December 7, 2024

Mushrooms and Woodland Medicinals: growing & foraging high-value fungi, ginseng, and other forest botanicals

Morgan County Extension Office, 3120 Hwy. 36 West Suite B, Hartselle, AL 35640

Alabama Cooperative Extension System commercial horticulture agent Holt Akers-Campbell will offer an introduction to “forest farming”: producing wild-simulated ginseng, gourmet mushrooms, and other high-value woodland crops. There will be a live demonstration of inoculating a shiitake mushroom log. Additionally, Jesse of Feral Foraging will show you some of the important species that can be found and gathered and the forest types they are associated with. Many deep-forest herbs are sensitive to over-harvesting, so we’ll also learn about how to interact with these species responsibly and even how foraging them can be beneficial to their populations! Register online to reserve a space.

Address:
Morgan County Extension Office
3120 Hwy. 36 West Suite B
Hartselle, AL 35640

Contact:
Holt Akers-Campbell
hza0093@auburn.edu
(205) 471-0912

Farming, Food Safety, Lawn & Garden, Livestock, Urban Extension, Colbert County, Cullman County, Franklin County, Lauderdale County, Lawrence County, Limestone County, Madison County, Marion County, Marshall County, Morgan County, Walker County, Winston County
The Alabama Cooperative Extension System (Alabama A&M University and Auburn University) is an equal opportunity educator, employer, and provider. If you need a reasonable accommodation or language access services, contact Holt Akers-Campbell at hza0093@auburn.edu or (205) 471-0912 by November 16, 2024.