BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orange County//NONSGML Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orange County Events//EN X-ORIGINAL-URL: VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT METHOD: PUBLISH X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE DTSTART:20250310T180600 DTEND:20250310T200800 SUMMARY:WAITLIST ONLY: Mushroom Production as a Business - Workshop Series DTSTAMP:20110121T170000 LAST-MODIFIED:20250225T121257 CREATED:20250109T140227 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:29320 LOCATION: URL:http://cceorangecounty.org/events/2025/03/10/waitlist-only-mushroom-production-as-a-business-workshop-series DESCRIPTION:This class is currently FULL! If you're interested in joining the waitlist, please call or email Justine Shaffer at 845-344-1234 or js3644@cornell.eduBegin your mushroom cultivation journey this spring! This training provides a career path for beginner mushroom cultivators looking to expand their production practices. Participants will learn propagation and cultivation techniques, identification procedures, and safe harvesting practices compliant with Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) and the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Additionally, we'll explore all the potential uses for mushrooms. Including food, medicinal uses, skin and hair health, environmental benefits, nutritional benefits, immune system support, and more! Supervisors, farmers, other farm businesses, and homeowners who want to add agriculture to their properties and the public are encouraged to attend! Workshop Details How to Create a Viable Mushroom Business - Monday, March 10, 2025, from 6:30 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. via Zoom Financial Visibility in Mushroom Production – Monday, March 17, 2025, from 6:30 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. via Zoom Hands-on Workshop - Saturday, April 26, 2025, from 11:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M., at Flowering Sun Ecology Center in Ellenville, NY (lunch will be provided!) Questions? Please contact Justine Shaffer (js3644@cornell.edu) or Nathaniel Lartey (nl498@cornell.edu) or call 845-344-1234 CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES: STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR n/a