Feb. 22: Science on Tap: Mushroom Cultivation in the NRV

Join us for Science on Tap: Mushroom Cultivation in the New River Valley with Matthew Reiss of Gnomestead Farm on February 22nd at 5:30 p.m. at Rising Silo Brewery. Explore the biology of wood-degrading macrofungi, which can be propagated in a wide array of agricultural byproducts and forestry residues. Reiss will show us how to cultivate a variety of gourmet and therapeutic mushrooms on readily accessible substrates, in indoor or outdoor environments.

Hosted by Virginia Tech's Center for Communicating Science and the Virginia Tech chapter of Sigma Xi.

If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact scienceontapnrv@gmail.com.