​What you'll learn

​Transform your home into a mushroom sanctuary in this hands-on cultivation workshop, where science meets practical growing techniques ($125, normally $250).

​You'll leave the workshop with the theory, practical skills, and tools to grow your own mushrooms at home, with knowledge of:

• ​The biology of mushroom cultivation

• ​Individual steps in the cultivation process

• ​How to grow different species

• ​How to preserve mushroooms

​Participants will begin their cultivation journey with a complete growing kit ($30 value) including substrate, grain spawn, and spore syringe. You will start your first mushroom culture during the workshop and watch it flourish at home.

​Mushroom growing kit

​Meet your instructors

​Daniel Goldshtein is an urban farmer, musician, and historian with a deep-rooted love of the transformative power fungi can have on the world. A lifelong learner, he has been cultivating mushrooms since 1999. Daniel has since become a leader among DIY growers, sharing his knowledge and experience with the dedicated community of mycologists along the East Coast.

​Stu Sherman developed a deep connection to food science after being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age six. After earning a JD/MPH from Boston University, he worked in health policy, leading a New York State bioethics Task Force on healthcare innovation and pandemic response. During the pandemic, while working as a public interest attorney, he discovered a passion for urban gardening and mushroom cultivation, combining his love of science with hands-on growing.