Build Your Own Mushroom Logs

Want to become a Mushroom Farmer?

This course will teach you how to build and inoculate your homemade mushroom logs. Learn how to develop your own series of mushroom logs for year round culinary mushrooms. The instructor will supply Alder and some Douglas Fir. If your plugs thrive in another species, please feel free to bring in your own log.

Lion's Mane, Shitake and Oyster can grow on Maple.
Shitake and Lions Mane can grow on Douglas Fir.
Shitake and Oyster can grow on Alder.
Oyster, Lion's Mane and Shitake can grow on Apple and most Fruit Tree Wood.

If you have a cordless drill, please bring it to class along with a 3/8" drill bit.

Students are responsible to supply their own spore plugs, and can be purchased at the Olympia Farmer's Market or on line:

https://northspore.com/collections/plug-spawn?srsltid=AfmBOooMkOPpGXPcKXUOqNReukyBWTHjtsTSgU00csr-3zUWcu4j_r0x

Build Your Own Mushroom Logs - Become a Mushroom Farmer
Fee: $39.00
Item Number: 39447
Dates: 11/7/2026 - 11/7/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Days: Sa
Sessions: 1
Campus: Bremerton - Main Campus
Room: Bremerton Bldg 9, Room 1
Instructor: Shelly Warren
In this one day workshop Coral will teach you how to make your own mushroom log using fresh cut logs and mushroom spawn plugs. You will be able to take home and keep your log once inoculated and grow your own edible mushrooms at home.

This course will teach you how to build and inoculate your homemade mushroom logs. Learn how to develop your own series of mushroom logs for year round culinary mushrooms.

The instructor will supply Alder and some Douglas Fir. If your plugs thrive in another species, please feel free to bring in your own log:
- Lion's Mane, Shitake and Oyster can grow on Maple.
- Shitake and Lions Mane can grow on Douglas Fir.
- Shitake and Oyster can grow on Alder.
- Oyster, Lion's Mane and Shitake can grow on Apple and most Fruit Tree Wood.
If you have a cordless drill, please bring it to class along with a 3/8" drill bit.

Students are responsible to supply their own spore plugs, and can be purchased at the Olympia Farmer's Market or online at North Spore.

This class is approved for Washington Educator STEM clock hours. To request clock hours, please let the instructor know and email continuinged@olympic.com.

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