Low Tech Shrooms - Mushroom Cultivation

ABOUT

Fungi - the soil magicians of the earth, these creatures have long been renowned for their edible, medicinal, spiritual and soil building qualities. Recently popularised for newly discovered applications such as pollution remediation, water filtration, industrial and building materials (packaging, furniture and building bricks), immunity for bees and much more, join us as we explore these mystical creatures and learn how to cultivate them at home using low tech methods.

We'll be covering:

• Mushroom basics
• Liquid innoculation
• Cardboard spawn
• Hessian sack spawn
• Crate / laundry basket cultivation (you get to take home your own 1.5kg mushroom bucket kit)
• Bucket cultivation
• Log cultivation, and
• Mushroom beds

This is a participatory and practical workshop where we'll be implementing all of the above leaving you equipped with everything you need to go home and cultivate your own mushrooms, low tech.

Cost per person is R450.

In the spirit of transparency, please see this link for a breakdown of our estimated costs.

This workshop will only go ahead if there are 14 confirmed paying participants, so please share with those you feel may benefit. This is to ensure we cover our costs, keep the workshop fee low and make this education accessible. In the event we do not reach the 14 humans target, your ticket will be fully refunded. Tickets are non-refundable otherwise.

Confirmation that this workshop will go ahead will be announced on Monday 10 December 2018.

There are mushroom grow kits (Pink / Grey Oyster) available for order. These are supplied by local growers Culture Mushrooms, and consists of a 2kg mycellium block grown on sawdust and packaged in an easy to handle bag, ready for easy fruiting into mushrooms at your home. Cost price for these are R150. This merchandise option will close by Monday 10 December so we can have it ready for you by the workshop. We also have straw as well as hydrated lime available for sale.

What to bring:

• Snacks and a lunch to share. In the spirit of compassionate sharing, please ensure what you bring to share is kosher / halaal / vegetarian.
• Your own crockery (plates, cups and mugs) and cutlery
• Plastic tupperware container for cardboard spawn (a lunch box is fine)
• Sun hat and sun glasses
• Notepad and pen if you want to take notes
• Comfortable and appropriate clothes - this is an outdoor event
• Camping chairs / blankets / yoga mats / pillows to sit on
• An open mind and your inner genius

Looking forward to connecting and co-creating a rich learning experience with you!

Stay awesome you crazy creatures.

Participants attend this workshop at their own risk. Guerilla House will not be held responsible for any theft, injury, loss or damage which may arise. However, in such an unlikely event we will assist you as best we can.

For the avoidance of doubt, no illegal substances are promoted or covered in this event. This is a cultivation workshop on edible/medicinal and legal mushrooms only.

This event is subject to postponement/cancellation at the discretion of Guerilla House in the event of bad weather. Tickets will be fully refunded should we postpone/cancel.

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