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Fungi Fundamentals (in-person masterclass)
Regular price $249.00
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Combine with Day 2 - Mycelium Mastery and save $100!
Dive into the fascinating world of fungi with our hands-on full-day workshop - Fungi Fundamentals: Mushroom Cultivation Essentials! This class is Day 1 of our Mushroom Masterclass Weekend.
Gain the knowledge and skills to grow your very own delicious gourmet and medicinal mushrooms at home.
This in-person workshop is taught by industry experts with many years of commercial growing experience - all skill levels are welcome.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Fungi Fundamentals includes lots of extra information you won’t find in our online course. Plus there’s plenty of time to get all your mushroom cultivation questions answered on the day!
What you'll get:
- A DIY Mushroom Mini Farm bucket that you make yourself on the day
- A DIY Mushroom Mini Farm refill pack so you can repeat the process at home
- Exclusive access to our private online group to network and access digital resources
Plus, your ticket includes access to our online workshop content including:
- 20+ in-depth videos (over three hours of video content)
- Downloads and resources
- Online discussion boards
- Lifetime access to content
SKILL LEVEL: BEGINNER-FRIENDLY
No prior knowledge is required to attend Fungi Fundamentals. We often see intermediate and even advanced growers learn something new, so come one, come all!
WORKSHOP VENUES
Our in-person workshop venues are centrally located in the metropolitan areas of Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart. Where possible we strive to book accessible venues close to public transport and parking. If you have any questions about specific workshop locations please please contact us.
REFUND POLICY
We have a strict refund policy for workshops due to interstate travel and workshop materials needing to be prepared in advance.
If you've bought a ticket and can't attend the workshop for any reason we require you to notify us prior to 7 days before the workshop date to be able to refund you or place you in a future workshop.
What you’ll learn at our Fungi Fundamentals workshop:
SESSION 1: Deep-dive into the Wonderful World of Fungi
- Explore fungi biology and ecology
- Unearth the secret lives of fungi
SESSION 2: Mushroom cultivation - what can we grow and how?
Explore four methods for at-home mushroom growing:
- Mushroom growing in bags
- Mushroom growing in reusable buckets
- Mushroom growing on natural logs
- Mushroom garden beds
We share our expert tips and tricks for a multitude of different species including:
- Oyster mushrooms
- Reishi
- Lion's Mane
- Chestnuts
- Shiitake
- Wine Caps
We demonstrate:
- The best ways to harvest your mushrooms
- Pasteurisation vs Sterilisation techniques
- How to use recycled materials to grow mushrooms
- What substrates to use
- How to grow mushrooms using store bought mushrooms
SESSION 3: Make your own Mini Farm
This is the hands-on part. Make your own Mushroom Mini Farm to take home and grow your very own mushrooms!
WRAP UP: Growing set-ups, gadgets and resources to level up
- How to fruit your newly made Mini Farm
- Gear we recommend to take your mushroom growing to the next level and automate your set up
- Recommended resources
- Take-home goodies
Your teachers
Mickey Pascoe
Mickey founded Little Acre with Amy in 2017 and has grown Little Acre from the ground up. From lab work to building a steriliser, or designing a growing chamber, Mickey’s got a head full of scientific and practical knowledge and there’s rarely a mushroom related question he can’t answer.
Mickey received a 2022 Churchill Fellowship allowing him to visit mushroom facilities in Europe, Japan and the USA where he gained international expertise. He has also completed Spawn and Substrate production training at the internationally recognised Mycelia Academy in Belgium in 2022.
Mickey has taught hundreds of students mushroom cultivation skills and will put you on the path to success.
Amy Pascoe
Amy has clocked over 30,000 hours observing the growth patterns of mycelia and mushrooms while managing Little Acre’s farming operations since 2017. Amy can tell you down to the hour of when a mushroom will be perfect to pick and has extensive experience in how climatic conditions can affect your crop.
Amy traveled abroad with Mickey in 2023, observing farming practices in some of the world’s largest mushroom operations and learning from growers with decades and generations of mushroom knowledge.
Hear from our happy students
Good value
"The ecology and biology was a great place to start and the practical workshop was a perfect (near) ending too. The two presenters were knowledgeable and encouraged questions. The range of resources (books and fungi) to look at and provoke discussion were great too. The course was good value and the mushroom kits to take home were generous."
Damian - June 2021
Very informative
"The class was very informative - I learnt lots of things about mushrooms/fungi that I didn't know, including uses as building materials and medicine. It was interesting to listen to and take part in. The practical side of things was easy. We took home kits we'd made and other goodies. The location was great, central and easy to find."
Anne-Marie - June 2021
Amazing day
"Amazing presentation. I would highly recommend doing this workshop to anyone who is interested in growing or learning about mushrooms. A wealth of knowledge gained that has sparked a real keen interest in the the mycology field. Thank you so much guys and the Little Acre business for allowing me to be apart of an amazing day."
Keenan - March 2021
Highly recommended
"Everything about this course is excellent - highly recommended."
Margot - March 2021
I'm so excited to get started
"I thoroughly enjoyed the class Amy and Mickey were a wealth of knowledge and worked really well together to produce an informative session. The venue was perfect and central to everything. I’m so excited to get started with the products we received. I instantly started reading the book I purchased to give me a deeper knowledge and can’t wait to get started growing my own mushrooms."
Jacqueline - February 2021
Loved it
"Loved it. Lots of really interesting information to get me started. If you want to get into mushrooms, do the course."
Kate - February 2021
A fantastic workshop!
"A fantastic workshop! Excellent presentation that was informative and well paced, with a perfect balance between theory and practice. Amazing value too with take home supplies. Would absolutely recommend to friends."
Amanda - February 2021
Incredibly informative
"The class was incredibly informative, Amy and Mickey were great teachers and I went away feeling super confident equipped with the knowledge they shared. Would highly recommend as a way to get started on your mushroom growing journey."
Belle - October 2020
Loved every moment
"Fantastic day. Very informative and interesting. Well presented. It wasn't too long or too short time period. Loved the little mushroom farms we went home with. Good size group of people not too big. Friendly. Loved every moment. Thank you."
Jules - August 2020
Hear from our happy growers
Good value
"The ecology and biology was a great place to start and the practical workshop was a perfect (near) ending too. The two presenters were knowledgeable and encouraged questions. The range of resources (books and fungi) to look at and provoke discussion were great too. The course was good value and the mushroom kits to take home were generous."
Damian - June 2021
Very informative
"The class was very informative - I learnt lots of things about mushrooms/fungi that I didn't know, including uses as building materials and medicine. It was interesting to listen to and take part in. The practical side of things was easy. We took home kits we'd made and other goodies. The location was great, central and easy to find."
Anne-Marie - June 2021
Amazing day
"Amazing presentation. I would highly recommend doing this workshop to anyone who is interested in growing or learning about mushrooms. A wealth of knowledge gained that has sparked a real keen interest in the the mycology field. Thank you so much guys and the Little Acre business for allowing me to be apart of an amazing day."
Keenan - March 2021
Highly recommended
"Everything about this course is excellent - highly recommended."
Margot - March 2021
I'm so excited to get started
"I thoroughly enjoyed the class Amy and Mickey were a wealth of knowledge and worked really well together to produce an informative session. The venue was perfect and central to everything. I’m so excited to get started with the products we received. I instantly started reading the book I purchased to give me a deeper knowledge and can’t wait to get started growing my own mushrooms."
Jacqueline - February 2021
Loved it
"Loved it. Lots of really interesting information to get me started. If you want to get into mushrooms, do the course."
Kate - February 2021
A fantastic workshop!
"A fantastic workshop! Excellent presentation that was informative and well paced, with a perfect balance between theory and practice. Amazing value too with take home supplies. Would absolutely recommend to friends."
Amanda - February 2021
Incredibly informative
"The class was incredibly informative, Amy and Mickey were great teachers and I went away feeling super confident equipped with the knowledge they shared. Would highly recommend as a way to get started on your mushroom growing journey."
Belle - October 2020
Loved every moment
"Fantastic day. Very informative and interesting. Well presented. It wasn't too long or too short time period. Loved the little mushroom farms we went home with. Good size group of people not too big. Friendly. Loved every moment. Thank you."
Jules - August 2020