Introduction to mushroom cultivation for the first time home producer including the following topics:

Mushroom anatomy, biology, aseptic technique, equipment used for cultivation, grain spawn, liquid culture, preparation of bulk substrate, transfer of grain spawn to create a fruiting bag, discussion of fruiting chambers, and Q+A.

About the Instructors:

Avi Kazen hails from Tucson, Arizona. He has a background in bioengineering and a passion for sustainable technology. His interest in mushrooms arose after an internship with Ecovative Design, and he has been experimenting with mycology ever since.

Tom Knapp is from Houston, TX. He has a background in earth sciences and sustainability. In 2021, he began working with the Urban Agriculture program at Loyola as the Aquaponics and Mushroom Cultivation Program Leader. He also worked as the lab technician at Mycocycle Inc, a fungal focused mycoremediation start up before joining Plant Chicago as the Education Manager. He has a raging passion for learning and sharing about all things mushroom-related!

Plant Chicago never wants cost to be a barrier to our programming, please email aW5mbyB8IHBsYW50Y2hpY2FnbyAhIG9yZw== if you are interested in attending but can't currently afford the listed ticket price!