Date
Time
5:30-7:30PM
Fee
$50 (includes a grow your own mushroom bag)
Location
Shelburne Farms
Contact

If you have any questions please reach out to Tre McCarney at tmccarney@shelburnefarms.org

Registration Details

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Gourmet Mushroom Growing with Madcap Mushrooms

Adult Programs
Madcap mushroom

Whether you’re a newbie or a mushroom maestro, come step into our madcap world of gourmet mushroom cultivation. This workshop is open to all skill levels and will walk you through the basics of lab work, grain preparation, incubation, substrate creation, and fruiting techniques –– everything you need so you, too, can grow like a pro. Come for the knowledge, stay for the fungal fellowship, and leave ready to spread the spores of gourmet mushrooms far and wide.


Blake Goldberg is co-owner of Madcap Mushrooms, a gourmet mushroom farm in North Ferrisburgh, Vermont. A U.S. veteran and Texas A&M graduate, Blake is currently finishing a degree in Agroecology at the University of Vermont.

Lindsey Goldberg is co-owner of Madcap Mushrooms and a professional pastry chef. A Le Cordon Bleu graduate, Lindsey has worked in fine pastry and bread for years and currently bakes at O’Bread Bakery at Shelburne Farms.