Applied Mycology Workshop – Production of mushrooms

March 27, 2010

Participants will leave this course with the basic tools needed to create their own production of mushrooms at home.

Theoretical content
- Life cycle of fungi
- Aspects of reproduction
- Symbiosis and ecological functions
- Mycology, ethnomycology and history
- Methods and substrates
- Considerations on methods

Practical Content
- Collection of spores
- Production of mycelium
- Sterilization of substrates
- Inoculation
- Harvesting
- Considerations permanent crops

Trainer: Pedro Prata
Master in Biology, investigators applied mycology, Faculty of Sciences of UL. Advisor courses in mycology Research Center for Appropriate Technology, Cottage Grove, Oregon, U.S.. Follower of the methods created by Paul Stamets. Contact with farming from an early age has been applying the new techniques that will discover the farm where he grew up.

* Date: March 27, 2010
* Time: 10h to 18h (lunch included)
* Price: tbc
* Max enrollment: 15 people

More info & enrolment: http://www.icanfeedmyself.com

2 Comments on Applied Mycology Workshop – Production of mushrooms

  1. nigel green says:

    hi ,im very interested in your mushroom workshop can you let me know if there is still space ,kind regards nigel

  2. Tei Ven Ven says:

    Hi, I am glad to find this blog of yours on internet and this seems very interesting to me. I am writing on behalf of Agro-Biotechnology Malaysia (ABI)from Malaysia.http://www.abi.gov.my/index.ph.....;Itemid=71
    I would like to know if you are interested to conduct a workshop in Malaysia, Mr. Pedro Prata? Please kindly leave me an email at joanne_tvv@yahoo.com Thank you.

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