Mushroom Growing Experience at Blue Owl Hollow Forest Farm

Mushrooms make a wonderful complement to freshly harvested herbs and vegetables from your garden and are not any more difficult to grow! Come learn everything there is to know about growing mushrooms on logs with this farm tour and hands-on experience at Blue Owl Hollow Forest Farm in Licking County. You'll learn the process from mushroom expert Janell Baran, get a tour of the mushroom production area, and go home with your own inoculated mushroom log at the end of the day. The hands-on Blue Owl mushroom experience takes place in Newark, Ohio. It lasts a minimum of 4 hours and can accommodate up to 5 people; active participation is suitable for 12 yrs and up, younger children must be supervised. Early spring is the best time for this activity, so it must be scheduled to occur between mid-March and the end of April, date and time is negotiable. Blue Owl Hollow Forest Farm is a 130-acre tree farm in NE Licking County where they harvest a dozen varieties of culinary and medicinal log-grown mushrooms, native nuts and berries, and a variety of woody crafting materials. You may recognize Blue Owl Forest Farm herbal products from Keller Market House and the Worthington Farmers Market.