Sustainable Living: Grow Your Own Mushrooms

Thu, Sep 4 2025
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Greenpoint, Eco Lab 1

climate and the environment skillshare


Join urban farmer Gil Lopez as he shares information about cultivating and growing edible mushrooms at home. This workshop will include a presentation offering a broad overview of the fungi kingdom, different types of mushrooms, life-cycle, anatomy and other fungi details. 

A basic mushroom cultivation technique will be taught and the lesson will end with a hands-on mushroom cultivation demo where participants will leave with mushroom material to grow at home. 

Capacity is limited. Come early to grab a spot.

Gil Lopez is an environmental educator, guerrilla gardener and professional composter and tree steward. Gil is passionate about sharing essential skills to live well in the Anthropocene. His practices and knowledge are rooted in land based movements and personal connection to plants, seasonality, soil and the elements. 

Gil Lopez
107 Norman Ave. at Leonard St.
Brooklyn, NY 11222 Get Directions
Add to My Calendar 09/04/2025 06:00 pm 09/04/2025 07:30 pm America/New_York Sustainable Living: Grow Your Own Mushrooms <p>Join urban farmer Gil Lopez as he shares information about cultivating and growing edible mushrooms at home. This workshop will include a presentation offering a broad overview of the fungi kingdom, different types of mushrooms, life-cycle, anatomy and other fungi details.&nbsp;</p><p>A basic mushroom cultivation technique will be taught and the lesson will end with a hands-on mushroom cultivation demo where participants will leave with mushroom material to grow at home.&nbsp;</p><p><em><strong>Capacity is limited. Come early to grab a spot.</strong></em></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/glopezsez/?hl=en">Gil Lopez</a> is an environmental educator, guerrilla gardener and professional composter and tree steward. Gil is passionate about sharing essential skills to live well in the&nbsp;Anthropocene. His practices and knowledge are rooted in land based movements and personal connection to plants, seasonality, soil and the elements.&nbsp;</p> Brooklyn Public Library - Greenpoint, Eco Lab 1 MM/DD/YYYY 60

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