Are you ready to take your mushroom cultivation skills to the next level?

Curious about advanced techniques to enhance your mushroom yields?

Come and expand your mushroom cultivation knowledge and learn new growing techniques in this 2-day course designed for people who already know the basics. It is perfect for anyone who has attended any of Darren’s previous Shroomshops for Beginners. 

The course has been designed to support previous attendees with their next steps and progression on their mushroom cultivation journeys. If you haven't attended one of his beginners courses you can still join in. Darren will include mushroom theory in this course, and teaching via a hands-on experience covering:

🍄 Making your own spore prints

🍄 Making your own spore syringes

🍄 Making your own mycelium spawn

🍄 Working with grain and wood substrates

🍄 How to increase your yields

🍄 How to make liquid mycelium and spore slurries

🍄 Experimenting with various bulk growing techniques

We will also revisit but go deeper with some of the basics of mushroom cultivation, and use the weekend to reinforce previous lessons taught and address some of the challenges you may have faced so far. Participants only need to bring a pen and pad.

Handouts and all training materials will be provided.

TIMINGS

Saturday & Sunday

Doors open: 10:45am

Start: 11:00am

End: 4:00pm

About Your Facilitator

Darren Le Baron

Darren Le Baron is an educator, researcher and event organizer based in the UK. Known around the world for his Shroomshop Master classes he is keen mushroom cultivator and teacher. He has been growing gourmet and medicinal mushrooms for over ten years and has translated his home growing experiences into a social enterprise. 

He is an Organic Horticulturist and Permaculture tutor who supports schools, businesses and so-called hard-to-reach communities around the world to create holistic and sustainable working systems.

He is a regular facilitator and presenter at the Psychedelic Society, and a chair and Breaking Convention committee member. He is also a regular presenter at the Detroit Psychedelic Conference, Ozora, Noisily and Lightening in a Bottle Festivals, as well as numerous gatherings around the world sharing his extensive research on psychedelics and how they can help support humanity in the here and now.

Collectively his work aims to inform and empower individuals from diverse backgrounds to cope with social challenges and contribute to community development as well as self-improvement in an innovative, creative, culturally-aware style.
 

Outstanding! Clear, concise, informative, practical, accessible workshop, and a lot of fun. A wonderful, encouraging empowering experience. Well worth the modest cost to attend. Most satisfied and I highly recommend :)

- Jess P

Really amazing and helpful course with Darren. He’s a friendly and inspirational guy with a very deep knowledge of all aspects of fungus cultivation culture. If you want to get going on this hobby make him your first choice to learn all the skills and tips to save you time and money. 10/10.  

- Ali H

Very informative and with added bonus of hands on practical tips on how to go about growing mushrooms. Will recommended this workshop to my friends and family and look forward to attending more advance workshops. Had a great time too. 

- Katie P

EVENT DETAILS

TICKET PRICES: £150+
ARRIVAL: 10:30am
NO ENTRY AFTER: 11:00am

To avoid disruption to the event, latecomers may not be admitted. 

VENUE

Haggerston Community Centre, 8 Lovelace St, London E8 4FF, UK
 

ENQUIRIES

 darren@darrenlebaron.com

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