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Mother Mycelium founder Chris McSpadden leads an adult introduction to growing oyster and lion’s mane mushrooms at home. Registration includes a kit to take home.
All times are local to the venue · America/Denver
The take-home kit gives this class a practical tie to home cultivation, but the announced lesson is an introduction—not a specified build-along or promise of a harvest. At Denver Botanic Gardens’ York Street location, instructor Chris McSpadden will cover basic methods for growing oyster and lion’s mane mushrooms.
The Gardens names oyster and lion’s mane as the workshop’s two subjects, with a focus on simple at-home cultivation methods. That makes the session a starting point for people curious about growing either variety, rather than a class advertised around a particular advanced technique.
Registration includes a mushroom-growing kit to take home. The listing does not describe what is in the kit or say that participants will assemble or complete a specific growing setup during class, so the confirmed takeaway is the kit itself—not a particular project or result.
Further reading: Mushroom Cultivation Workshop | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗
Chris McSpadden founded Mother Mycelium Mushroom Company in Broomfield, where he works as a full-time mushroom farmer. The Gardens says he regularly teaches workshops at his farm and at CU Boulder with the CU Environmental Center and CU Mycology Club.
McSpadden is also an avid mushroom forager and leads guided walks in summer. Those walks are part of his broader background, not an activity listed for this evening’s cultivation workshop.
Further reading: Mushroom Cultivation Workshop | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗
The single 90-minute session covers the basics of growing both oyster and lion’s mane mushrooms at home. The listing does not assign separate segments or describe a specific technique for either variety.
Denver Botanic Gardens, York Street, 1007 York Street, Denver, CO 80206.
Mushroom Cultivation Workshop | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗ · Parking, Transportation & Accessibility - York Street | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗
The workshop is for adults, and registration includes a mushroom-growing kit to take home. Register through the Gardens’ ticketing page.
Denver Botanic Gardens lists RTD route 24 for York and Josephine streets and route 10 for 12th Avenue. Bike racks are available at the York Street main entrance. Map links can calculate directions to the Gardens from your starting point.
Parking, Transportation & Accessibility - York Street | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗
The Gardens lists limited free parking in its complex between York and Josephine streets during regular operating hours. That information does not confirm whether parking will be available for this 6–7:30 p.m. workshop, so check with the Gardens before relying on the complex.
Street parking is listed in Cheesman Park or Congress Park where posted; check signs for restrictions. Vans should use the parking complex’s top deck because of height limits, and RVs are not permitted in the complex. Free EV charging is available to Gardens visitors in two-hour increments on the garage’s main level, north of the elevator bank.
Parking, Transportation & Accessibility - York Street | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗ · Mushroom Cultivation Workshop | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗
The Gardens lists the Bonfils-Stanton Visitor Center at 1007 York Street and the Freyer–Newman Center at 1085 York Street as entrances to the main gardens. The workshop listing identifies York Street but does not say which entrance will be used for class check-in.
The Gardens publishes general York Street accessibility information, but the workshop listing does not describe event-specific arrangements. Contact the Gardens to confirm the class entrance or discuss access needs.
Parking, Transportation & Accessibility - York Street | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗ · Mushroom Cultivation Workshop | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗
Introductory at-home cultivation methods for oyster and lion’s mane mushrooms.
Registration includes a mushroom-growing kit to take home. The Gardens does not list its contents.
The workshop is for adults. Admission is $63, or $58 for Denver Botanic Gardens members.
The Gardens lists route 24 for York and Josephine streets and route 10 for 12th Avenue.
Parking, Transportation & Accessibility - York Street | Denver Botanic Gardens ↗
1007 York Street, Denver, CO 80206
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