MUSHROOM WORKSHOPS with Dr T

Your instructor, Dr T is a mycologist specialized in mushroom biotechnology including mushroom cultivation, spawn production, and medicinal mushrooms. His background in wood fungi taxonomy and a special interest in wild fungi collection for food and medicine will provide you with plenty of knowledge so you can succeed with your mushroom projects.

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WILD & GROWN MEDICINAL MUSHROOMS WORKSHOP

Mushrooms don't care if you're using low-tech or high-tech equipment, low-cost or expensive materials to grow them. What they care about is for you to provide them with what they need.

DATE
TIME
LOCATION
DESCRIPTION

8/7, 14, 21/21

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Hilltop Park, 3950 Buckingham Square, Reno, NV 89503

SHOW & DISCUSSION: different types of medicinal mushrooms -how to ID them, therapeutic properties, side effects, dosage, uses.
DISCUSSION: on how medicinal mushroom supplements, extracts, and other products are made
DISCUSSION: on how to use medicinal mushrooms to increase energy and the immune system to support general health (a holistic approach)

SHOW & HANDS ON: Oyster mushroom cultivation (yellow/common/pink/white/blue/king) -on how to make your own oyster mushroom kit

At the end of the workshop each participant takes home the oyster kit that they made.

This is a 1 hour long discussion & hands on workshop dedicated to everyone interested in wild & grown gourmet and medicinal mushrooms their preventive role in health following a holistic approach. You’ll have the chance to see and learn about over 25 wild and grown medicinal mushroom species and their uses in the supplement industry and medicinal mushroom-based commercial products fabrication. Further our discussion will focus on ways how to increase the immune system and lifestyle changes needed for good health support and prevention -so much needed in the current difficult times

You’ll learn how gourmet and medicinal mushrooms are grown in general using a low-tech approach -just in case that you would like to grow your own in order to make your own supplements, or extracts. At the workshop you’ll be provided with mushroom spawn, substrate (wood shavings/sawdust), gloves, bags, and anything that is required for a full hands on experience (all of these are included in the workshop fee). At the end of the workshop you may take home with you the grow kit that you’ll make. Also you’ll be provided access to the MC online training platform so you can learn even more about low-tech mushroom growing. Every workshop session will have 1-5 students, therefore the earlier you enroll the sooner you participate.

THEORY

ONLINE TRAINING MODULE ACCESS

MC  PLATFORM

COST

Some More Details On The Mushroom Cultivation Workshop

After you take this workshop you'll be able to:

recognize different medicinal mushrooms in the wild, in the Asian market or at the grocery store and appreciate their therapeutic value. Among the medicinal mushrooms you’ll be introduced are the following:

-Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum)
-The Yellow Oyster (P. citrinopileatus)
-Shiitake (Lentinula edodes)
-Cordyceps (Cordyceps sinensis)
-Cordyceps (C. militaris)
-Lion’s Mane (Hericium erinaceus)
-Red Belted Polypore (Fomitopsis pinicola)
-Maitake (Grifola frondosa)
-Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus)
-Agaricon (Fomitopsis officinalis)
-Cauliflower fungus (Sparassis crispa)
-Turkey tail (Coriolus versicolor)
-Fairy Ring (Marasmius oreades)
-Tinder Polypore (Fomes fomentarius)
-Ear Mushroom (Auricularia polytricha) and others.

You’ll gain valuable knowledge that you can use to defend yourself against viruses, bacteria and other troublemaker habits that the modern society has to offer. This holistic approach spans in different areas of life and is meant to bring awareness and make you understand why we’re so vulnerable.

You’ll know how most medicinal mushrooms are grown and how you could make your own healing potions for self use.

You’ll understand the mechanisms behind the mushroom cultivation process and by using the same process shown at the workshop you’ll be able to grow different kinds of oyster mushrooms like:

-gray oyster (Pleurotus ostreatus complex)
-blue oyster (P. ostreatus complex)
-brown oyster (P. ostreatus complex)
-pearl oyster (P. ostreatus complex)
-white oyster (P. florida n.n.)
-phoenix oyster (P. pulmonarius)
-yellow oyster (P. citrinopileatus)
-pink oyster (P. djamor complex)
-abalone oyster (P. cystidiosus)
-poplar oyster (P. populinus)
-king oyster (P. eryngii)
-popcorn oyster (P. cornucopiae)
 & others.

I’m Dr T, I’m a mycologist and I grow mushrooms for over 16 years. I’m totally ready to share my experience with you. Read more about me

FAQs

If you can’t make it for the date that you’ve signed up for, then you may re-schedule your participation for the next workshop. In order to re-schedule your participation at the workshop please contact me.

Once you register for a workshop for a particular date you will be expected to attend the workshop on that date. If you can’t make it and want a refund you’ll get 50% of the tuition back. Part of the fee that you pay for this workshop is invested in materials

The causes could be one or multiple. Whatever you get as a result it shouldn’t discourage you because this is how you learn.

Yes. It is also for those that would like to learn more

In this case you’ll be notified when the next workshop will take place. If the workshop won’t take place for any reason you’ll get a full refund.

For the workshop to take place there should be a minimum of 1 participant. While the maximum participants for now is set to 5. 

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