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The Wonderful World of Mushrooms [1]

Program Number: 
414
Program Type: 
Workshop or Trip
Date: 
Jun. 6, 2013 | Thursday, 6:00pm
Multiple Times: 
Thursday, June 6, 2013 - 6:00pm-7:30pm
Requirements: 
Minimum age 11 (minors must be accompanied by a paying adult)
Location: Nature Research Center - Micro World Investigate Lab - 3rd floor
Fee: 
$10 per participant

A meeting of the culinary with the scientific, the first half of this class will explore just what IS a mushroom, its life cycle, and the role it can play in healthy forests, bioremediation, bio-fuels, medicine and yes, cuisine!

The second half of the class will be devoted to a discussion of the different types of commercially available kits and method for growing such delicacies as shiitake and oyster mushrooms as well as others.

Program Instructor: Deb Bailey, Co-Coordinator of the Micro World Investigate Lab

Registration information: Fill out online, print and mail the Museum’s Registration Form [2] with payment.

For more information contact Debbie Huston [3], scheduling coordinator, at 919.707.9840.

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Source URL: http://naturalsciences.org/programs-events/wonderful-world-mushrooms

Links:
[1] http://naturalsciences.org/programs-events/wonderful-world-mushrooms
[2] http://naturalsciences.org/files/documents/programs-events/Program_registration.pdf
[3] mailto:debbie.huston@naturalsciences.org