Wave Hill – Mushroom Log Workshop

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Sponsored By: Wave Hill

WAVE HILL – MUSHROOM LOG WORKSHOP

APRIL 26, 2024
11:00AM–12:30PM

Learn about edible mushroom cultivation with this fun, hands-on workshop! Wave Hill’s Associate Director of Horticulture Steve Conaway instructs participants on how to inoculate a sustainably-harvested log with edible mushrooms such as oyster and shiitake. Discover the biology and craft of growing mushrooms on wood. Participants will bring home one log for perennial mushroom harvesting. Finished logs must be kept in an outdoor location.

This is a family-friendly workshop but requires adult supervision as hot wax and hand tools will be used. Recommended for ages ten and older with an adult companion. More information at: Wave Hill Mushroom Log Workshop

$50, including admission to the grounds. Wave Hill Members save 10%.

Advance registration encouraged, online or by calling 718.549.3200 x251. Day-of registration based on availability and not guaranteed. Space is limited.

Steve Conaway studied environmental horticulture at the University of New Hampshire and plant pathology at Penn State University where his doctoral dissertation centered on the control of invasive weeds with naturally occurring fungal pathogens. He pursued an interest in tropical plant science on the island of Hawaii working with the United States Department of Agriculture. Steve spent seven years at Greenwich Land Trust (CT) as the Conservation and Outreach Director, managing their nature preserves and creating community programs. Steve currently works with the talented team of Wave Hill gardeners to steward greenhouses, gardens, and natural areas.