Mushroom Mountain Events

March 30, 2024
  • Cordyceps Cultivation Workshop with Will Padilla-Brown

    March 30, 2024
    Mushroom Mountain

    Join us for a gorgeous spring day of learning all about cordyceps at Mushroom Mountain. Each student will get a copy of Will's Cordyceps Cultivation Handbook with their attendance. 

    When: Saturday - March 30, 2024

    Where: Mushroom Mountain, 200 Finley Rd. Easley SC 29657

    For more information, please click here 

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April 4, 2024
  • Mushroom Mountain Farm Tour

    April 4, 2024  2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
    Mushroom Mountain, 200 Finley Rd, Easley, SC 29642, USA

    When: 2:00 PM
    Where: Mushroom Mountain, 200 Finley Rd. Easley SC 29642

    Tours of Mushroom Mountain includes an introduction to fungal ecology and life cycles, laboratory overview , tour of the  greenhouse fruiting room, and if there is anything fruiting on the trail, you will get to experience it.

    Many aspects of mushrooms, including medicinal properties, cooking, and mycoremediation to soil creation will be discussed along the way! 

    An experience that will last a lifetime for all ages!

    See you at Mushroom Mountain! 
    While we love animals, we ask that you DO NOT bring your four legged friends unless they are a certified service or companion animal. We have very limited space inside our facility and ask that you be considerate of this and of other tour attendees who may be allergic. Thank you! If you have questions, please call Lizza at (864) 859-3080.

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April 13, 2024
  • Spring Mushroom Cultivation Workshop

    April 13, 2024  9:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Mushroom Mountain, 200 Finley Rd, Easley, SC 29642, USA

    Where: Mushroom Mountain Farm, 200 Finley Rd. Easley SC

    When: APR 13, 2024 - 9am-4pm

    Limited to 40 attendees, this workshop will feature fungi that are cultivated in the spring time. 

    Participants will learn fungal ecology and life cycles, while immersed in hands-on methods to cultivate mushrooms on logs, stumps, wood chips, and straw, designing mushroom gardens, and composting or recycling with fungi. Participants will also be touring the Mushroom Mountain Farm, being able to see the lab, colonization and fruiting rooms. We will also take you on our woodland mushroom trail, where you will be able to see in person how different varieties of mushrooms are cultivated. 

    This workshop includes breakfast snacks, lunch, oyster mushroom fruiting kit, and a shiitake log to take home from hands-on activity.

    Taught by the Mushroom Mountain team. 

    Requests for waiting list possible if full and there is a cancellation. 

    Please note that this class does not cover any sterile culture in a lab setting. 

    Class Reviews:

    • "Exceeded our expectations! Look forward to another class. Olga's food was delicious."
    • "Exceeded our expectations - great job."
    • "My gal friends and I agree this experience exceeded our expectations. The food was outstanding, and gave us ideas of how to cook/bake with mushrooms."
    • "Thank you for your decades of knowledge."
    • "This was a great experience."
    • "What a wonderful day! I learned so much, laughed, ate delicious food. Thank you. The brick thing blew my mind."
    • "I came knowing very little about mushrooms from a growing standpoint. Appreciate the hands-on experience with the logs and the bags."
    • "Teriffic. Entertaining and informative. We'll be back!"
    • "I am so inspired to come back for more classes. The ID class, medicinal class. The hands-on examples were extra helpful and interspersed throughout, helped maintain attention to verbal content. Love the sense of humor and VIBE. Thanks for beginning and stoking our endless fascination with fungi."

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    April 18, 2024
    • Mushroom Mountain Farm Tour

      April 18, 2024  2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
      Mushroom Mountain, 200 Finley Rd, Easley, SC 29642, USA

      When: 2:00 PM
      Where: Mushroom Mountain, 200 Finley Rd. Easley SC 29642

      Tours of Mushroom Mountain includes an introduction to fungal ecology and life cycles, laboratory overview , tour of the  greenhouse fruiting room, and if there is anything fruiting on the trail, you will get to experience it.

      Many aspects of mushrooms, including medicinal properties, cooking, and mycoremediation to soil creation will be discussed along the way! 

      An experience that will last a lifetime for all ages!

      See you at Mushroom Mountain! 
      While we love animals, we ask that you DO NOT bring your four legged friends unless they are a certified service or companion animal. We have very limited space inside our facility and ask that you be considerate of this and of other tour attendees who may be allergic. Thank you! If you have questions, please call Lizza at (864) 859-3080.

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    April 20, 2024
    • Wild Mushroom Food Safety Certification - SOUTH CAROLINA - APRIL 20-21, 2024

      April 20, 2024  9:00 am - April 21, 2024  5:00 pm
      Mushroom Mountain, 200 Finley Rd, Easley, SC 29642, USA

      This 5 year mushroom foraging permit meets the criteria required by the state health departments and formally approved for the foraging and selling of wild mushrooms in the following states: South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Alabama, Pennsylvania, New York, Rhode Island. Signups will receive a study guide and slides 1 month ahead of the class.

      Limited to 30 people, and no refunds will be available for this event. We might be able to move you to another class in case of emergency.

      Where: Mushroom Mountain, 200 Finley Rd. Easley, SC 29642

      Accommodations: Click Here

      When: APR 20-21, 2024, 9am-5pm

      Brian has studied and practiced wilderness survival for more than thirty years. He leads commissioned hikes and events on private land teaching folks how to utilize many of our natural resources. These events cover game sign interpretation & tracking, orienteering, making shelter, clothing, tools, fire and identifying a number of edible plants and mushrooms.

      Brian is a member of the Mushroom Club of Ga. and the Alabama Mushroom Society and multiple online mushroom forums. Among other classes Brian teaches mushroom ID,  cultivation and Myco-remediation at the Linwood Nature preserve in Gainesville Ga. and through Lumpkin County Parks and Rec. in Dahlonega GA.

      Brian owns and operates Yahoola Valley Mushrooms in Dahlonega, Georgia through which he provides wild foraged and cultivated mushrooms to  farmers markets, health food stores and fine dining restaurants. Brian started and moderates of the Facebook group “Mushroom Hunters of North Georgia” to help connect local mushroom enthusiast with one another.

      Brian spends most of his free time in the woods foraging, observing wild life and expanding his knowledge of the land and the treasures it has to offer.

      According to state law, wild foraged mushrooms species must be individually inspected and found to be safe by an approved mushroom identification expert that: 

      (A) Has met the requirements of knowledge and passed an exam and 

      (B) Will harvest only those mushrooms species listed below (Check the Approved Species List for your state’s allowed species) : 

      • Chanterelles (Cantharellus spp. Exception C. persicinus)
      • Blue chanterelle (Polyozellus multiplex)
      • Morels (Morchella spp.)
      • Black trumpet (Craterellus fallax)
      • Lobster (Hypomyces lactifluorum)
      • Wood ears (Auricularia spp.)
      • Chicken of the woods (Laetiporus spp. Exception L. persicinus)
      • Beefsteak (Fistulina hepatica)
      • Hedgehog (Hydnum repandum, H. albomagnum)
      • Lions mane / Pom Pom / Bearded tooth / Bear’s head (Hericium spp.)
      • Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus spp. Exception Pleurotus levis, P. dryinus)
      • Cauliflower (Sparassis spp.)
      • Maitake / Hen of the woods (Grifola frondosa)
      • Blewit (Lepista nuda)
      • Honey mushroom (Armillaria mellea, A. tabescens)
      • Blue milky (Lactarius indigo)
      • Golden and burgundy milkies (Lactarius corrugis, L.volemus, L. hygrophoroides)
      • Pecan truffle (Tuber spp.)
      • Puffballs (Lycoperdon spp., Calvatia spp.)
      • Bolete species: King bolete / Cep / Porcini (Boletus edulis, B. chippewaensis)
      • Chaga (Inonotus obliquus)
      • Reishi mushrooms (Ganoderma curtisii, G. tsugae, G. sessile)
      • Turkey tail (Trametes versicolor)
      • Matsutake (Tricholoma magnivelare)
      • Shaggy mane (Coprinus comatus)
      • Candycap mushroom (Lactarius rubidus, L. fragilis, L. camphoratus)
      • Saffron milky (Lactarius deliciosus)
      • Hawk’s wing (Sarcodon imbricatus)
      • Enoki (Flammulina velutipes)
      • Shrimp Russula (Russula xerampelina)
      • Umbrella Polypore (Cladomeris umbellata)
      • Green Quilted Russula (Russula virescens, Russula parvovirescens, Russula crustosa)

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    April 21, 2024
    • Wild Mushroom Food Safety Certification - SOUTH CAROLINA - APRIL 20-21, 2024

      April 20, 2024  9:00 am - April 21, 2024  5:00 pm
      Mushroom Mountain, 200 Finley Rd, Easley, SC 29642, USA

      This 5 year mushroom foraging permit meets the criteria required by the state health departments and formally approved for the foraging and selling of wild mushrooms in the following states: South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Alabama, Pennsylvania, New York, Rhode Island. Signups will receive a study guide and slides 1 month ahead of the class.

      Limited to 30 people, and no refunds will be available for this event. We might be able to move you to another class in case of emergency.

      Where: Mushroom Mountain, 200 Finley Rd. Easley, SC 29642

      Accommodations: Click Here

      When: APR 20-21, 2024, 9am-5pm

      Brian has studied and practiced wilderness survival for more than thirty years. He leads commissioned hikes and events on private land teaching folks how to utilize many of our natural resources. These events cover game sign interpretation & tracking, orienteering, making shelter, clothing, tools, fire and identifying a number of edible plants and mushrooms.

      Brian is a member of the Mushroom Club of Ga. and the Alabama Mushroom Society and multiple online mushroom forums. Among other classes Brian teaches mushroom ID,  cultivation and Myco-remediation at the Linwood Nature preserve in Gainesville Ga. and through Lumpkin County Parks and Rec. in Dahlonega GA.

      Brian owns and operates Yahoola Valley Mushrooms in Dahlonega, Georgia through which he provides wild foraged and cultivated mushrooms to  farmers markets, health food stores and fine dining restaurants. Brian started and moderates of the Facebook group “Mushroom Hunters of North Georgia” to help connect local mushroom enthusiast with one another.

      Brian spends most of his free time in the woods foraging, observing wild life and expanding his knowledge of the land and the treasures it has to offer.

      According to state law, wild foraged mushrooms species must be individually inspected and found to be safe by an approved mushroom identification expert that: 

      (A) Has met the requirements of knowledge and passed an exam and 

      (B) Will harvest only those mushrooms species listed below (Check the Approved Species List for your state’s allowed species) : 

      • Chanterelles (Cantharellus spp. Exception C. persicinus)
      • Blue chanterelle (Polyozellus multiplex)
      • Morels (Morchella spp.)
      • Black trumpet (Craterellus fallax)
      • Lobster (Hypomyces lactifluorum)
      • Wood ears (Auricularia spp.)
      • Chicken of the woods (Laetiporus spp. Exception L. persicinus)
      • Beefsteak (Fistulina hepatica)
      • Hedgehog (Hydnum repandum, H. albomagnum)
      • Lions mane / Pom Pom / Bearded tooth / Bear’s head (Hericium spp.)
      • Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus spp. Exception Pleurotus levis, P. dryinus)
      • Cauliflower (Sparassis spp.)
      • Maitake / Hen of the woods (Grifola frondosa)
      • Blewit (Lepista nuda)
      • Honey mushroom (Armillaria mellea, A. tabescens)
      • Blue milky (Lactarius indigo)
      • Golden and burgundy milkies (Lactarius corrugis, L.volemus, L. hygrophoroides)
      • Pecan truffle (Tuber spp.)
      • Puffballs (Lycoperdon spp., Calvatia spp.)
      • Bolete species: King bolete / Cep / Porcini (Boletus edulis, B. chippewaensis)
      • Chaga (Inonotus obliquus)
      • Reishi mushrooms (Ganoderma curtisii, G. tsugae, G. sessile)
      • Turkey tail (Trametes versicolor)
      • Matsutake (Tricholoma magnivelare)
      • Shaggy mane (Coprinus comatus)
      • Candycap mushroom (Lactarius rubidus, L. fragilis, L. camphoratus)
      • Saffron milky (Lactarius deliciosus)
      • Hawk’s wing (Sarcodon imbricatus)
      • Enoki (Flammulina velutipes)
      • Shrimp Russula (Russula xerampelina)
      • Umbrella Polypore (Cladomeris umbellata)
      • Green Quilted Russula (Russula virescens, Russula parvovirescens, Russula crustosa)

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    April 22, 2024
    • Mushrooms and Sustainability Clinic - APR 22 (Earth Day) Load image into Gallery viewer, Mushrooms and Sustainability Clinic - APR 22 (Earth Day) Mushrooms and Sustainability Clinic - APR 22 (Earth Day)

      April 22, 2024  2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
      Mushroom Mountain, 200 Finley Rd, Easley, SC 29642, USA

      This Earth Day, let us celebrate the wonderfully diverse world of mushrooms! We will take you on a journey and fill you in on all the things that mushrooms and fungi have done to preserve planet Earth for millions of years. We will also explore some innovative mushroom products that put Mother Earth First. See you there! 

      This is a potluck event, please bring a vegeterian dish with ingredients list. Mushroom Mountain will provide paper plates, paper cups (we will teach you how to compost them with mushrooms), beverages, and utensils. 

      ON SALE: $25.00 (Sale will end JAN 1, 2024)

      Where:
      Mushroom Mountain
      200 Finley Rd
      Easley, SC 29642

      When:
      APR 22, 2024, 2-4pm

      Questions:
      Please email Lizza at myceliumlizza@gmail.com 

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