Penn State

Penn State Extension is offering a Shiitake Mushroom Growers School 6-9 p.m. May 14 at Penn State Extension Lehigh County, 4184 Dorney Park Road, South Whitehall.

This hands-on school will cover the primary information needed to grow Shiitake mushrooms on natural logs.

Topics include Mushroom 101, Tree Selection, Log Inoculation, Stacking/Fruiting, and Marketing/Business Planning.

The instructors and organizers of this program will be: John Pecchia, Penn State University; Maria Gorgo-Gourovitch, John Wodehouse, Megan Chawner, and Christi Graver from Penn State Extension.

Each participant will get to take home one inoculated log.

Bring a pair of outdoor work gloves for use during the hands-on process.

The cost to attend includes all materials needed.

To register visit: https://extension.psu.edu/shiitake-mushroom-growers-school or call Penn State Extension Customer Service Team at 1-877-345-0691.

Penn State encourages people with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities.

If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, call the Lehigh County Extension office at 610-391-9840.