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I once read about a farmer who wanted to make a plum tart, but first had to grow the plums. At the time, a three year wait for an ingredient seemed inconceivable to me. Mother nature, however, rewards the patient. It will take a few more years to tell whether the ramps can get established, but our asparagus beds are finally maturing and the shiitake logs we innoculated [3] a year ago have fruited. In case you’re interested, the same workshop will be offered again this Saturday, May 14th:

Shiitake Mushroom Cultivation

New Eden Collaborative, First Parish Church, Newbury, MA

Saturday, May 14, 2011

10 AM – Noon

This hands-on workshop will teach participants how to inoculate fresh logs with shiitake plug spawn for home-scale mushroom cultivation.  Other appropriate mushroom varieties and growing methods will be discussed to add to the potential for further fungi fun.  Participants will take home an inoculated log, instructions for care, and a list of resources.

 

Fee: $36 per person or $40.00 per couple to receive one inoculated log with online registration; $40 per person or $40.00 per couple the day of the event.

 

Workshop leader: Charlotte Dion

For more information and other workshops: [4] www.newedengarden.org

NOFA-NH Herbal Network is also offering [5] mushroom growing workshops >