🎤 Instructor: Selima
🗓️ Date: Saturday, September 19, 2026
⏰ Time: Class at 10:30 a.m.
📍 Location: Grand Pavilion, Lakeline Park
🎟️ Cost: Free with Registration (Donations accepted for mushroom blocks)
Join our friends with Sewa International for a Green Tribute Day- Honoring our Heroes Healing our Planettounlock the secrets to growing gourmet mushrooms at home in this hands on class! Join us for a special event where local mushroom farmer Selima will reveal low-cost, low-tech methods to cultivate delicious mushrooms right in your own backyard, no special equipment required.
This workshop will focus on the simplicity and accessibility of outdoor mushroom cultivation. Selima will provide a live demonstration on how to transform everyday containers into productive mushroom beds. You’ll learn the step-by-step process of using common items like 5-gallon buckets and even laundry baskets to create the perfect environment for fungi to thrive.
What You’ll Learn & Do:
Container Gardening with Fungi: See how to set up and inoculate containers with mushroom spawn, turning them into mini mushroom farms.
Choosing the Right Substrate: Discover the best, easily-sourced materials like wood chips, straw, and leaves to feed your mushrooms.
Top Mushroom Varieties: Get expert tips on the easiest and most delicious mushrooms to grow outdoors, such as Wine Caps and Oysters.
Demonstration & Q&A: Watch the process live and ask Selima all your questions about cultivation, maintenance, and harvesting.
Don't Miss the Block Giveaway!
To help you get started immediately, we will be giving away used mushroom blocks. These blocks, which have already produced one flush of mushrooms, are perfect for using as high-quality spawn in your own garden. This is a fantastic way to grow your own food while helping to reduce waste. Learn more here
