Get ready to cultivate ideas with farmers, ranchers, and ag pros from across Texas as we sow seeds of curiosity, build community, and have fun!
We will be at the Texas Organic Farmers & Gardeners Conference (TOFGA) again this year in Pflugerville. You can buy day passes or passes for the entire conference.
Join TOFGA for an engaging two-day conference packed with immersive workshops, hands-on learning sessions, and exciting off-site intensives and farm tours. Highlights include a Farm Feast with a captivating keynote speaker, ample social and networking opportunities, and a dynamic trade show showcasing cutting-edge materials alongside essential agricultural tools and services. Don’t miss our curated bookstore, featuring selections chosen by our Board of Directors and local farmers!
We will be bringing a truckload of spent mushroom blocks to the event this year for attendees to take home!
MYCOLOGY EVENTS
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: The Other Half of (Most) Plants
Time: Sunday, January 26th (3:30-6:00 pm) $75-
Instructor: Matt Powers, best-selling author and educator
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) co-evolved with over 90% of plants including most of our food crops - our plants our dependent upon it, and so are we. Learn how AMF fungi can transform plant immunity, yields, drought tolerance, biomass, and nutrient density with author, educator, and citizen scientist, Matt Powers. You'll see how roots actually look, what AMF looks like throughout its life stages, and how you can generate your own AMF inoculant at home.
4 WAYS TO USE SPENT MUSHROOM SUBSTRATE
Time: TBD Instructor: Angel Schatz
Join Angel Schatz for a myceliating talk on “spent mushroom substrate” that will explore the profound impact of community-driven, sustainability efforts, focusing on the unique intersection of local ecology and urban agricultural practices. Learn how you can help divert organic matter from the waste stream, and turn it into valuable resources for your home and community. Discover the latest research and examples of ways the community are using the blocks to:
Grow Culinary Mushrooms: Lo-tek/no-tek Techniques for cultivating delicious and nutritious mushrooms and cycle nutrients at the same time.
Feed Plants and Wildlife: Use mushroom blocks to feed the soil food web and feed livestock and wildlife.
Build Water-Saving and Fungal-Rich Soil: Create easy and sustainable compost solutions that conserve water and improve soil quality.
Clean Up Contamination: Discover research on the power of mycoremediation to detoxify and restore polluted environments.
Sterile Techniques For Gourmet Mushrooms
Time: TBD Instructor: Austin Davenport
For the most assured success there really is only one method, sterile, indoor cultivation! Join us as we review all the necessary lingo, equipment, and the start to finish growing process to get great and reliable results in your home. We will also review cloning as well as creating a culture library where you can become completely self sustainable in your cultivation or even help aid citizen science initiatives.
