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YOUR CART

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SOLD OUT
Annual Shiitake Log
Inoculation Event
Saturday May 26
or June 2 for the Rain Date

When
Please contact Steve Shapson for more information.
steve@thecheesemaker.com

Cost

Cost:$10 per 42-inch hardwood red or white oak. Send check along with your email to: Steve Shapson, 11611 N. Grace Ave., Mequon, WI 53092  or send a Friends & Family Paypal payment to maryjoejansen@gmail.com.

What to Expect

Help inoculate for an hour or stay as long as you'd like. Take your logs with you with instructions. Be prepared to sample some great mushroom recipes as we usually cook up some mushrooms after the event. Water and other beverages provided.

What to bring: wear clothes and gloves to get dirty in. Snacks and refreshments are welcome and appreciated!

Directions

Directions to the event location will be emailed to you after registration.
**This is a private event, not a sanctioned WMS event.

Inoculated Shiitake Logs will produce delicious mushrooms.

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Using high speed drills fitted with a special bit, logs are first drilled and prepared for inoculant.
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One happy inoculator shows off a finished log.
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Member Liza Wallner serves up a delicious Morel dish after the work is completed.
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Using a very high speed angle grinder adapted for drilling takes two to make it safe.
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Cooking up fresh Shiitake and Wine Cap Stropharia mushrooms in a little butter proved to be quite popular.
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Inoculating oak logs to grow Shiitake mushrooms is a group effort.

Our History

Wisconsin Mycological Society (WMS), was established many years ago, dedicated to the study and enjoyment of wild mushrooms and other fungi. Education, photography, safety and nature are our goals.  
If You Suspect a Poisoning
If you suspect that you have consumed a poisonous mushroom, contact a physician, the closest hospital ER or dial 911.
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