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Shiitake mushrooms

The Cornell Mushroom Club will host a demonstration Sunday, July 30, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the McDaniels Nut Grove on the cultivation of different types of mushrooms. It is free and open to the public.

Three different species and their growing media will be the focus of the demonstration: oyster mushrooms on chopped straw, King Stropharia on wood chips and shiitake on logs. Members of the club will demonstrate the different methods used to inoculate these mediums.

Growing mushrooms can be more complicated than many may think. However, a log used for shiitake mushrooms can produce 5 pounds of mushrooms worth about $50 for about five years before it dries out, says Ken Mudge, associate professor of ornamental horticulture at Cornell.