Training
GOLDEN OAK MUSHROOMS are presently establishing a gourmet and medicinal mushroom production demonstration facility and training centre.
Certified Golden Oak Mushrooms correspondence courses are available, structured to suit your personal requirements. Please contact us with your desired area of mycological interest.
The courses offered are applicable to a wide range of trainees and caters to both the experienced mushroom grower and those having no prior agricultural or mycological background. In addition, hands on practical training is conducted at the Golden Oak Mushrooms production facility, enabling trainees the unique opportunity of hands on practical experience in grow room management and harvesting procedures.
Golden Oak Mushrooms provides training in the following fields:
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COURSE NAME |
COURSE DESCRIPTION |
per person ZAR |
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Natural Outdoor Mushroom Cultivation
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Focuses on natural techniques of encouraging mushroom growth in your garden, also covering log and stump inoculation. |
500 |
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Commercial Indoor Mushroom Cultivation |
Covers all aspects of mushroom cultivation, including grow room management, integrated pest and disease management, growth optimization techniques, harvesting, marketing and processing. |
3 500 - 7 500
(species dependant) |
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Fungi in Bioremediation |
An introductory workshop on strategies for fungal bioremediation and mycorrhizal applications. |
750 |
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Myco-Masters Course |
Individual training is provided to those wishing to carry out sterile culture techniques. Covers everything from test tube to harvest, including spawn production, culture maintenance and how to establish your own laboratory. |
12 500 |
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Mushroom Hunters Field Trip |
Educational mushroom forays conducted seasonally by Golden Oak Mushrooms, include course notes and of course fresh gourmet and medicinal mushrooms. |
Dependant upon mushroom species and location |
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Mushrooms Make The Meal |
Come and learn how to prepare a variety of easy and gourmet meals using your favourite mushrooms. Course notes and more than 30 recipes included. |
500 |
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