Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023
Time: 1-3 p.m.
Location: Pflugerville Public Library
Cost: Free with Registration (OpENS sept 16)
Join us for a in person workshop to learn how to recycle mushroom grow blocks to build healthy soil, increase water retention, feed the soil web, your plants and eventually you! This workshop will cover the basic mycology and then we will show you low-cost and low-tech ways to recycle SMS and other organic matter back into the soil and also grow delicious Vitamin D filled culinary mushrooms! These basic techniques require no special equipment or electricity, and can all be done outdoors using organic materials found on most farms and gardens. Let’s build healthy soil together!
Please arrive on time. If you do not arrive by 1:05 pm, your supplies may be assigned to those on the waiting list. The presentation will begin indoors, then we'll move outside for the hands-on portion. Some materials will be provided, but please see below for supplies you will need to bring. This event is free but CTMS always welcomes donations.
What to Bring:
Cordless power drill and step drill bit (if you have one), Bring your own container such as a 5 gallon containers: planter pot, bucket, laundry basket, milk crate, or crate for vegetables, wire mesh container like a bird house, strawberry pot. Don't buy anything new. Let's recycle. Any container with holes in it will work including a cardboard box. If your container doesn’t have holes in the side, use a power drive with a 1“ step drill bit and drill holes in a diamond pattern 4” apart on the sides of the bucket. DO NOT drill holes on the bottom. If there are already holes on the bottom, line it with cardboard.
Examples of containers
ABOUT THE INSTRUctor
Jessi Jordan is a Texas Master Naturalist, illustrator and writer. She works to combine her love of the outdoors and art to educate people about nature.
Sonia Koschoreck is a Texas Master Naturalist and the Executive Director of The Monarch Sanctuary Project. An advocate for land stewardship, she aims to deepen the connection to our natural world through interpretation, movement and meditation.
