Event Details
Date
July 16, 2022
Time
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location
Bruckner Mott Haven Garden
678 E 136 St
Bronx, NY 10454
Host
CCE, New York Restoration Project, USDA NRCSYolanda Gonzalez
516-305-0358
email Yolanda Gonzalez
Como Cultivar Hongos Comestibles (How to Grow Edible Mushrooms)
July 16, 2022
This mushroom workshop will be taught in Spanish.
Acompane a los equipos de Cornell Co-op Extension y New York Restoration Project con las facilitadoras Cecilia, Marina, y Yolanda para aprender tres formas diferentes de cultivar hongos comestibles en su jardin. Para mas informacion, envie un correo electronico a yg88@cornell.edu
lnscripcion para este taller es un requesito. Tenemos una capacidad maxima de 30 participantes. Cuando lleguemos a capacidad, agregaremos personas a una lista de espera.
InscrÃbase a este taller: https://tinyurl.com/ComoCultivarHongosComestibles
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