Gardening With Mushrooms

Permaculture, Outdoor Integration, Soil Health & Fungal Ecology
Live Online Demonstration | Private Stream + Discord Access
Instructor: Andrew Reed, Founder of Mossy Creek Mushrooms

Overview

Mushrooms are more than a crop—they’re infrastructure.

This class explores how fungi fit into permaculture-informed gardens, homesteads, and sustainable market garden systems, using mushrooms to build soil, recycle organic waste, retain moisture, and reduce inputs over time. We’ll focus on low-tech, biologically driven methods that work with natural systems rather than against them.

The emphasis is on designing outdoor systems that improve year after year—not maximizing short-term yield at the expense of resilience.

What You’ll Learn

Spent Substrate as a Resource

• How to reuse spent mushroom substrate effectively
  
• Where it benefits soil structure and fertility
  
• When and where it doesn’t belong

Outdoor Mushroom Species

• Wine caps in garden beds, pathways, and rows
  
• Almond Agaricus in rich organic soils
  
• Site selection, bed construction, and seasonal timing

Low-Tech Inoculation Methods

• Garden-scale and homestead-scale inoculation
  
• Minimal tools, minimal inputs
  
• Working with natural materials instead of fighting them

Sustainable Market Garden Integration

• Recycling farm and garden waste streams with fungi
  
• Mushrooms in margins, paths, and windrows
  
• Complementing vegetable and perennial production
  
• Designing systems that don’t add labor

Soil Health & Fungal Ecology

• Fungi–bacteria–plant interactions
  
• Building fungal-dominant soils
  
• Mulch, wood chips, and organic matter strategies

Wetland & Water-Adjacent Gardening

• Mushrooms in moist and low-lying areas
  
• Integration with wetland and greywater-adjacent systems
  
• Species tolerant of fluctuating moisture

Hugelkultur & Wood-Based Systems

• Using fungi to accelerate wood breakdown
  
• Inoculating hugelkultur beds
  
• Long-term fertility and moisture retention

What This Class Is Not

• Not indoor mushroom cultivation
  
• Not a high-tech lab course
  
• Not a one-season miracle solution

Format & Logistics

• Format: Live online demonstration
  
• Date: May 2nd
  
• Length: Full-day session
  
• Class Size: Limited for discussion
  
• Replay Access: 30 days included
  
• Discord Access: Included

What You’ll Receive

• Outdoor integration and systems notes (PDF)
  
• Practical species and method references
  
• Certificate of Completion (PDF)
  
• Access to the Private MCM Discord Server

Important Notes

• Suitable for gardeners, homesteaders, and small producers
  
• Tickets are non-refundable
  
• Tickets transferable with 7 days’ notice
  
• Event access details sent a few days before class

Reserve Your Seat

If you’re interested in lower-input, biologically driven food systems, mushrooms belong at the table.

Let’s grow food—and soil—at the same time.