DIY Oyster Mushroom Cultivation Workshop

Schedule

Sat Apr 11 2026 at 10:00 am to 01:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Cottonwood Urban Farm | Los Angeles, CA

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Hands-on oyster mushroom cultivation workshop. Learn to grow mushrooms on straw and take home your own grow bag. Beginner friendly.
About this Event

DIY Oyster Mushroom Cultivation Workshop
with Paula Peng of LAmushCo

Learn how to grow your own oyster mushrooms at home in this hands-on cultivation workshop led by Paula Peng, founder of LAmushCo and longtime educator in mushroom cultivation and mycelial knowledge.

Paula founded the LA Mushroom Cooperative in 2014 to teach mushroom cultivation, environmental remediation, and the practical uses of functional mushrooms. Since 2020 she has been leading DIY cultivation workshops throughout Los Angeles while developing her concepts of Ancestral Mycology and the Mycelium of the Body—approaches that connect mushroom growing with deeper ecological and cultural knowledge.

In this workshop, participants will learn the fundamentals of oyster mushroom cultivation using straw, one of the easiest and most reliable ways to grow mushrooms at home.

Together we will walk through the full process step by step, including preparing and pasteurizing straw, inoculating growing material with mushroom culture, and building simple grow bags you can maintain at home.

Participants will gain a clear understanding of the mushroom life cycle and the basic conditions needed for successful cultivation.

During the workshop you will:

— Learn the basics of mushroom biology and cultivation
— Prepare and pasteurize straw growing substrate
— Inoculate straw with oyster mushroom culture
— Build your own mushroom grow bag to take home
— Learn how to care for and harvest your mushrooms

This class is beginner-friendly and designed to give participants the confidence to start growing mushrooms on their own.

All participants will leave with a prepared oyster mushroom grow bag and the knowledge to continue exploring mushroom cultivation at home.

Cost: $40 per person

Join us at Cottonwood Urban Farm for a day of hands-on learning and an introduction to the fascinating world of mushrooms and mycelium.


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Taller de Cultivo de Hongos Ostra (Oyster Mushrooms)
con Paula Peng de LAmushCo

Aprende a cultivar tus propios hongos ostra en casa en este taller práctico dirigido por Paula Peng, fundadora de LAmushCo y educadora con años de experiencia en cultivo de hongos y conocimiento micelial.

Paula fundó LA Mushroom Cooperative en 2014 para enseñar sobre cultivo de hongos, micorremediación y el uso de hongos funcionales. Desde 2020 ha impartido talleres de cultivo DIY en el área de Los Ángeles mientras desarrolla sus conceptos de Micología Ancestral y Mycelium of the Body, enfoques que conectan el cultivo de hongos con conocimientos ecológicos y culturales más profundos.

En este taller aprenderás los fundamentos del cultivo de hongos ostra usando paja, uno de los métodos más simples y confiables para cultivar hongos en casa.

Durante el taller recorreremos todo el proceso paso a paso, incluyendo la preparación y pasteurización de la paja, la inoculación del sustrato con cultivo de hongos y la creación de bolsas de cultivo que podrás mantener en casa.

También aprenderás sobre el ciclo de vida de los hongos y las condiciones básicas necesarias para un cultivo exitoso.

Durante el taller:

— Aprenderás los fundamentos de la biología y cultivo de hongos
— Prepararás y pasteurizarás paja como sustrato de cultivo
— Inocularás la paja con cultivo de hongos ostra
— Crearás tu propia bolsa de cultivo para llevar a casa
— Aprenderás cómo cuidar y cosechar tus hongos

Este taller es ideal para principiantes y está diseñado para que los participantes se sientan seguros de comenzar a cultivar hongos en casa.

Todos los participantes se llevarán una bolsa de cultivo de hongos ostra preparada y el conocimiento necesario para seguir explorando el cultivo de hongos por su cuenta.

Costo: $40 por persona

Acompáñanos en Cottonwood Urban Farm para un día de aprendizaje práctico y una introducción al fascinante mundo de los hongos y el micelio.

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Cottonwood Urban Farm, 8380 Ventura Canyon Avenue, Los Angeles, United States

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