​Fundamentals of Small-Scale Mushroom Production ​Workshop Presentations

Over the course of the last few years, the AZMGA has traveled around the state of Arizona delivering a 4-hour workshop designed to equip people with the knowledge necessary to start their own mushroom growing operation. These workshops were a combination of classroom lectures and hands-on cultivation techniques.

We offer below the accompanying slides to the lecture component of the workshop. If you attended the workshop, use these to refresh your memory or review parts that you may have missed. If you were not able to attend any of the workshops, hopefully you will find these presentations useful as a substitute for actually attending. Enjoy!

Part 1: A Mycology Primer

Part 2: The Mushroom Market

Part 3: The Health Benefits of Mushrooms

Part 4: Mushroom Cultivation Basics

​Part 5: The Nuts and Bolts of Mushroom Production/Low-Tech Techniques

Part 6: Mushroom Cultivation and Sustainability

Substrates to Sales: Advanced Mushroom Cultivation Workshop Presentations

In 2018, we designed a follow-up workshop to Fundamentals of Small-Scale Mushroom Production. In Substrates to Sales: Advanced Mushroom Cultivation, we delved more deeply into some of the details of vertically integrated production, including substrate preparation and pasteurization. Below you'll find links to the slides from the lecture component of the workshop.

Links will be active soon!

​Part 1: Specialty Mushroom Species

Part 2: Substrates

Part 3: Pasteurization

Part 4: Spawn Run and Fruiting

Part 5: GHP/GAP Certification