Gardens
Workshops + Demos

Mushroom Log Workshop

When

Fri, Apr 26, 2024 11:00AM – 12:30PM

Where

Meet at Perkins Visitor Center

Price

$50; including admission to the grounds for one person. Wave Hill Members save 10%

Learn about edible mushroom cultivation with this fun, hands-on workshop! Wave Hill’s Associate Director of Horticulture Steve Conaway instructs participants on how to inoculate a sustainably-harvested log with edible mushrooms such as oyster and shiitake. Discover the biology and craft of growing mushrooms on wood. Participants will bring home one log for perennial mushroom harvesting. Finished logs must be kept in an outdoor location.

This is a family-friendly workshop but requires adult supervision as hot wax and hand tools will be used. Recommended for ages ten and older with an adult companion. Arbor Weekend event.

Fee covers workshop, supplies and admission for one person. An additional person may assist on a project but they must pay admission to the grounds when they arrive.

Advance registration encouraged, online or by calling 718.549.3200 x251. Day-of registration based on availability and not guaranteed.

Participants may be required to stand for most of the program but folding chairs will be available. Wave Hill House is located along a paved route with moderate changes in grade. The ground floor and lower level of Wave Hill House are wheelchair-accessible. There is an accessible, ground-level entrance at the front of the building with a power-assist door. The restroom on the ground level is all-gender and ADA-compliant. Additional ADA-compliant restrooms are available on the lower level, which can be accessed by an elevator.

Steve Conaway

Steve Conaway

Steve Conaway studied environmental horticulture at the University of New Hampshire and plant pathology at Penn State University where his doctoral dissertation centered on the control of invasive weeds with naturally occurring fungal pathogens. He pursued an interest in tropical plant science on the island of Hawaii working with the United States Department of Agriculture. Steve spent seven years at Greenwich Land Trust (CT) as the Conservation and Outreach Director, managing their nature preserves and creating community programs. Steve currently works with the talented team of Wave Hill gardeners to steward greenhouses, gardens, and natural areas.