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Attention fellow denizens of Mother Gaia. In honor of Earth Day, April 22, 2012, mycologist/microbial ecologist Chris Wright of Michigan State University and Easygrow Mushrooms and Composting LLC will be presenting a free lecture on “The Importance of Fungi in Sustaining the Earth!” Chris will talk about the importance of fungi to various aspects of our biome, and discuss how the actions of peoplekind are impacting the biosphere. This 50 minute, free presentation will directly precede a 3 hour, hands-on workshop on “Growing Gourmet Mushrooms on Logs.” This workshop will provide hands-on instruction on how to inoculate and cultivate mushrooms on logs. Each participant will inoculate their own log with the mushroom of their choice and will bring the log home with them at the completion of the workshop. All materials and complete instruction (with handouts) on how to produce gourmet mushrooms on logs are included in the price of tuition ($60 per participant). Anyone who is considering to integrate mushroom cultivation into their farm or cropping system is strongly encouraged to attend. Chris has been growing mushrooms and presenting workshops on mushroom cultivation for over 25 years, and is ready to share his experience with you. The cost of the workshop is $60. Class size is limited, and pre-registration is required. To register call Colasanti's Produce and Plants @ 248-887-0012, extension 0. Colasanti’s Market, 468 S. Milford Road Highland, MI 48357. www.colasantis.com. Please not that it is not necessary to enroll in the mushroom cultivation workshop to attend the free Earth Day presentation. If you would like to access previous postings to the Mich-Organic listserv you can copy and paste the following URL into your browser address bar http://list.msu.edu/archives/mich-organic.html