Dates & times
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- 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
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Check the organizer’s latest schedule ↗Mushroom Cultivation Workshop: Oyster and Lion’s Mane at Denver Botanic Gardens
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.
Two mushrooms, one home-growing introduction
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.
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A working farmer who also teaches
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 ↗
A paired introduction to home cultivation
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.
Thursday, November 12, 2026 · Denver Botanic Gardens, York Street
- Mushroom Cultivation Workshop with instructor Chris McSpadden; introduction to at-home cultivation focused on oyster and lion’s mane mushrooms.
Plan for the evening
Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026 • 6–7:30 p.m.
Denver Botanic Gardens, York Street, 1007 York Street, Denver, CO 80206.
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$63; $58 for members
The workshop is for adults, and registration includes a mushroom-growing kit to take home. Register through the Gardens’ ticketing page.
Getting to York Street
Transit and cycling
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.
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Parking
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.
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Entrance and access
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.
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Before you make a plan
What will the workshop cover?
Introductory at-home cultivation methods for oyster and lion’s mane mushrooms.
Is a growing kit included, and what is in it?
Registration includes a mushroom-growing kit to take home. The Gardens does not list its contents.
Who can attend, and what does it cost?
The workshop is for adults. Admission is $63, or $58 for Denver Botanic Gardens members.
Which RTD routes serve the York Street area?
The Gardens lists route 24 for York and Josephine streets and route 10 for 12th Avenue.
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Location & Google Maps
Denver Botanic Gardens, York Street
1007 York Street, Denver, CO 80206
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