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Growing Culinary Mushrooms in Your Backyard

Hosted by Calgary Garden Show

A 1.5 hr introduction to cultivating mushrooms in your backyard.
This workshop is offered as part of the Calgary Garden Show organized by the Calgary Horticultural Society.

Max Bell Centre, 1001 Barlow Trail SE, Calgary, AB

$15 + Entrance Fee

May 4, 2019 | 10 AM

Facilitator: Tara

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Growing backyard mushrooms

Hosted by Fungi Akuafo & Urban Farm School

Join us for this fun and informative workshop and come away with some serious know-how and real-time installation experience so you can get started growing your own backyard mushrooms!

In this workshop, you will learn fungi basics (life-cycle, nutrition, etc.) and various techniques to grow gourmet and medicinal mushrooms in your backyard.

May 5, 2019 | 10 AM

Facilitator: Tara

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Tour – Akesi Farms (~1.5 hours)

Hosted by Akesi Farms and Fungi Akuafo

Join us as we walk around Akesi Farms to see various ways mushrooms can be grown in your yard. Get inspired by what is possible in our cold climate! Spawn will be available for sale afterwards. See our library for more details or take an in depth workshop to learn more! Akesi Farms is located 1.5 hours from Calgary. Check out the Sundre Farmer’s Market on Friday evenings.

Akesi Farms, Alberta

$10

May 31, 2019 | 10 AM

Facilitator: Meghan

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Tour – Akesi Farms (~1.5 hours)

Hosted by Akesi Farms and Fungi Akuafo

Join us as we walk around Akesi Farms to see various ways mushrooms can be grown in your yard. Get inspired by what is possible in our cold climate! Spawn will be available for sale afterwards. See our library for more details or take an in depth workshop to learn more! Akesi Farms is located 1.5 hours from Calgary. Check out the Bergen Farmers’ Market on Saturdays until 1pm.

Akesi Farms, Alberta

$10

June 1, 2019 | 9:30 AM

Facilitator: Meghan

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Introductory Series Workshop: Growing edible mushrooms in your backyard

Hosted by Akesi Farms and Fungi Akuafo

A 3hr introduction to cultivating mushrooms in your backyard. This workshop will include an overview of fungi ecology, a discussion on how to choose which species to grow, instructions on how to inoculate woodchips and log stacks, and tips to care for your new fungi friends.

Akesi Farms, Alberta

$50

June 8, 2019 | 1 PM

Facilitator: Meghan

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Alberta Open Farm Days

Hosted by Akesi Farms

Akesi Farms

Free

August 17-18, 2019 | 10 AM – 5 PM

Hosts: Meghan and Kwesi

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Introductory Series Workshop: Growing edible mushrooms in your home

Hosted by Fungi Akuafo

A 3hr introduction to cultivating mushrooms in your home. This workshop will include an overview of fungi ecology, a discussion on how to choose which species to grow, and information on the equipment and techniques to create the right conditions to grow mushrooms.

3402 8 Street SE, Calgary, AB

$50

April 14, 2019 | 1 PM

Facilitator: Tara

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Exhibitor

Hosted by Calgary Seedy Saturday

Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Association, 1320 5 Ave NW, Calgary, AB T2N 0S2

Entrance: $2 at the door

We will have grain spawn and sawdust spawn for sale.

March 16, 2019 | 10 AM
Exhibitor: Tara

Host Organization

Cabin Fever

Permaculture Calgary Guild

Sunalta Community Centre, Calgary, Alberta

March 2, 2019
Attendee: Tara

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Farm to Market to Table

Alberta Farmers Market Association and Alberta Farm Fresh Producers Association

Nisku Inn and Conference Centre, Nisku, Alberta

February 28 & March 1, 2019
Attendee: Meghan and Kwesi

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Introductory Series Workshop: Growing edible mushrooms in your backyard

Hosted by Fungi Akuafo

A 3hr introduction to cultivating mushrooms in your backyard. This workshop will include an overview of fungi ecology, a discussion on how to choose which species to grow, instructions on how to inoculate woodchips and log stacks, and tips to care for your new fungi friends.

3402 8 Street SE, Calgary, AB

$50

February 9, 2019 | 9 AM

Facilitator: Tara

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Farm Women – Decision with Vision

Farm Women’s Conference – Alberta

Apple Creek Golf Course, Airdrie, Alberta
$52.50

February 7, 2019
Attendee: Meghan

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Creating a Farmers Co-operative

Rural Routes to Climate Solutions

Stettler Learning Centre, Stettler, Alberta

$15

February 2, 2019
Attendee: Meghan

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Growing Healthy Farmers, Fields and Food

Organic Alberta 2019 Conference

Dow Centennial Centre, Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta

January 25 & 26, 2019
Attendee: Meghan

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Central Alberta Winter Mixer

Hosted By: Young Agrarians

Deer Valley Meadows Camp, Alix, Alberta

January 12 & 13, 2019
Attendee: Meghan

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Presentation: Mushroom Cultivation 101

Hosted by the Alberta Mycological Society

Tara will give a talk outlining the cultivation process and some common species and techniques for growing mushrooms at home.

Nose Hill Library, 1530 Northmount Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2L 0G6

FREE

November 29, 2018 | 7 PM
Speaker: Tara

Host Organization

Bjorgvin 1907

Hosted by The Wandering Long Table

Bergen Hall

$20 (Reservation – credit on bill)

July – October 2018

Attendees: Meghan and Kwesi

Reservations

Mushroom Intelligence: Exploring the wood wide web

Hosted by The Light Cellar

6326 Bowness Rd NW, Calgary

$77

September 9, 2018 | 10:30 AM

Attendee: Meghan

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Alberta Open Farm Days

Hosted by Akesi Farms

Akesi Farms

Free

August 18-19, 2018 | 10 AM – 5 PM

Hosts: Meghan and Kwesi

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Feast of Bergen

Hosted by The Bergen Institute

Bergen Hall

$75

August 18, 2018 | 6:30 PM

Attendees: Meghan and Kwesi

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Alberta Permaculture Convergence

Hosted by Sunshine Earthworks and Greentree Village

243015 Boundary Road – off Highway #1, between Chestermere and Strathmore

$75

July 6-8, 2018

Attendees: Tara and Meghan

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How Mushrooms Help Protect You from Neurodegeneration & The Twenty Three Myths of Medicinal Mushrooms You Need to Know

Hosted by The Light Cellar

6326 Bowness Road NW, Calgary

$35

June 15, 2018 | 6:30 PM

Attendee: Tara

Registration

Growing Backyard Mushrooms

Hosted by Urban Farm School

2120 Palisfield Place SW
If your backyard growing system is missing it’s very important edible fungal friends, this workshop will provide some inventive and effective ways to introduce mushrooms into your ecology.

May 12, 2018 | 9AM
Speaker: Tara

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