Make your own Mushroom Grow Kit: Lion's Mane & Maitake (2 Day Course)
Schedule
Wed, 26 Feb, 2025 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 27 Feb, 2025 at 09:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Biotech Without Borders | Long Island City, NY

About this Event
This class is for people that are curious about or have dabbled in mushroom cultivation and are interested in picking up DIY skills for cultivating mushrooms indoors on their own.
Day 1 - The first day we will clone mushrooms, formulate the substrate, and review sterilization equipment
Day 2 - The next day we will inoculate the substrate we prepared on Day 1 and review equipment and material needs to replicate the process on your own
Participants will take away:
- 1 Lion's Mane grow kit
- 1 Maitake grow kit
- 1 agar plate with cloned mushroom of their choice
- A suggested parts list to get started growing their own mushrooms at home
Notes:
-BWOB prides itself on democratizing biotechnology for all. If you need financial assistance in attending, please contact [email protected]
-This class is appropriate for young adults if accompanied by a guardian. Before signing up with minors, please contact [email protected]

About the Instructor:
Louis Vassar Semanchik (@lou.vase) has been cultivating mushrooms for over a decade, starting Southern Tier Mushrooms in Binghamton, NY and eventually managing cultivation for Smallhold’s farms in Brooklyn, Austin, and Los Angeles. He now manages Smallhold’s national network of independent mushroom farms to supply local mushrooms to retailers in each region of the country. He’s grown mushrooms inside restaurants, grocery stores, basements, backyards, and huge warehouses. Louis is always looking for the next opportunity to teach others how they can grow mushrooms with whatever resources they have.
Where is it happening?
Biotech Without Borders, 43-01 21St, Long Island City, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 55.20 to USD 108.55
