<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">There are still a few places left on our Mushroom Cultivation
course running next month at Red Pig Farm. An excellent time to come
and visit these woodlands rich in fungal diversity and learn more
about the weird and wonderful world of fungi.
<p><b>What?</b></p>
<p>This three day course will provide you with a background in the
fascinating world of fungal biology and the core principle and
practices that underlie the art and science of mushroom cultivation.
By the end of course you will have everything you need to start
growing your own mushrooms at home, on your farm, or in your
community including the mushroom spawn to get you started!</p>
<p><b>You will learn:</b></p>
<ul><li><p style="margin-bottom:0cm">The fascinating biology, ecology,
and history of the Fungal Kingdom</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom:0cm">Wild mushroom identification
fungal foray</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom:0cm">Aseptic (“sterile”) practices
with agar, grains, compost, and wood-based materials</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom:0cm">The core principles and paradigms
that underlie the art and science of cultivation</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom:0cm">Bulk spawn production, processing
growing mediums and substrates</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom:0cm">Appropriate, low-cost, and
low-tech cultivation methods and tools</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom:0cm">Lab and fruiting environment
designs for home-, farm-, or community-scale projects</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom:0cm">Log cultivation</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom:0cm">Outdoor mushroom garden design and
installation</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom:0cm">application of fungi with
integrated agro-ecosystems</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom:0cm">Place-based resource management
and systems design principles</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom:0cm">Fungal integration into various
permaculture-inspired sustainable living systems</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom:0cm">Biochar & fungi</p>
</li><li><p>Biogas & fungi</p>
</li></ul>
<p><b>Mushroom Species You’ll Learn to Grow Include:</b></p>
<ul><li><p style="margin-bottom:0cm"><b>Garden Giant </b>(<i>Stropharia
rugosoannulata</i>)</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom:0cm"><b>Cordyceps</b>
(<i>Cordyceps sinensis</i>)</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom:0cm"><b>Pearl Oyster </b>(<i>Pluerotus
ostreatus</i>)</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom:0cm"><b>Lion’s Mane</b>
(<i>Hericium erinaceus</i>)</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom:0cm"><b>Reishi</b> (<i>Ganoderma
lucidum</i>)</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom:0cm"><b>Turkey Tail </b>(<i>Trametes
versicolor</i>)</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom:0cm"><b>Maitake</b> (<i>Grifola
frondosa</i>)</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom:0cm"><b>King Trumpet</b>
(<i>Pleurotus eryngii</i>)</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom:0cm"><b>Shiitake </b>(<i>Lentinula
edodes</i>)</p>
</li><li><p><b><b>Elm Oyster</b></b> (<i>Hypsizgus ulmarius</i><b>)</b></p>
</li></ul>
<p><b>Who?</b></p>
<p><b>James Skrivez</b>: Founder of Mycogeneration, James
is the head mushroom grower at Red Pig Farm. It all began with an
oyster mushroom from St Anthony’s well in the forest of Dean and
James has running with mycellium ever since. After some initial
growing success in the abandoned pantry of Yorkley Court Farmhouse he
followed the fungi westward and found an ideal woodland to grow
mushrooms in complete with Laboratory and processing unit.</p>
<p><b>Sam Lawson</b>: Sam Lawson, from Leeds, has been
interested in fungi for several years. After some initial poking
around in the woods independently without much success, he was served
a cornucopia of wild mushrooms at a friend’s house, and since then
has devoted much time and thought to enabling more people to eat
better mushrooms more often. Sam now spends most of his time in
Autumn improving his knowledge of native fungal species and exploring
new locations for foraging; for the rest of the year the focus shifts
to small-scale cultivation, particularly on developing new methods of
cultivation which are less energy-intensive and make better use of
resources normally deemed to be ‘waste’.</p>
<p><b>When?</b></p>
<p>September 16th-18th, 2016</p>
<p><b>Where</b>?</p>
<p>Red Pig Farm, Brecon Beacons, SA19 9DR</p>
<p><b>How Much?</b></p>
<p>The cost of the course is banded on the basis of income and
includes food, accommodation and materials:</p>
<ul><li><p style="margin-bottom:0cm">Up to 14K/year £95</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom:0cm">14K-20K/year £150</p>
</li><li><p>20K upwards £180</p>
</li></ul>
<p><b>How to Book</b></p>
<p>To book a place on the course contact us by phone or e-mail and
we’ll send you a booking form. Please note that we ask that you pay
a 25% non refundable deposit to secure a place on the course.</p><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><span><font color="#888888"><span><font color="#888888">
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