Have you ever wanted your apple tree with more than one type of apple growing on it? It is possible with Grafting!  This is our only class that is held at our student’s residence so that we can lend our expertise to show you how to graft apples or plums onto your existing tree.  On your registration, please indicate in the ‘additional comments’ section what types of tree you have that you want to propagate as well as the recipient tree which you want to graft on to.  This will help us ensure that we bring the correct tools for the job to make your graft as successful as possible. We have a small selection of apples and plum cultivars that we can supply twigs to use.

• When: Offered in January and February, subject to distance restriction of 15km from Gibsons.
• Level of Difficulty: Moderate
• Age restrictions: Adult
• Duration: 1 hour, class limited to two people
• Cost $60 

This is a hands-on class where you will learn how to inoculate freshly cut hardwood timber with Oyster mushroom spawn.  

You will  Inoculate 4 logs to create a small raft, supplying mushrooms for many years of enjoyment.
Plus….. you also gain the wealth of knowledge needed to successfully add to your raft.

One of the hardest parts of getting mushroom logs to flush successfully is the placement of the raft.

Your location needs to have rain and also shade and a spot you often walk past. Mushrooms flush and grow new full-size in a week.  Also, you need to be able to water them in the summer, Mycelium is a plant that needs to have water to stay alive

When: January to the end of March

 Where: rr7 Farmstead at 980 Cemetery Road Gibsons BC.

Level of difficulty.:  low with assistance

Age restriction: 12 and older with an adult accompaniment

Duration 2 hours approximately\

Maximum number of students 2

Cost $100 each until spring then  = $120 each 

Contact  Dale at rr7@farmstead.ca or text 604-842-0332. to arrange for a date and time

The final part of having a mushroom log flush is providing location and environment. It is helpful to be able to show us images of possible locations in order to discuss our best possible locations.

This is a very technical class where adherence to precise procedures and strict laboratory protocols are crucial to the success of mycelium propagation. In this indoor lab class, you will learn how to reproduce mycelium and how to use mycelium to inoculate spawn.  You will take home your own jar of mycelium in agar that you can use as your starter as well as one small bag of inoculated grain. Please note there are additional student requirements for this class noted below. As there are many important learnings in the course, we will be emailing you some foundational information that you will need to read and understand as it is important to limit your time in the lab where at all possible.  

• Prerequisites:  Our Introduction to Mushroom Log Inoculation
• When: Twice during the month of November (1st and 3rd weekends)
• Level of Difficulty: High
• Age restrictions: Adult
• Duration: 2 hours, class limited to two people
• Cost $120 person

Student Requirements: Be prepared to wear a protective jumpsuit, shoe covers, mask and gloves: this is not an option so if you have any allergies to latex or vinyl, you will need to be prepared to supply your own clean suit as approved by us in advance. If you have any sensitivities to isopropanol alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, bleach or anti-bacterial sprays then you cannot take this course as these are all key products in maintaining a clean laboratory environment for mycelium propagation.  

WARNING:  Half of this class is in the lab.  Once you are in the mushroom laboratory there is no leaving for bio-breaks… if you have to leave, then you will not be able to be re-admitted unless you purchase an additional suit, gloves, mask and boot covers for the price of $20.  This is required due to the risk of extraneous mold and bacteria infection. We recommend that you do not drink up to 2 hours before the start of the course.

We are willing to share our knowledge, we have many talents. Ask for your needs to be met and they may be met.