Shitake mushroom workshop
March 17, 2011 at 7:56 pm Sustainable Grub Leave a comment
Here’s a great way to celebrate spring, contribute to a unique community garden, and learn how to grow shitake mushrooms.
The Carolina Campus Community Garden will have a shitake workshop on Sunday March 20 from 1 to 3 p.m. You can learn how to grow shitakes by helping UNC staff and students prepare 12 logs with mushroom plugs for the garden. Leading the workshop will be Aaron Moody, a geography professor who grows mushrooms on the side.
You will also get to sample some delicious dishes made with shitakes. How about some mushrooms with fontina cheese over polenta?
The garden was developed last year by Claire Lorch and colleagues to give UNC employees and students access to fresh local food that they can raise themselves and share with others. It’s located on University property on Wilson Street, off of Cameron Avenue just a couple of blocks west of the Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill.
The workshop is free, but you are welcome to give a donation to the garden. For more information, contact Claire at clorch@email.unc.edu.
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