Shiitake Mushroom Log Workshop

*For ages 18 and up.

Learn the basics of growing Shiitake mushrooms on hardwood logs. Everyone will also get to participate in the hands-on experience of inoculating logs with Shiitake wood plug spawn. Each participant will leave the workshop with an inoculated log to take home, as well as the knowledge of how to properly care for it to produce mushrooms. The cultivation of other gourmet and medicinal mushrooms will also be discussed.

Presenter Bio:

Andy Gedeon & Anna Kelly are the founders of Soulshine Acres, a forest-farm specializing in growing gourmet and medicinal mushrooms. Focused on sustainable practices for obtaining logs and growing mushrooms in harmony with the land, they hope to benefit both the environment and the people of Athens. You can find them selling seasonal fresh mushrooms and mushroom tinctures year-round at the Athens Farmers Market. They are firm believers that mushrooms are not only a vital food source for our community, but also a rich source of medicines for the mind and body. Sharing the knowledge of how to cultivate mushrooms is a way of empowering people and providing them with food security.