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BF 153: Indoor Specialty Mushroom Production
General Course Resources
Instructor Contact Information
Order Mushroom Supplies!
FORUM: Introduce Yourself
Pre-Course Survey
Webinar Schedule and Participant Guide
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Navigating in Teachable; Getting a Course Completion Certificate; and More
Weekly Webinar Link
Week 1: Mycology 101
Mycology 101: Week 1 Slides
Case Study: Will Padilla Brown (42:28)
ARTICLE: The Mighty Oyster Mushroom, Paul Stamets
Guide on Specialty Mushroom Production
Decision Tree for Mushroom Growing
SEMESTER PROJECT: Get your substrates together!
Article for Week 2 Discussion
2026 Webinar + Slides
Week 2: Cultivation Stages & Propagation Techniques
Webinar: Low Tech Cultivation Methods (75:43)
RESOURCES: Liquid Culture
Resources on Single Use Plastics + Mushroom Growing
VIDEO: Sterile Block Webinar & Resources
Article for Week 3 Discussion
ACTIVITY: Oyster Inoculation on Your Kitchen Counter
2026 Webinar + Slides
Week 3: Substrates, Spaces & Growing Methods
Carbon/Nitrogen Ratio and Other Nutrient Resources
Low-Tech Methods
Growing Oysters on Straw
All about the Grow Room (71:14)
RESOURCES: Grow Rooms for Home Hobby Growing
ACTIVITY + FORUM: Design your Grow Room
2026 Webinar + Slides
Week 4: Harvest & Storage
VIDEO: Harvest to Market / When am I a Farm?
RESOURCES: Emerging Mushroom Markets
Post Harvest (91:51)
2026 Webinar + Slides
Week 5: The Business Side of Mushrooms with Guest Speakers
VIDEO: Financial Planning for Mushroom Growing (144:05)
ACTIVITY: Mini-Business Plan
CASE STUDY: Fat Moon Mushrooms (38:48)
2026 Webinar
Week 6: More than Food; Using Mushrooms to Solve Community Challenges
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Interested in Outdoor Mushrooms?
2024 Webinar + Slides Week 6
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