Join members of the Olympia Mycelial Network for an adventure in cultivation. We will have a three part mushroom cultivation course which will start with Tissue Culture! We will learn how to take mushroom culture from petri dish to grain, and we will also explore Liquid culture inoculation methods as well! ​

Instructors: Ava Arvest & Raskal Turbeville

​​Ava Arvest is a Citizen-Mycologist business owner whose primary interest is in ecological restoration and self sufficiency. Living in Olympia since 2008, she's been studying and cultivating fungi since 2010. With a background in education, art, and music she now gets the most from volunteering with groups like the Olympia Mycelial Network, Media Island International, and the Olympia Food Coop. Through the OMN and her business, MycoUprrhizal, she aims to focus her work on education, remediation and earth repair.

​​Raskal Turbeville is a Permaculture designer with a passion for soil science and mushroom cultivation. He has been cultivating mushrooms on a small scale for the past 4 years and has worked with a number of different farms and communities to establish mushroom cultivation projects for food, medicine, and remediation. Since 2014, Raskal has been teaching and facilitating workshops with the Olympia Mycelial Network in an effort to educate the community about the beauty and resilience of our fungal allies.

This is part one of a three-part series on the cultivation of mushrooms. Register for Part II HERE. Register for Part III HERE.

**Pre-registration REQUIRED**
$25 plus $5 supply fee. 

Register online following the link above or register by phone (360) 753-5522

Refund Policy: Cancellations must be received 5 business days prior to the 1st day of class in order to receive a full refund.

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GRuB has an accessible parking spot in front of the building with a ramp to the front door. There is a single occupancy ADA bathroom on the ground floor. Most workshops are primarily spoken out loud with some paper handouts, and have a hands-on or experiential component.