Two more installments of the University Farm’s “Basics of Oyster Mushroom Production” course will be offered this month. The course will be held Friday, Feb. 8, and Feb. 22, from 1 to 4 p.m.
Farm Food Program staff member Matt Burtonshaw, who manages the daily operations of the farm's oyster mushroom production, will lead the course.
In this hands-on learning experience, Burtonshaw will cover:
- The economics;
- Growing requirements;
- Equipment needed;
- Sterilization;
- Potential problems; and
- Packaging and harvesting.