Mushroom Seminar: From Spores to Foraging

Join us for an interactive and beginner-friendly seminar diving into the incredible world of mushrooms! Whether you're curious about fungi or looking to grow your own gourmet mushrooms at home, this 2-hour session is packed with practical knowledge, live demonstrations, and expert guidance.

Hosted by Dillion Moriarty at the cozy and welcoming Scantic River Brewery, you'll explore:

🍄 Mushroom Fundamentals

• What is mycelium? How do mushrooms grow?
• The mushroom life cycle: spores, mycelium, fruiting bodies
• Spores vs. liquid cultures

🌱 Cultivation at Home

• How to grow mushrooms: substrate vs. bulk substrate
• Sterilization vs. pasteurization techniques
• Beginner-friendly mushrooms for home growers

🌳 Foraging & Field Knowledge

• Edible/gourmet mushrooms in Massachusetts
• When and where to forage
• How to identify toxic lookalikes safely
• Cloning wild mushrooms

🧪 Fungi in Action

• Practical uses (composting, packaging)
• Medical research and uses
• The good and bad of molds (e.g., white mold & bats)

Expect hands-on examples, live mushroom specimens, and plenty of time for Q&A. Whether you're looking to start cultivating or forage more confidently in the wild, this seminar will give you the tools and knowledge to get started.

Includes a 12 oz Beverage of your choice and a Starter Kit to take home with you!!

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

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Host or Publisher Scantic River Brewery