Suitable for any space, mushrooms are the ideal crop for gardeners with restricted space or sunlight. This hands-on, beginners' workshop is a skill-sharing lesson, which will demonstrate how easy it is to grow fresh produce with a low budget, a limited space and in an urban environment. These delicious delicacies are loaded with protein, and the spent spawn makes the perfect addition to your soil or compost heap.

You'll learn all about the life cycle of fungi, how to create a grow bag of your own, how to recognize contamination and what to do about it! You'll even take home your own 4kg grow bag which will provide you with bountiful produce once you apply the knowledge learnt in the session.

Emma Wasson of Mycellium Futures is passionate about mushrooms and can't wait to share her passion with the locals of Maribyrnong. She believes food production is just the spore of what these fabulous fungi can bring into our lives.

Please note that this is an event for Naarm/Melbourne gardeners only. If you live outside this area, please contact your council to find out what free sustainable gardening events are available locally.

The venue has full disability access, and it is located close to public transportation by train and bus.If you have any access or support requirements in order to participate fully (eg. interpreter), please let us know at least two weeks prior to the event and we will be pleased to assist you.

This My Smart Garden event is proudly presented by Maribyrnong City Council on the Country of the Wurundjeri and Boon Wurung peoples of the Kulin nation. My Smart Garden pays our respect to Elders past, present and emerging and acknowledges that First Nations peoples have cared for Country sustainably for tens of thousands of years.

My Smart Garden

My Smart Garden is a free program that will help you grow food, shelter your home from the sun and wind, create homes for local wildlife, use water wisely and recycle waste.