1-Day Gourmet & Medicinal Mushroom Cultivation Workshop

Description

Hosted at the Holy Shiitake Mushroom Farm, Laboratory & Processing Facility – Honeydew, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Join us for a full-day, hands-on workshop that dives deep into the art and science of gourmet and medicinal mushroom cultivation. With only 4 participants per session, you’ll receive personalized attention and practical experience inside a fully operational mushroom farm. (Booking essential.)

Whether you’re a curious beginner or scaling up your operation, this immersive session will fast-track your cultivation journey, you will acquire valuable knowledge that will save you time and set you up for success in your cultivation journey!

What You’ll Learn

• Welcome & Refreshments

• Introduction to Mushroom Cultivation

• Facility Tour

• Laboratory Overview

  • Vectors of contamination

  • Liquid & tissue culture

  • Agar techniques, inoculations & sterile methods

• Substrate Preparation

  • Mixing, moisture content, and bagging

• Atmospheric Pasteurisation

• Grain Spawn Production

• Incubation

• Cultivation Techniques

  • Humidity control, air exchange, and more

• Processing & Harvesting

Included With Your Registration (Take-home)

• 1x inoculated grain spawn bag

• 1x fruiting block (prepared during the session)

• PDF Guide: “Mushroom Growing – Home & Farm Scale”

• Sterile gloves and wipes

• 2x agar plates (inoculated during the session)

• 10% Website discount voucher on future purchases

• Mush Love stickers

Want to Go Deeper?

We also offer advanced laboratory workshops.
Send us a message to find out more.

Booking & Payment

A 50% deposit is required to secure your spot.
Contact Holy Shiitake today to book — spaces are limited!