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Community Mushroom Educator Training (Cohort 1)

Welcome!

READ THIS FIRST: All the important info!
TO COMPLETE: Mushroom Knowledge Self Assessment
COMMUNICATION TOOLS: All the links!!

Week 1: Introductions, Mycology 101, The Specialty Mushroom Industry

READING: Learn About Specialty Mushroom Production
LESSON 1: Mycology 101 & Seven Stages of Cultivation (77:25)
LESSON 2: Proper Methods for Mushroom ID (16:07)
Optional Resources: Mycology 101
On Eating Raw Mushrooms....

Week 2: Outdoor and Low Tech Methods of Cultivation

Webinars on Outdoor/Low Tech Methods
ARTICLE: Low Tech Methods from Aloha Medicinals
ARTICLE: The Mighty Oyster Mushroom, Paul Stamets

Week 3: Indoor Methods of Cultivation

VIDEOS: Indoor Mushroom Growing
ARTICLE: Grow Rooms for Home Hobby Growing
DISCUSSION: Three questions

Week 4: The Business Side: Marketing, Regs, etc

VIDEOS: When am I a farm? Business planning
GUIDEBOOK: Harvest to Market
UPDATE on the CME Training in the COVID19 scenario
DISCUSSION: Mushroom Markets

How to Grow (Workshop Curriculum)

6/11 Session: Recording and Reflection Questions
7/9 Session: Recording and Reflection Questions (65:38)
6/25 Session: Recording and Reflection Questions (75:00)
Facilitators Agenda
Handout
Life Cycle / Vocab Activity
Seven Stages Game
Shiitake Video
Oyster Cultivation Videos
Wine Cap Videos
Appendices: detailed instructions for stations, FAQ, etc
Budget Template for "How to Grow"

How To Sell (Workshop Curriculum)

Facilitators Agenda
Appendix I - Sector Profiles Discussion Activity
Appendix II - Safety and Sanitation Demo
Appendix III - Cultivation Scenarios Activity
Simple Budget Tool
"Handout" - Harvest to Market Guide

Popular Education

WEBINAR with Farm School NYC
WEBINAR: Popular Education 1 (Aug 27) (63:11)
WEBINAR: Popular Education 2 (Sept 3)
Guest speaker Alex Dorr (111:52)

Guest Presenters

Week One Mushroom Expert: Will Padilla Brown
Week Two Mushroom Expert: Jie Jin
JJ's CME Presentation, handouts
Week Three Mushroom Expert: Willie Crosby
Week Four Mushroom Expert: Olga Tzogas
7/16 Session: Recording of Olive Watkins (70:47)

CME Meet Ups

OCT 2020 Meet Up
Nov 2020 Meet Up
Dec 2020 MeetUp (53:56)
January 2021 Meet Up (77:40)

DISCUSSION: Three questions

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