Introduction to mushroom cultivation and foraging

One day course – at Troed yr Harn Campus, Talgarth

Talgarth-based mushroom grower and tincture maker, Marley Burns of SuperFungi will teach us the basics of indoor and outdoor mushroom cultivation.

We will start with a short fungi foray as we walk from Talgarth centre to the Troed yr Hard campus *. We will learn what fungi grow in our local woodlands and how wild harvesting should be done sensitively. At the campus, we will learn the basics of mushroom cultivation: about both high and low technology approaches, the growth cycle of fungi, homemade substrates and how to optimise conditions for different mushroom types from inoculation to fruiting.

*subject to availability

Key Information

Date: Saturday 2nd December 2023

Time: 9.30am – 4pm

Location: Troed yr Harn, Talgarth, Meeting at Talgarth Car Park to walk up to the farm.

All materials provided. You will be given substrate bags of oyster (indoor growing) and wine cap (outdoor growing) mushrooms. You’ll also receive a syringe of liquid mycelium culture for each species, which will permit a lifetime supply of home-grown mushrooms!

Please bring a water bottle and a packed lunch for a picnic.

What will I do and learn?

• How to identify local fungi
• Understand different methods of mushroom production
• Learn how to grow fungi from spore to mycelium, and onwards to fruit
• Gain insight into both indoor and outdoor growing
• Take your own mushroom grow bags away from the course alongside the knowledge to continue growing your own edible fungi for years to come.

How much does it cost?

We would like our short courses to be as accessible as possible cost-wise, whilst ensuring we are still able to cover material and teaching costs. We, therefore, ask you to pay what you can towards this event based on our tiered system. For this course, we have 15 spaces. We have tickets available at £50 (reduced rate), £75 (actual cost), and £100 (pay it forward).

Consider contributing more on the scale if you:

• have the ability to comfortably meet all of your basic needs
• have investments, retirement accounts, or inherited money
• travel recreationally
• own the home you live in
• have a relatively high degree of earning power due to level of education (or gender and racial privilege, class background, etc.)

Consider contributing less on the scale if you:

• have difficulty covering basic expenses
• are supporting children or have other dependents
• are an elder with limited financial support
• have unstable housing and/or limited access to reliable transportation

If you select an amount at the higher end of the scale, you will make possible future offerings and support our volunteers who are generously contributing time. Thank you!

If you are unable to pay for the course and would like to be considered for a free place, then please complete this form. You will be contacted by a member of our team 2-4 weeks prior to the course starting. Please note that once tickets are sold out, we can no longer accept bursary applications.

Tickets are non-refundable. Depending on the uptake of the course we hold the right to cancel it, in which case you will be refunded.

Please note that spaces on this course are limited. We operate on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Accessibility

This course is rated as 3 (least access) on our scale of accessibility. Read more about our accessibility policy here.

Please see our booking terms & conditions upon checkout for more information.

We will follow the most recent COVID measures and protocols in order to keep everyone safe and healthy for the duration of the course.