Course Description
Introduction to Mushroom Farming
This free online course offers an in-depth understanding of the concept and biological techniques of mushroom farming. Do you love eating mushrooms? Unfortunately, not all mushrooms are edible and they only grow when conditions are favourable. With this in mind, how can we tell if a mushroom is edible? What environmental parameters do we need to consider to maximize mushrooms’ growth and survival? We’ll explore how to grow mushrooms using several approaches, the benefits of mushroom cultivation, how to identify edible mushrooms and more.
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| Training Provider | Alison |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Categorize the groups of mushrooms based on their nutritional mode • Explain the techniques for mushroom cultivation and the cultivation process • Discuss the mushroom-hunting process and list the equipment used in mushroom hunting • Describe the methods of creating mushroom cultures and identify their required nutrients • Analyze how substrates are inoculated and the materials used in the inoculation process • Identify the stages of the composting process of preparing nutrients to grow mushrooms • Summarize the bulk system in the second stage of the composting process of preparing nutrients to grow mushrooms |
| Course Code | 4471 |
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