Questions/General resources/websites & questions 

11:30 – 12:30 pm        Hands on Workshop (in-person attendees only)

  • Culture transfers
  • Substrate inoculation
  • Fruiting chamber