Event Details

Date

March 29, 2025

Time

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Location

Biotech Without Borders
43-01 21st St, Suite 319
Long Island City, NY 11101

Host

Cornell Small Farms and Biotech Without Borders


Mushroom Cultivation Demo: Making Spawn for Log Inoculation

March 29, 2025


Learn the fundamentals of mushroom propagation in this demonstration lab session. We'll review the essentials for:
  • sterile lab technique
  • DIY mycology equipment
  • cloning mushrooms to create starter cultures
  • creating liquid culture spawn
  • sawdust spawn development for inoculating logs to grow mushrooms outside
In-person participants will leave with a cloned mushroom sample and a liquid culture syringe of their chosen species.

No prior experience is needed--just curiosity and a love for fungi!

This is the first part of an event series with Biotech Without Borders and Cornell Small Farms Community Mushroom Educators to perform log inoculations across NYC in urban gardens. We will share links to those events here once they become available and also share details during this class.





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Announcements

Community Gardens Soil Testing Program Accepting Applications

Soil testing supports the growth and expansion of community gardens by protecting the health and safety of the food produced in these gardens. CCE Harvest NY, in partnership with the NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets (AGM) and the Cornell Soil Health Lab, is offering eligible, food-producing gardens in New York State the opportunity to send soil samples for testing without charge.

The soil test will analyze samples for heavy metals and nutrient levels. Test results help gardeners make appropriate plans to produce high quality fruits, vegetables, and flowers. Technical support and education for participating growers will be available from the CCE Harvest New York team. Learn more about the 2026 Community Gardens Soil Testing Program.