Grow your own edible mushrooms
Discover the biology and craft of growing edible mushrooms!
Join me for a casual hands-on mushroom cultivation experience starting at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 26th.
Participants will learn the essentials of growing edible mushrooms in vegetable garden compost, wood chips, and logs using various forms of mushroom spawn (plugs, sawdust, and grain), and after a quick lesson on using a power drill, they will learn the proper techniques for drilling hardwoods and plugging them with fresh mushroom spawn. You will inoculate a log with oyster, shiitake, or lion's mane mushroom plugs for take-home perennial harvesting.
What an exciting way to recycle recently cut hardwoods and to make use of shaded garden areas while producing healthy and nutritious food!
Space is limited.
The cost is $50.00 per person.
Advance registration is required.
For registration:
Venmo: @kersten-appler
For more details email:
backyardorchardconsulting@gmail.com
Workshops 2023
Backyard Orchard Consulting
2023 Workshop Series
Hosted at Strawflower Farm
This one day workshop is designed to help home growers learn the skills needed to grow a successful food forest, or any edible in their yard.
Hosted at Straw Flower Farm, the workshop will take participants from planning through application of how to start an edible landscape from scratch. This is intended to be a hands-on learning experience. This workshop will be divided into a theorical learning part and also the practical learning in the field. From healthy soil, plants selection, pruning, diseases management, and much more.
This one day (9am-3:00pm) workshop will provide you with the tools, resources, and instructions you will use to design and establish your own edible landscape.
Pricing: $130.00 for full day, please pack a lunch. (Only 12 spots available.)
Date: April 15, 2023
Strawflower Farm is located at 51 Broomall Lane Glen Mills, PA
REGISTER
$130.00
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Workshops 2022
$140.00
Join Backyard Orchard Consulting's 2022 workshop series to begin to learn and create a food forest. You will be able to transfer the practical knowledge you gain during the workshops on Strawflower Farm to your own property. Don't miss this opportunity.
6 sessions
2 hours each. 10-12 pm.
1-hour theory,1-hour hands on experience, in the field
Printed materials included
Private Facebook group
Maximum 15 participants per workshop
$140.00 Complete Series Package (Save $40.00)
Single workshop
$30.00
A la carte workshops $30.00, subject to availability.
Workshop titles
Workshop 1 March 5, 2022
Workshop 3 April 16, 2022
Workshop 2 March 26, 2022
“Design a homestead food forest”
A forest is an ecosystem that takes care of itself without human intervention. A food forest is a type of garden mirrored after a traditional forest but incorporates edible plants, fruit trees etc.
Once established, a food forest will become its own ecosystem and will need very little, if any, human intera
“Design a homestead food forest”
A forest is an ecosystem that takes care of itself without human intervention. A food forest is a type of garden mirrored after a traditional forest but incorporates edible plants, fruit trees etc.
Once established, a food forest will become its own ecosystem and will need very little, if any, human interaction while providing fresh, healthy food.
In this workshop you will learn what are some key elements to consider before you dig. Things like soil, water, wind, ground slope, sunshine, plant selection etc.
Workshop 2 March 26, 2022
Workshop 3 April 16, 2022
Workshop 2 March 26, 2022
“All about pruning trees and berries bushes”
Understanding the why, what, when and how of pruning.
Learn how an annual pruning routine has a big impact in trees' health. In this workshop, you'll learn the techniques for specific trees and berry bushes.
We'll also go out and see professional pruning in action as well as try our hand at it!
Workshop 3 April 16, 2022
Workshop 3 April 16, 2022
Workshop 3 April 16, 2022
"Planting and more"
Planting and first prune and care. How to start on the right foot. Learn what you need to do to be able to plant the trees in the best spot on your property for their specific needs, and how the plants complement one another to create an ecosystem that helps the trees to thrive. Following the principles learned in workshop 1, you'll be able to achieve your growing goals.
Workshop Titles
Workshop 4 May 14, 2022
Workshop 4 May 14, 2022
Workshop 4 May 14, 2022
Introduction to “Holistic spray”
Learn how organic and conventional sprays affect the soil and why a holistic spray is preferred.
This approach begins with four health-supporting sprays early in the growing season. The “natural ingredients” found in the core recipe are green immune stimulants and promote competitive colonization.
Workshop 5 June 25, 2022
Workshop 4 May 14, 2022
Workshop 4 May 14, 2022
Basics of fungus and pets problems
Learn how to identify and deal with fungus and pest problems.
Learning about fungus and insects doesn't have to be hard or boring. A basic understanding can save the crop as it will help you to recognize, and prevent the problem before it arises.
Nature is our best ally in controlling insect problems.
Workshop 6 October 22, 2022
Workshop 4 May 14, 2022
Workshop 6 October 22, 2022
Evaluating your season and adjusting to your site needs
Growing perennials doesn't stop in the winter. There are some basic and simple steps you can take which will make a huge difference the following growing season. We're going to look back at the season and evaluate it. Learn, change, and try it again.