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Hi Everyone! Just a few mushroom-related events to bring to your attention. First, for anyone who would like to obtain certification to commercially forage wild mushrooms (i.e. sell mushrooms they forage from the woods to restaurants, stores and at farmers markets) Midwest American Mycological Information (MAMI) is holding three spring workshops. The first will be on April 14 at the Les Cheneaux Culinary School in Hessel, Michigan, the second on April 21 the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing and the third on April 28 at the Marquette Food Co-op in Marquette. Upon successful completion of the class and exam participants will be issued an “Expert Mushroom Identifier” card by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development which will allow them to legally broker commercially-foraged wild mushrooms. For more information see: http://midwestmycology.org/Workshops/Workshops.html. Second, Easygrow Mushrooms and Composting LLC will be presenting a shiitake log cultivation workshop on Saturday, May 5 at Colasanti’s market in Milford, MI (www.colasantis.com/) . The workshop will include a 70 minute overview presentation on the essentials and nuances of growing shiitake mushrooms followed by a hands-on session of inoculating shiitake logs. This workshop is designed for both folks who simply want to grow mushrooms for their tables as well as those who want to commercially grow shiitake for sale at farmers markets, restaurants and grocers. The cost of the class is $60 per participant and everyone will receive a handout overviewing shiitake growing as well as an inoculated shiitake log to bring home. For more information call Colasanti’s Market at 248-887-0012 or e-mail Easygrow Mushrooms and Composting LLC at [log in to unmask] Lastly, for those who would like to know more about edible Michigan Mushrooms, the Michigan Mushroom Hunters Club (https://www.michiganmushroomhunters.org/) is giving a presentation tomorrow March 17 at 1:00 pm at the Milford Library located at 330 Family Dr., Milford, MI 48381. The presentation will include information regarding common, edible Michigan mushrooms, including information about the ecology of these fungi. Happy foraging! Chris