Winding Brook Farms​
mushrooms & more
704 - 305 - 3672
MONROE - NORTH CAROLINIA
Just a few of our popular classes and workshops
GUIDED
FOREST
FORAYS
Join us for a delightful afternoon hiking through the woods, looking at available wildlife, nature and mushrooms. We will interact with the surrounding environment and discuss our findings during our time together. As a knowledgeable bush crafter and certified mushroom forager, Shannon Phillips of Winding Brook Farms, will share his knowledge related to “all things forest.”
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We are also available to come to you, tour your land and make fungal discoveries with you, your friends and family.
MUSHROOMS
FOR
EVERYDAY
WELLNESS
This informative class, Mushrooms for Everyday Wellness, will present the benefits of eating and using mushrooms for wellness.
Both Shannon Phillips and Teresa Higgins are enthusiastic fungi educators and the class is in an easy to understand format. Shannon is a citizen scientist with over a decade of experience and is a certified wild mushroom forager. His extensive fungi library and research are in demand by local businesses and universities. Take advantage of his expertise by attending this class.
MUSHROOM
GROW B​AG
AND LOG
INNOCULATION
Learn how to prepare your very own "grow - at - home kit with the guidance of the team at Winding Brook Farms. Each participant will go home with a kit ready to begin the fascinating journey of growing mushrooms at home.
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Experience inoculating your own shiitake log to take home while visiting our farm. You will need a drill, 5/16 bit and hammer. All other supplies and instructions will be provided by your host. This make-and-take workshop will provide you with ample information to assist you in successfully growing your own mushrooms at home.
Private learning sessions
At Winding Brook Farms - mushrooms & more we offer a wide variety of all things fungi. Browse our site to find just the right activity or product to fit for your interests. We also offer customized services to our mushrooms community; which could be specialized cultivation items, unique forays developed for your own land and property, one-on-one instruction to address personal interests, small group tours of the farm, and presentations tailored made for children. Contact us to inquire about open dates for classes.