Summer Workshop: Grow Mushrooms on Wood

  
When:Wed 29-Jul-2026 @ 00:00
Where:Bere Marsh Farm, Shillingstone
Bere Marsh
Shillingstone
Dorset
DT11 0QY
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Calendar:Beyond Okeford Fitzpaine

Summer workshop: grow mushrooms on wood

Join our hands-on workshop to grow mushrooms on a wooden log

Led by passionate mycologist Andy Knott of Jurassic Coast Mushrooms, learn the art of log plugging, a traditional low-cost, high reward method of growing mushrooms on wood, in your gardens.  

Everybody will have the opportunity to produce their own mushroom log, while learning all about cultivating fungi, along with other simple methods for encouraging mushrooms in your garden and green spaces.  

Throughout the event, The Buzz Cafe will be open, selling tea, coffee, soft drinks and delicious homemade cakes. 

The Details:

  • Participation fee: £50 per adult / £48 per CRT Friend or Volunteer
  • The workshop will take approximately 2.5 hours.  Booking is essential as spaces are limited.
  • All resources will be provided. 
  • Please wear something practical that you do not mind getting a little messy. 
  • Subject to weather, public parking in a specially designated and clearly signposted field is available at Bere Marsh Farm. 
  • No refunds for cancellations (unless cancelled by the CRT).

Event Code: [CRT]